Siddharth

born April 17, 1979), mononymously known as Siddharth, is an Indian film actor, playback singer and screenplay writer. After his business management studies, Siddharth chose to work in film making and worked as an assistant director before making his acting debut in the 2003 Tamil film Boys. In the subsequent years, he has worked in many Tamil, Telugu and Hindi films.

Contents [hide] 1 Personal life 2 Career 3 Filmography 3.1 Actor 3.2 Playback singer 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Personal life

Siddharth was born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu to a Tamil Iyer family.His family hails from Thanjavur.He studied at DAV Boys' Senior Secondary School, Chennai and Sardar Patel Vidyalaya, Delhi.^[1] He got his Bachelor of Commerce (Honors) degree from Kirori Mal College, New Delhi. Siddharth was popularly known as "Sidy" in school and college, and was part of the reputed theatre group of the college The Players. He was also president of the college's debating society and attended the World Debating Championships. He went on to complete his MBA in 2001 from S P Jain Institute of Management and Research, Mumbai.^[1].He is fluent in English, Hindi- having lived in Delhi for many years,his mother tongue - Tamil,Telugu-which he learned for his movies and he has also stated that he used to watch Malayalam movies as a child and can understand the language to an extent. He is also said to have taken French in high school.In all in interviews he comes out as a down to earth, highly intellectual and well read but aloof individual. In 2006, he divorced his wife of four years, Meghna. The couple are said to have one son-Shaurya S.Narayanan.The couple grew up together in New Delhi.

[edit] Career

After his MBA, Siddharth landed the role of assistant director for Mani Ratnam's Kannathil Muthamittal. Writer Sujatha Rangarajan recommended his name to S. Shankar for casting in his then upcoming film Boys, in which he eventually made his acting debut. The film was a moderate success in Tamil but the dubbed version in Telugu gave Siddharth an opening in the Telugu film industry.^[2]
Siddharth then appeared in another Tamil film, Mani Ratnam's Aayutha Ezhuthu (2004), after which he would shift focus and concentrate on Telugu-language projects. His first direct Telugu project, Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana released in early 2005. The comedy-drama film, marking the directorial debut of choreographer-turned-actor Prabhu Deva, became a commercial blockbuster as well as a critical success, with Siddharth winning his first Filmfare Best Actor Award for his portrayal of Santhosh, a playful NRI, who fights for his love. Siddharth, subsequently, also ventured into the writing forum as well as the singing forum as he wrote the screenplay for his next Telugu film Chukkallo Chandrudu (2006) directed by Siva Kumar and sang as a playback singer. He next debuted in Bollywood as part of the critically acclaimed Rang De Basanti which starred Aamir Khan. Siddharth received the Star Screen Debut Award for his role as Karan Singhania in the film. Siddharth's final release of 2006 was Bommarillu, directed by then newcomer Bhaskar. The film, revolving around a father-son relationship, received critical acclaim and garnered box office success, too. He worked with director Vishal Bhardwaj and Oscar winning cinematographer Guillermo Navarro on a short film titled Blood Brothers which screened at the Toronto International Film Festival.
After the above average grossing Aata in 2007, Siddharth took a sabbatical and did not have a release for 20 months. In 2009, his Konchem Ishtam Konchem Kashtam opposite Tamanna received good response from the critics and the audiences. Siddharth played the lead role in debutant director Anand Ranga's Oy!, which achieved box office success despite mixed reviews. His second Bollywood venture, and first release of 2010, Striker portrayed the life of a carrom player^[3] and became the first Bollywood film to be released in theatres and on YouTube on the same day. His second release of 2010 was the Telugu language Bava, village-based romantic family entertainer, shot in places like Palakollu, Rajol, Rajahmundry and Hyderabad.^[4] His first release of 2011, Prakash Kovelmundi's fantasy epic Anaganaga O Dheerudu was produced by veteran K. Raghavendra Rao.
Recently he has signed a new film which will be directed by Latest Sensation Nandini Reddy who shot to fame with Ala Modalaindi. She is making her next movie with Samantha and Siddharth in the lead. ^[5]
He has also worked in advertisements for Idea Cellular and Peter England.

