Raj Kapoor started his cinema career as an assistant director to
Film director C. V. Sridhar one of the legends of golden period of Tamil cinema. Later became an independent
film director for
Thalattu Ketkuthamma (1991). He is known for films like
Prabhu-
Khushbu’s
Uthama Raasa (1993) and
Ajith Kumar-
Simran’s
Aval Varuvala (1998). He went on to direct other films like Ajith-
Meena's
Anantha Poongatre (1999),
Arjun-
Rambha's
Sudhandhiram (2000) and
Sathyaraj's
Vambu Sandai (2008). After making his debut as an actor in
Thalaimurai (1998), Raj Kapoor announced his intentions of continuing to act in films ahead of prioritizing directorial work. During the early 2000s, he worked on the production of a big-budget family drama titled
Enna Vilai Azhagae with
Prashanth and
Amisha Patel starring. Despite completing most of the film and having schedules abroad in
Paris, the film was shelved and remains unreleased. He took to directing television serials, the most famous being
Sundar C’s
Nandini, that was aired on
Sun TV. He later directed a few episodes
Rasaathi and
Jothi. ==Personal life==