Ravichandran is the son of well known producer N.Veerasamy and made his debut with the movie Khadeema Kallaru when his was 21 years of age and that too, as an antagonist. He played many supporting roles and then went on to direct his first movie Premaloka with himself in the lead role. Premaloka is one of the biggest blockbuster of Kannada industry and this movie established Ravichandran both as a hero and a director. He has tried his hands at editing, music composing and producing as well. He is popularly known as Crazy stars among his fans.