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Radha Krishnan Chidambaram

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Radha Krishnan Chidambaram
Born
Radha Krishnan Chidambaram

(1959-05-04) 4 May 1959 (age 65)
Occupation(s)Actor, Film producer,Businessman
Years active1989-2017

Radha Krishnan Chidambaram (born 3 February 1959), known professionally as R. K., is an Indian actor, film producer and businessman who appears in Tamil films.[1] He was predominantly involved in business before he broke into films, owning a real estate company called "Velcome City".[2]

Career

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After portraying small roles in films like Villu Pattukaran (1992), Poi (2006) and Thoondil (2008), he made his debut as lead actor with Ellam Avan Seyal (2008), remake of Malayalam movie titled Chintamani Kola Case.[3] The film received mixed reviews from critics and emerged as average grosser.[4][5] He went on to do lead roles in films like Azhagar Malai (2009), En Vazhi Thani Vazhi (2014) and Vaigai Express (2017) which did not do well at box-office and in-between he also portrayed negative roles in films like Avan Ivan (2011), Jilla (2014) a guest appearance and Paayum Puli (2015).

Filmography

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Year Film Role Notes
1989 Vetri Vizha Gang spy
1992 Villu Pattukaran Police inspector
1993 Manikuyil Muthuvelu's friend
Thangakkili
1994 Sevatha Ponnu Sulaimani's friend
1996 Katta Panchayathu Chidambaram
1997 Nattupura Nayagan Doctor
2006 Poi
2008 Thoondil Zoom
Vaazhthukkal Vetriselvan Selvanayagam
Ellam Avan Seyal Laxman Krishna
2009 Manjal Veiyil Rajesh
Azhagar Malai Pugazhendhi
2011 Avan Ivan Cattle smuggler
Puli Vesham Muniyan Also producer
2014 Jilla Mahalakshmi's father-in-law
2015 En Vazhi Thani Vazhi Vetriselvan Also producer
Paayum Puli Minister Singarasu
Pulan Visaranai 2 Rakesh Khethan
2017 Vaigai Express Sharafudeen Rahman Also producer

References

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  1. ^ "RK ropes in Vadivelu for his next". 8 January 2017.
  2. ^ "'For Passion, not for money' - Actor RK". Kollywood Today. 23 November 2008. Retrieved 8 November 2012.
  3. ^ "Kollywood Movie Actor R K Biography, News, Photos, Videos". nettv4u.
  4. ^ "Review: Ellam Avan Seyal". www.rediff.com.
  5. ^ "Winning point -- Ellam Avan Seyal". The Hindu. 5 December 2008 – via www.thehindu.com.
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