[edit] Filmography

[edit] Actor

Year	Film	Role	Language	Notes
2002	Kannathil Muthamittal		Tamil	Uncreditted role
2003	Boys	Munna	Tamil	Winner, ITFA Best New Actor Award
2004	Aayutha Ezhuthu	Arjun	Tamil
2005	Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana	Santosh	Telugu	Winner, Filmfare Best Telugu Actor Award
2006	Chukkallo Chandrudu	Arjun	Telugu	Also Story and Screenplay writer
	Rang De Basanti	Karan Singhania	Hindi	Winner, Star Screen Best Male Debut Nominated, Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award
	Bommarillu	Siddharth (Siddhu)	Telugu	Nominated, Filmfare Best Telugu Actor Award
2007	Aata	Sri Krishna	Telugu
2009	Konchem Ishtam Konchem Kashtam	Siddharth	Telugu
	Oy!	Uday	Telugu
2010	Striker	Suryakant Sarang	Hindi
	Baava	Veera Babu	Telugu
2011	Anaganaga O Dheerudu	yodha	Telugu
	180		Telugu Tamil	Filming
	Midnight's Children		English	Filming
	Oh My Friend		Telugu	Pre-production

[edit] Playback singer

Year	Title	Language	Song(s)
2006	Chukkallo Chandrudu	Telugu	Everybody, Edhalo Epudo
	Bommarillu	Telugu	Appudo Ippudo
2007	Aata	Telugu	Ninu Choostunte
2008	Santosh Subramaniam	Tamil	Adada Adada
2009	Oy!	Telugu	Oy Oy
2010	Striker	Hindi	Bombay Bombay, Haq Se
	Baava	Telugu	Baava Baava

Soundarya

Film career

Soundarya, the daughter of Kannada Film producer and writer K. S. Satyanarayan, was born and raised in Bangalore.^[1] She acted in her first film while she was studying in her first year of MBBS, when she was offered a role by a friend of her father's in the Kannada film Gandharva (1992). She discontinued her studies after the film Ammoru (1995).^{[citation needed]}
She described her roles in Kannada films as "insignificant" and moved onto Telugu films, where she achieved greater popularity and success.^[2] The majority of her career was spent in the Telugu Film industry.
Soundarya also acted in one Hindi film, Sooryavansham. She produced and acted in the Kannada film Dweepa, with Girish Kasaravalli as director. The film won the Golden Lotus, which is given for best film of the year. It also won the Karnataka state awards for Best Actress, Best Film and Best Cinematography, and was featured in five international film festivals.^{[citation needed]}
Soundarya was offered the iconic role of Draupadi in the remake of Narthanashala which was originally essayed by legendary actress Savitri. Soundarya along with Balakrishna started shooting for the film, but unfortunately, the film got shelved due to financial reasons and the actress died before the shooting if the film.
She was the only actress in the recent times who was known for her acting skills. People often compare her to yesteryear actress Savitri

Personal life

Soundarya was born in the village of Ashtagrama. She was an Iyer. She married her maternal uncle's son and childhood friend, software engineer G. S. Raghu, on 27 April 2003. She planned on promoting public welfare during her lifetime. Her husband and sister-in-law founded the Amara Soundarya Social and Educational Trust [ASSET]. Soundarya maintained an orphanage. The Amara Soundarya Vidyalaya school is maintained by her trust. She had also provided funds for a number of educational institutions.^[vague]

Death

Soundarya died on April 17, 2004, in an airplane crash near Bangalore, when the four-seater plane Cessna 180 caught fire immediately after take-off. She was on her way to Andhra Pradesh to campaign for the Bharatiya Janata Party for the coming elections. Her brother, Amarnath, a producer of Kannada films, also died in the accident. She was awarded with a Karnataka State Award posthumously.^[3][4][5]

Selected filmography

Kannada [hide]

• Tooguve Krishnana
• Gandarava
• Aryabata
• Doni Saagali
• Halli Krishna Delhi Radha
• Sipaayi
• Naga Devathe
• Sri Manjunatha
• Naanu nanna hendatiru
• Vijaya Dashmi
• Sri Renuka Devi
• "Shwetha Naagara"
• Dweepa (2001)
• Aapthamitra (2004) (her last film before she died)

Telugu [hide]

