While his wife Karpagam produced the film under his home studio RK Celluloids, Ravikumar worked on the screenplay and direction for the film also starring Jayaram, Jyothika and Devayani. Completing the film swiftly despite avid publicity, Thenali won critical and commercial acclaim, prompting grand felicitations of the director at the success meet. In 2001, he had two releases; the Telugu marital comedy Bava Nachadu and the family drama Samudhiram, in which he worked with Sarath Kumar again.
Ravikumar contributed to the screenplay and direction of a film produced by his wife Karpagam at RK Celluloids. The film starred Jayaram, Jyothika, and Devayani. Despite receiving publicity, Thenali completed the film quickly and it received critical acclaim, leading to grand felicitations from the director. In 2001, he released two films: the Telugu marital comedy Bava Nachadu and the family drama Samudhiram, in which he again collaborated with Sarath Kumar.