R. Ravikumar

Ravikumar is a native of Tiruppur. He was not initially passionate about cinema until a friend from Dubai gave him an amateur camera in the early 2000s. With that camera, Ravikumar taught himself filmmaking and made several short films from 2004 to the remainder of the decade. Some of his shorts were later shortlisted for the reality show Naalaya Iyakunar, where he finished at third. After his stint at Naalaya Iyakunar, Ravikumar began to take cinema as his career, and became an assistant director under Nalan Kumarasamy during Soodhu Kavvum (2013). He later made his feature directorial debut with the science fiction film Indru Netru Naalai (2015),{{Cite news |last=Nath |first=Parshathy J. |date=20 August 2015 |title=Time and again |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/r-ravi-kumar-the-director-of-indru-netru-naalai-talks-about-his-experience-as-a-debut-film-m/article7561613.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240112154556/https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/r-ravi-kumar-the-director-of-indru-netru-naalai-talks-about-his-experience-as-a-debut-film-m/article7561613.ece |archive-date=12 January 2024 |access-date=12 January 2024 |work=The Hindu}}{{Cite news |last=Madhavan |first=Anushree |date=22 August 2015 |title='My Next Film Too Will Be a Fantasy Flick' |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2015/aug/22/my-next-film-too-will-be-a-fantasy-flick-803246.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240112122453/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2015/aug/22/My-Next-Film-Too-Will-Be-a-Fantasy-Flick-803246.html |archive-date=12 January 2024 |access-date=12 January 2024 |work=The New Indian Express}}{{Cite news |last=Sangeetha |first=P |date=7 September 2015 |title=Indru Netru Naalai director's next is a fantasy |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/indru-netru-naalai-directors-next-is-a-fantasy/articleshow/48859274.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231015235604/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/indru-netru-naalai-directors-next-is-a-fantasy/articleshow/48859274.cms |archive-date=15 October 2023 |access-date=12 January 2024 |work=The Times of India}} for which he won the Behindwoods Gold Medal for Best Screenplay Writer.{{Cite web |last=Jyothsna |date=26 July 2016 |title=Winners of Behindwoods Gold Medals 2015 |url=https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/list-of-winners-of-behindwoods-gold-medal-2015.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240112154721/https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/list-of-winners-of-behindwoods-gold-medal-2015.html |archive-date=12 January 2024 |access-date=12 January 2024 |website=Behindwoods}} Ravikumar's second directorial feature was announced in 2016.{{Cite web |date=16 October 2016 |title=Project with Ravi Kumar will be very ambitious, says Sivakarthikeyan |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/news-briefs/project-with-ravi-kumar-will-be-very-ambitious-says-sivakarthikeyan-3085889/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210207133707/https://indianexpress.com/article/news-briefs/project-with-ravi-kumar-will-be-very-ambitious-says-sivakarthikeyan-3085889/ |archive-date=7 February 2021 |access-date=14 January 2024 |website=The Indian Express}} The science fiction film, later titled Ayalaan, began production in 2018,{{Cite web |date=2 October 2023 |title=Ayalaan Teaser Release Date Officially Announced |url=https://www.moviecrow.com/News/32512/ayalaan-sivakarthikeyan-ar-rahman-r-ravikumar |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231004115002/https://www.moviecrow.com/News/32512/ayalaan-sivakarthikeyan-ar-rahman-r-ravikumar |archive-date=4 October 2023 |access-date=14 January 2024 |website=Moviecrow}} languished in production hell and was released only in 2024, but was well received.{{Cite news |date=13 January 2024 |title='Ayalaan' box office collection day 1: Sivakarthikeyan's film gets a steady start, mints more than Rs 13 crores |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/ayalaan-box-office-collection-day-1-sivakarthikeyans-film-gets-a-steady-start-mints-more-than-rs-13-crores/articleshow/106801900.cms?from=mdr |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240113081109/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/ayalaan-box-office-collection-day-1-sivakarthikeyans-film-gets-a-steady-start-mints-more-than-rs-13-crores/articleshow/106801900.cms?from=mdr |archive-date=13 January 2024 |access-date=14 January 2024 |work=The Times of India}} Shortly after the film's success, he was signed on to direct its sequel.{{Cite news |date=24 January 2024 |title=Sivakarthikeyan and director Ravikumar reunite for 'Ayalaan' sequel |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/sivakarthikeyan-and-director-ravikumar-reunite-for-ayalaan-sequel/article67771705.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240124063929/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/sivakarthikeyan-and-director-ravikumar-reunite-for-ayalaan-sequel/article67771705.ece |archive-date=24 January 2024 |access-date=25 January 2024 |work=The Hindu}}

An avid reader of Tamil literature, Ravikumar noted that such novels influence his thinking style.

Ravikumar married Priya Ganesan in 2016.{{Cite news |date=2024-03-02 |title=Director Ravikumar blessed with a baby boy |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/director-ravikumar-blessed-with-a-baby-boy/articleshow/108161875.cms |access-date=2025-03-13 |work=The Times of India |archive-date=23 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240423122142/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/director-ravikumar-blessed-with-a-baby-boy/articleshow/108161875.cms |url-status=live }} They have a daughter born in 2018,{{Cite web |last=R |first=Chandhini |date=12 May 2021 |title=Director Ravikumar Rajendran Recovers From Covid-19, Urges Public Not to Ignore Symptoms |url=https://silverscreenindia.com/movies/news/director-ravikumar-rajendran-recovers-from-covid-19-urges-public-not-to-ignore-symptoms/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240112154631/https://silverscreenindia.com/movies/news/director-ravikumar-rajendran-recovers-from-covid-19-urges-public-not-to-ignore-symptoms/ |archive-date=12 January 2024 |access-date=12 January 2024 |website=Silverscreen India}}{{Cite web |last=Naroji |first=Samruddhi |date=12 May 2021 |title=Ayalaan Director R. Ravikumar Recovers From COVID 19 |url=https://www.spotboye.com/south/tamil/ayalaan-director-r-ravikumar-recovers-from-covid-19/609b916825cb7a2565f9d140 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240112155142/https://www.spotboye.com/south/tamil/ayalaan-director-r-ravikumar-recovers-from-covid-19/609b916825cb7a2565f9d140 |archive-date=12 January 2024 |access-date=12 January 2024 |website=SpotboyE}} and a son born in 2024. Ravikumar's mother died in March 2021.{{Cite web |last=Naroji |first=Samruddhi |date=22 March 2021 |title=R Ravi Kumar's Mother Passes Away, Ayalaan Director Grieves His Loss In Silence |url=https://www.spotboye.com/south/tamil/r-ravi-kumar-s-mother-passes-away-ayalaan-director-grieves-his-loss-in-silence/60583ba139ae83052d2d20ea |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240113053608/https://www.spotboye.com/south/tamil/r-ravi-kumar-s-mother-passes-away-ayalaan-director-grieves-his-loss-in-silence/60583ba139ae83052d2d20ea |archive-date=13 January 2024 |access-date=13 January 2024 |website=SpotboyE}}

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