• Manavarali Pelli - (Harish, Soundarya)
• Rikshavadu- (Chiranjeevi, Nagma, Soundarya)
• Major - (Chiranjeevi, Soundarya)
• Choodalani Vundi - (Chiranjeevi, Soundarya, Anjala Javeri, 1998)
• Annayya - (Chiranjeevi, Soundarya)
• Sri Manju Natha - (Chiranjeevi, Meena, Arjun, Soundarya)
• Super Police - (Venkatesh, Nagma, Soundarya)
• Pavithra Bandham - (Venkatesh, Soundarya)
• Intlo Illalu Vantintlo Priyuralu - (Venkatesh, Soundarya, Veenitha)
• Pelli chesukundam - (Venkatesh, Soundarya, Lila)
• Raja - (Venkatesh, Soundarya)
• Jayam Manadera - (Venkatesh, Soundarya)
• Deviputhrudu - (Venkatesh, Soundarya, Anjala Javeri, 2000)
• Hello Brother - (Nagarjuna, Ramya Krishna, Soundarya, 1994)
• Ramudotchadu - (Nagarujuna, Soundarya, Ravali)
• Azad - (Nagarjuna, Soundarya, Shilpa Shetty, 2000)
• Ninne Premista - (Nagarjuna, Srikanth, Soundarya)
• Eduru Leni Manishi - (Nagarjuna, Soundarya, Yamuna)
• Top Hero - (Bala Krishana, Soundarya)
• Bhale Bullodu - (Jagapathi babu, Soundarya)
• Allari premikudu - (Jagapathi Babu, Ramyakrishna, Soundarya, Rambha, Charitha, 1994)
• Chilka Patcha Kapuram(Jagapathibabu, Meena, Soundarya)
• Priyaragalu - (Jagapathi Babu, Soundarya, Maheswari)
• Pelli Peetalu - (Jagapahibabu, Soundarya)
• Donagata - (Jagapathi Babu , Suresh, Soundarya)
• Anthahpuram - ( Soundarya, Saikumar, Jagapathi Babu, Prakash Raj)
• Moodu Mukkalata - (Jagapathi babu, Soundarya, Raasi, Rambha)
• Sadduku Podam Randi(Jagapathibanu, Soundarya)
• Raithu Bharatam - (Krishna, Soundarya)
• Adirindi Guru - (Krishna, Soundarya, Prema)
• Amma Donga - (Krishna, Soundarya, Amani, Indraja)
• No 1 - (Krishna, Soundarya)
• Jagadeka veerudu(Krishna, Soundarya, Indraja)
• Puttinti Gouravan - (Krishna, Soundarya)
• Manavudu Danavudu - (Krishna, Soundarya, Bhavana)
• Peddarayudu - (Mohan Babu, Bhanupriya, Soundarya)
• Sri ramulayya - (Mohan Babu, Soundarya, Ranjeetha)
• Rayudu - (Mohanbabu, Soundarya, Rachana)
• Postman - (Mohan Babu, Soundarya, Raasi)
• Adipathi - (Mohanbabu, Soundarya, Nagarjuna, Preethijinganiea)
• Kondaveeti Simhasanm - (Mohanbabu, Soundarya, Laya)
• Siva Shakar - (Mohanbabu, Soundarya)
• Madam - (Rajendra Prasad, Soundarya)
• Rajandrudu Gajendrudu - (Rajendra Prasad, Soundarya, 1993)
• Mayalodu - (Rajendraprasad, Soundarya)
• Prema Prayanum - (vinodhkumar, Srikanth, Soundraya)
• Taraka Ramudu - (Srikanth, Soundarya)'
• Anagana O Ammai - (Srikanth, Abbas, Soundarya, Poonam)
• Naa Manasisthaa raa - (Srikanth, Soundarya, Reecha)
• Kalasi Naduddam(Srikanth, Soundarya)'
• Raja Simham - (Raja shekar, Soundarya, Ramyakrishana)
• Vetagadu - (Rajashekar, Soundarya, Rambha)
• Maa Ayana Bangaram - (Raja shekar, Soundarya)
• Sooryudu - (Raja shekar, Soundarya)
• Ravvanna - (Raja shekar, Soundarya, Krishna)
• Donga Alludu - (Suman, Soundarya)
• Balaraju Bangaru Pellam - (Suman, Soundarya, Indraja)
• Oosi Na Maradala - (Suman, Soundarya)
• Premaku velaayara - (J.D.Chakravarhi, Soundarya)
• Premaku sawagatam - (J.D.Chakravarthi, Soundarya)
• Arundhati - ( Vikram, Soundarya, 1999)
• Tommidi Nellalu - (Vikram, Soundarya)
• Maa Voori Maraju - (Arjun, Priyaraman, Soundarya)
• Subha Vaartha - (Arjun, Soundarya)
• Inspector Jhansi - (Harish, Jaya sudha, Soundarya)'
• Madhavaiah Gari Manavadu - (Harish, A.N.R, Soundarya)
• Premadonga - (Vinodhkumar, Soundarya)
• Amma Naa Kodala - (Vinodhkumar, Soundarya, Vaanisree)
• Eshwar Allah - (Saikumar, Soundarya)
• Naga Devatha - (Soundarya, Saikumar, Prema)
• Manavarali pelli - (Soundarya, 1993)
• Bangaru Baava - (Karthik, Soundarya)
• Asalae Pellina Vanni - (Naresh, Soundarya)
• Ammoru - (Suresh, Ramya Krishna, Soundarya, 1995)
• Navvandi Lavvandi - (kamalhasan, Prabhu deva, Soundarya, Rambha)
• Maa Enti Adapaduchu - (Shashi kumar, Soundarya)
• Aropranam - (Veeneeth, Soundarya)
• Thambulalu - (Naveen, Soundarya)
• Narasimha - (Rajinikanth, Ramyakrishna, Soundarya)
• arunachalam - (rajnikanth,soundarya,rambha)
• Seethayya - (Harikrishna, Soundarya, Simran)
• Gelupu - (Suhasini, Soundarya, Laya)
• Swethanagu - ( Soundarya, Abbas)
• Pedamma Talli - (Soundarya)

