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.
While his wife Karpagam produced the film under her home studio RK Celluloids, Ravikumar authored the screenplay and direction for the film starring Jayaram, Jyothika, and Devayani. Completing the film quickly despite intense publicity, Thenali earned critical and commercial acclaim, leading to grand felicitations at the success meet. In 2001, he had two releases; the Telugu marital comedy Bava Nachadu and the family drama Samudhiram, in which he collaborated with Sarath Kumar once again.