Adhik Ravichandran (Template:IPAc-en) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, actor and playback singer who works in Tamil cinema. He made his directorial debut with the successful comedy Trisha Illana Nayanthara (2015). Following a setback with two consecutive failures, his career revitalised with Mark Antony (2023), which grossed Template:INRConvert at the box office.[1]
Early life
Adhik was born on 17 January.[2] He is the son of Ravichandran "Ravi" Kandaswamy,[3] who has worked as an assistant director for nearly two decades, but has not made his directorial debut. Because of Ravi's struggles in the film industry, Adhik's mother forbade Adhik from pursuing that as his career, though he still remained passionate. Adhik aspired to study visual communication in college, but instead took up engineering in Dr. MGR Educational and Research Institute University to appease his mother, though he began writing scripts from the first semester to the final.[4]
Career
After graduating college, Adhik trained as an assistant director under Major Ravi before making his directorial debut with Trisha Illana Nayanthara (2015). The film was a major success.[4] However, his next film Anbanavan Asaradhavan Adangadhavan (2017) was a box-office bomb, and he accused the lead actor, Silambarasan, of interfering creatively and causing problems during production. As a result, a proposed sequel was shelved.[5] He later wrote the dialogues for the Tamil-dubbed version of the Hindi film Dabangg 3 (2019).[6]
Adhik's third film as director, Bagheera (2023), did not succeed commercially and was criticised for relying on misogynistic tropes.[7][8] However, Mark Antony, which released later the same year, hugely revitalized his career as it grossed over Template:INRConvert at the box-office, worldwide.[9] After Mark Antony, Adhik directed Good Bad Ugly (2025), which grossed over Template:INRConvert.[10] He is also confirmed to direct a film tentatively titled AK64.[11]
Personal life
In December 2023, Adhik married Aishwarya, daughter of actor Prabhu.[12]
Filmography
As a film director
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Trisha Illana Nayanthara | Cameo appearance |
| 2017 | Anbanavan Asaradhavan Adangadhavan | |
| 2023 | Bagheera | |
| Mark Antony | ||
| 2025 | Good Bad Ugly |
As a writer
| Year | Title | Writer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Dabangg 3 | Template:Partial | Tamil dubbed version |
As an actor
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Template:Refh |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | K-13 | Vijay | [13] | |
| Nerkonda Paarvai | Vishwa | [14] | ||
| 2022 | Cobra | Bhavana's relative |
As a playback singer
| Year | Song | Film | Composer | Lyricist | Template:Refh |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | "Bittu Padam Di" | Trisha Illana Nayanthara | G. V. Prakash Kumar | Rokesh | [15] |
| 2023 | "I Love You Di" | Mark Antony | Rokesh, Himself | [16] | |
| 2025 | "OG Sambavam" | Good Bad Ugly | Vishnu Edavan | [17] |
References
- ↑ 'Mark Antony' producer gifts director Adhik Ravichandran a brand new luxury car over the film's success!. The Times of India(31 October 2023). Retrieved 1 December 2023.
- ↑ Adhik Ravichandran celebrates birthday on the sets of Bagheera. The Times of India(17 January 2020). Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ↑ G.V. Prakash a jilted lover in ‘Trisha Illana Nayanthara’. Gulf News(14 September 2015). Retrieved 1 December 2024.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 'There's an S.J. Surya in all of us'. The Hindu(8 August 2015). Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- ↑ 'AAA' director and producer blame Simbu for film's failure, warn other producers. The News Minute(1 December 2017). Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ↑ நான் ஒழுக்கமா இருக்கக் காரணமே அஜித் சார்தான்; ஏன்னா?! - ஆதிக் ரவிசந்திரன், சனா. Ananda Vikatan(24 December 2019). Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ↑ Prabhu Deva's 'Bagheera' to stream on OTT from March 31. The Times of India(30 March 2023). Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ↑ The ‘boy bestie’ trope: A tool to infantilise women and deny them agency. The News Minute(2023-10-26). Retrieved 2025-04-15.
- ↑ Adhik Ravichandran: Mark Antony is my ode to retro mass masala films. The New Indian Express(18 September 2023). Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ↑ Netflix Announces Good Bad Ugly's Official OTT Release Date. Deccan Chronicle(2025-05-03). Retrieved 2025-09-16.
- ↑ AK64 Confirmed: Ajith Kumar Teams Up Again With Adhik Ravichandran, Kavitha. Varnam Malaysia(2025-11-25). Retrieved 2026-01-13.
- ↑ Director Adhik Ravichandran Ties The Knot With Aishwarya Prabhu In Intimate Ceremony. News18(16 December 2023). Retrieved 17 December 2023.
- ↑ Director Adhik to play a cameo in Arulnithi's K-13. Cinema Express(9 January 2019). Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ↑ Director Adhik Ravichandran raves about Ajith in Nerkonda Paaravai: Thala is on beast mode. India Today(11 April 2019). Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ↑ Music Review: Trisha Illana Nayanthara. The Times of India(July 31, 2015). Retrieved 2025-04-14.
- ↑ I Love You Di: 'Soup' song from Vishal's Mark Antony out. The Indian Express(24 August 2023). Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ↑ 'OG Sambavam' from Ajith Kumar's Good Bad Ugly: The first single advises nemesis not to mess with AK, Kumar, Akshay. Cinema Express(18 March 2025). Retrieved 28 April 2025.