Radha Krishnan Chidambaram

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]

Radha Krishnan Chidambaram
Born	Radha Krishnan Chidambaram (1959-05-04) 4 May 1959 (age 66) Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation(s)	Actor, Film producer,Businessman
Years active	1989-2017

Career

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

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