Dhruv Vikram

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Dhruv Vikram
Born23 September 1995 (1995-09-23) (age 26)
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
OccupationActor
Years active2019–present
Parent(s)Vikram

Dhruv Vikram (born 23 September 1995) is an Indian actor who made his acting debut with the film Adithya Varma. He is the son of Tamil actor Vikram.[1][2]

Early life[]

Dhruv was born on 23 September 1995[3] in Chennai as the son of actor Vikram and his wife Shailaja. His elder sister Akshitha is married to Manu Ranjith who is the great-grandson of politician M. Karunanidhi.[4] His grandfather Vinod Raj was also an actor who acted in a few Tamil films.[5]

Career[]

Dhruv had been first approached to play a role in Mohan Raja's M. Kumaran Son of Mahalakshmi (2004), but eventually did not feature.[6] Pandiraj later approached him to play the role of Anbukkarasu in Pasanga (2008); however, Vikram was then not keen on letting his son get into acting and the role subsequently went to Kishore DS.[7] A short film titled "GoodNight Charlie" directed by Dhruv based on child abuse was released in 2016 on YouTube.[8]

Dhruv was to have made his feature film debut with Bala's Varmaa, a remake of the Telugu film Arjun Reddy (2017); however, the release of the film was stalled after the producer was not content about the final product.[9][10] The film was relaunched as Adithya Varma with Dhruv continuing his role,[11] and released in 2019 with M. Suganth of The Times of India noting that "Dhruv Vikram comes up with a performance that captures Vijay Deverakonda's intense and raw act from the original note for note, but there is an assuredness and honesty here that makes us appreciate it rather than dismiss it just as mimicry".[12] Varmaa had a delayed release in 2020 and Suganth stated that "As for Dhruv Vikram, he is rawer here, looking sure-footed in some scenes and like a novice in some".[13] Dhruv later signed on to act alongside his father in the latter's 60th film, Mahaan,[14][15] and his fourth film to be directed by Mari Selvaraj.[16]

Filmography[]

Year Title Role Ref.
2019 Adithya Varma Adithya Varma
2020 Varmaa Varma Vasudevan
2022 Mahaan Dada

Awards and nominations[]

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2020 13th Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards Best Debut – Male Adithya Varma Won [17]
Zee Cine Awards Tamil Best Debut Actor (Male) Won [18]
2021 9th South Indian International Movie Awards Best Male Debut – Tamil Nominated [19]

References[]

  1. ^ "Dhruv Vikram's 'Arjun Reddy' remake titled 'Adithya Varma'". The Times of India. 20 February 2019. Archived from the original on 24 February 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Adithya Varma teaser out: Dhruv Vikram tries his best to match up to Vijay Deverakonda in Arjun Reddy remake". India Today. 16 June 2019. Archived from the original on 16 June 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Ahead of Dhruv Vikram's 25th birthday, fans begin celebrations on Twitter by trending 'HBDDhruvVikram'". Zoom. 22 September 2020. Archived from the original on 6 July 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Tamil actor Vikram becomes grandfather". Mathrubhumi. 11 November 2020. Archived from the original on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  5. ^ Nagarajan, Saraswathy (27 March 2006). "V for Vikram". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Vikram's family into movies". Behindwoods. Archived from the original on 27 August 2004. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Did you know Dhruv Vikram has missed an opportunity to work in a National Award-winning film?". The Times of India. 13 May 2020. Archived from the original on 3 January 2021. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  8. ^ "Watch: Dhruv Vikram makes directorial debut with short film on child abuse". The News Minute. 18 September 2016. Archived from the original on 14 December 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  9. ^ "Bala to direct Arjun Reddy remake". The New Indian Express. 9 October 2017. Archived from the original on 27 October 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  10. ^ Pillai, Sreedhar (12 February 2019). "Why did the producers of 'Varmaa' decide to shoot the film from scratch again?". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 20 February 2019. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  11. ^ "Arjun Reddy's Tamil remake now titled Adithya Varma, new poster out". Hindustan Times. 19 February 2019. Archived from the original on 19 February 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  12. ^ Suganth, M. (25 November 2019). "Adithya Varma Review {3.5/5}: A well-made, if overly faithful, remake with Adithya Varma". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 13 March 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  13. ^ Suganth, M (6 October 2020). "Movie Review : Bala's Varmaa gets Arjun Reddy all wrong". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 6 October 2020.
  14. ^ "Karthik Subbaraj starts shooting for Chiyaan 60, starring father-son duo Vikram and Dhruv". The Indian Express. 11 March 2021. Archived from the original on 10 March 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  15. ^ "Vikram-starrer 'Mahaan' to premiere on Amazon Prime Video on February 10". Deccan Herald. 24 January 2022. Archived from the original on 24 January 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  16. ^ "Dhruv Vikram to begin Mari Selvaraj's film in August". The Times of India. 6 July 2021. Archived from the original on 6 July 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  17. ^ "Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards 2019". India: Ananda Vikatan. Archived from the original on 15 January 2021. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  18. ^ "Zee Cine Awards Tamil 2020 was a grand affair!". Sify. Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  19. ^ "SIIMA awards 2021 winners list: Jersey, Lucifer, Asuran, Yajamana win big". News9live. 19 September 2021. Archived from the original on 20 September 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2021.

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