ramkumar, being a producer's son, was an avid movie buff in his childhood. he was introduced to the film industry by the famous director peraala in his action film "aavesha" (1990), co-starring shankar nag, geetha and bhavya. he was paired with yet another debutant; shivaranjini in this film. the film went on to become a success at the box office. this was quickly followed by the epic blockbuster war film "muthina haara", directed by rajendra singh babu and starring vishnuvardhan and suhasini. he played the son role of vishnuvardhan who gets killed in the war. the film was one of the milestones of success in kannada cinema.