Tamil [hide]

• Ponnumani
• Thavasi
• Harichandra
• Arunachalam (1997)
• Kaathala Kaathala (1998)
• Padayappa (1999)
• Muthukalai
• Senapathi
• Chokka Thangam
• Ivan (2002)
• Kanden Seethaiyai
• Mathumathi

Malayalam [hide]

• Yathrakarude Sradhakku (2002) (Jayaram, Sreenivasan)
• Kilichundan Mampazham (2003) (Mohanlal)

Hindi [hide]

• sooryavansham (1999)

Puneeth Rajkumar (Kannada)

Name: Puneet Rajkumar
Sex: Male
Date of Birth: 17 Mar 1975
Place of Birth: Bangalore

Biography

Puneet Rajkumar was born as Lohith to Kannada Film Industry thespian Dr Rajkumar and producer Parvathamma Rajkumar. He is their fifth and youngest child.
He started his film career when he was six months old (Premada Kanike).^[5] He appeared as a son for his real father in many movies. He left school at a very early age and began to act in movies. He studied with a private teacher at his home. Later he received a Diploma in Computer Science. He then started his career in a mining business before entering the film industry in leading roles. He trained in dancing and fighting for three years before his first film as a hero. Puneet has had training in Kalarippayattu, one of the oldest Indian Martial arts.

Debut as an actor

His acting career really started with the movie Vasantha Geetha, where he performed well when he was 5 years old.^[6] Following this movie he worked in a few more popular movies between 1980 to 1984. In 1985 he worked on Bettada Hoovu and was honored with a National Film Award for Best Child Artist.

[edit] Child artist

As a child artist he appeared in 12 movies: Premada Kanike (6 month-old child), Sanadi Appanna (1 year-old child), Vasantha Geetha, Bhagyavantha, Hosa Belaku, Chalisuva modagalu, Bhaktha prahlaada, Eradu nakshatragalu, Bettada hoovu, Yaarivanu, Shiva Mechchida Kannappa and Parashuram.

Lead roles

After his performances in movies as a child artist, he re-entered the film industry in 2002 as the protagonist of the movie Appu which was remade in Telugu as Idiot and in Tamil as Dum in subsequent years. He received awards for the films Arasu and Milana. For the role he played in Arasu movie, he got a Film Fare Best actor award and received Karnataka State Best Actor award for Milana. The latter successfully ran for 50 days in over 37 centres in Karnataka, and 100 days in 5 centres.^[7] It completed a record 1 year run in PVR Cinemas, Bengaluru in September 2008.
In 2009, he starred in Raaj-The Showman which got mixed reviews from critics yet succeeded at the box office. His other movie that year, Raam also succeeded at the box office.^[8] In 2010, Prithvi was released and completed 100 days run.^[9] The movie got critical appreciation for its bold portrayal of ongoing politics in Karnataka.^[10][11] He won accolades from both critics and audiences for his role in the 2010 blockbuster movie Jackie where he played a character that's rustic and local, yet charming and suave.^[12][13]
Three movies are scheduled for the year 2011, including Hudugaru, which is a multi-starrer.^[14] The other 2 include one with director Yograj Bhat titled Paramathma^[15] followed by Anna Bond to be directed by Soori.^[16]

