Adhik Ravichandran () 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 at the box office.
Early life Adhik was born on 17 January. He is the son of Ravichandran "Ravi" Kandaswamy, 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.
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. 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. He later wrote the dialogues for the Tamil-dubbed version of the Hindi film Dabangg 3 (2019).
Adhik's third film as director, Bagheera (2023), did not succeed commercially and was criticised for relying on misogynistic tropes. However, Mark Antony, which released later the same year, revitalised his career as it grossed over at the box-office, worldwide. After Mark Antony, Adhik directed Good Bad Ugly (2025), which grossed over . He is also confirmed to direct Dare Devil.
Personal life In December 2023, Adhik married Aishwarya, daughter of actor Prabhu. They have a son born in May 2026.
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 Dare Devil
As a writer + Year Title Writer Notes 2019 Dabangg 3 Tamil dubbed version
As an actor + Year Title Role Notes 2019 K-13 Vijay Nerkonda Paarvai Vishwa 2022 Cobra Bhavana's relative
As a playback singer + Year Song Film Composer Lyricist 2015"Bittu Padam Di"Trisha Illana NayantharaG. V. Prakash KumarRokesh 2023"I Love You Di"Mark AntonyRokesh, Himself 2025"OG Sambavam"Good Bad UglyVishnu Edavan
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