Adhik Ravichandran
Adhik Ravichandran | |
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| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 2015–present |
| Spouse |
Aishwarya Prabhu (m. 2023) |
Adhik Ravichandran (/ɑːðɪk/) 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 ₹100 crore (US$12 million) at the box office.[1]
Early life
[edit]Adhik was born on 17 September 1991.[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 to appease his mother, though he began writing scripts from the first semester to the final.[4]
Career
[edit]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 ₹100 crore (US$12 million) at the box-office, worldwide.[9] After Mark Antony, Adhik directed Good Bad Ugly, which grossed over ₹240 crore (US$28 million).[10]
Personal life
[edit]In December 2023, Adhik married Aishwarya, daughter of actor Prabhu.[11]
Filmography
[edit]As a film director
[edit]| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Trisha Illana Nayanthara | Cameo appearance |
| 2017 | Anbanavan Asaradhavan Adangadhavan | |
| 2023 | Bagheera | |
| 2023 | Mark Antony | |
| 2025 | Good Bad Ugly |
As a writer
[edit]| Year | Title | Writer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Dabangg 3 | Dialogues | Tamil dubbed version |
As an actor
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | K-13 | Vijay | [12] | |
| Nerkonda Paarvai | Vishwa | [13] |
As a playback singer
[edit]| Year | Song | Film | Composer | Lyricist | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | "Bittu Padam Di" | Trisha Illana Nayanthara | G. V. Prakash Kumar | Rokesh | [14] |
| 2023 | "I Love You Di" | Mark Antony | Rokesh, Himself | [15] | |
| 2025 | "OG Sambavam" | Good Bad Ugly | Vishnu Edavan | [16] |
References
[edit]- ^ "'Mark Antony' producer gifts director Adhik Ravichandran a brand new luxury car over the film's success!". The Times of India. 31 October 2023. Archived from the original on 1 December 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
- ^ "Adhik Ravichandran celebrates birthday on the sets of Bagheera". The Times of India. 17 January 2020. Archived from the original on 11 July 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ "G.V. Prakash a jilted lover in 'Trisha Illana Nayanthara'". Gulf News. 14 September 2015. Archived from the original on 1 December 2024. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ a b Menon, Vishal (8 August 2015). "'There's an S.J. Surya in all of us'". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- ^ "'AAA' director and producer blame Simbu for film's failure, warn other producers". The News Minute. 1 December 2017. Archived from the original on 26 October 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ^ சனா (24 December 2019). "நான் ஒழுக்கமா இருக்கக் காரணமே அஜித் சார்தான்; ஏன்னா?! - ஆதிக் ரவிசந்திரன்". Ananda Vikatan (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 14 December 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ "Prabhu Deva's 'Bagheera' to stream on OTT from March 31". The Times of India. 30 March 2023. Archived from the original on 1 November 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ^ "The 'boy bestie' trope: A tool to infantilise women and deny them agency". The News Minute. 26 October 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ^ "Adhik Ravichandran: Mark Antony is my ode to retro mass masala films". The New Indian Express. 18 September 2023. Archived from the original on 1 November 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ^ "Good Bad Ugly Lifetime Worldwide Box Office: Ajith Kumar starrer ends global run with Rs 242 crore gross collection". Pinkvilla. 2 May 2025. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
- ^ "Director Adhik Ravichandran Ties The Knot With Aishwarya Prabhu In Intimate Ceremony". News18. 16 December 2023. Archived from the original on 16 December 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
- ^ "Director Adhik to play a cameo in Arulnithi's K-13". Cinema Express. 9 January 2019. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ "Director Adhik Ravichandran raves about Ajith in Nerkonda Paaravai: Thala is on beast mode". India Today. 11 April 2019. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ "Music Review: Trisha Illana Nayanthara". The Times of India. 31 July 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ^ "I Love You Di: 'Soup' song from Vishal's Mark Antony out". The Indian Express. 24 August 2023. Archived from the original on 3 September 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ Kumar, Akshay (18 March 2025). "'OG Sambavam' from Ajith Kumar's Good Bad Ugly: The first single advises nemesis not to mess with AK". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 18 March 2025. Retrieved 28 April 2025.