Singing career

Apart from acting Puneet has also had a singing career. He has sung since childhood in all his movies as a child artist, when he entered as a male lead he also began singing at least one song in all his films.
It is usual for music directors of his movies to record a song in his voice, as most of his songs have mass appeal. From his first movie Appu, he was using his voice for solo songs mostly. With the song Jothe Jotheyali from the movie Vamshi he sang duets too which became a hit song of 2008.^[17] In 2010 he sang another fast-number in his hit movie Jackie after which he rendered voice to his brother Shivrajkumar's film titled "lava kusha" and Mylari.<sup>[18] 



Movies Sang</sup>


2010 - Mylari  ( Kannada )

2010 - Jackie  ( Kannada )

2009 - Raam  ( Kannada )

2008 - Vamshi  ( Kannada )

2007 - Lava Kusha  ( Kannada )

2005 - Rishi  ( Kannada )

2004 - Veera Kannadiga  ( Kannada )

2004 - Maurya  ( Kannada )

2003 - Abhi  ( Kannada )

2002 - Appu  ( Kannada )

1985 - Bettada Hoovu  ( Kannada )

1982 - Chalisuva Modagalu  ( Kannada )

Extra activities

Before entering the film industry, he was actively involved in a Home Banner Vajreshwari Combines' film distribution job in Karnataka, this still continues. He produced some of the movies made for their brothers Shivaraj Kumar as well as Raghavendra Rajkumar. Two TV serials were also produced by him.
In the movie Akasmika he designed the costumes of Dr Rajkumar.
Puneet has knowledge of SteadiCam which is used in films to shoot scenes like stunts and car chases. Learning about new brand cameras and high definition lenses to movies is probably his favorite hobby.
As per the wishes of his father Dr Rajkumar, he along with his brothers and family have built a hotel in Gandhi Nagar, Bengaluru called Dr.Raj International.^[19]
Puneet involves himself in philanthropic works with his mother Parvathamma Rajkumar and carries this out in an Ashram called Shakti Dhama in Mysooru.

Brand endorsement

He is the brand ambassador for fSquare, Malabar Gold,^[20] Manappuram ^[21] and for a dance show called "DHEE". Also his decision to be brand ambassador for state-owned Karnataka Milk Federation without any remuneration for its product of "Nandini", has been praised by media and fans.^[22][23] Decades ago his father Dr Rajkumar also became the brand ambassador for "Nandini" milk products without taking remuneration, which had helped KMF products to increase sales in the Karnataka State and outside too.^[24]
He is now the brand ambassador of Royal Challengers Bangalore, an IPL team.^[25] He has replaced Upendra, who was the brand ambassador of the team in 2008 and 2009.

Filmography

As a child artist

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1976	Premada kanike	Child artist
1977	Sanaadi Appanna	Child artist
1980	Vasantha Geetha	Shyaam
1981	Bhagyavantha	Krishna
1982	Hosa Belaku	Puttu
	Chalisuva Modagalu	Ramu
1983	Bhakta Prahlada	Prahlada
	Eradu Nakshatragalu	Raja
1984	Yaarivanu	Shyaam
1985	Bettada Hoovu	Ramu	Winner, National Film Award for Best Child Artist
1989	Parashurama	Appu

Leading role

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2002	Appu	Appu	175 days, Remade in Telugu as Idiot
2003	Abhi	Abhi	100 days
2004	Veera Kannadiga	Munna	100 days
	Maurya	Manu	100 days
2005	Aakash	Akash	204 days in Menaka Theatre, Blr.
	Namma Basava	Basava	100 days
2006	Ajay	Ajay	100 days
2007	Arasu	Shivaraj Urs	150 days Winner, Filmfare Best Actor Award
	Milana	Akash	450 days Winner, Karnataka State Best Actor Award Dubbed to Malayalam [26]
2008	Bindaas	Shivu	100 days Dubbed to Telugu as Pandugadu
	Vamshi	Vamshi	200 days
2009	Raaj - The Showman	Mutturaj	100 days [27]
	Raam	Raam	200 days [28]
2010	Prithvi	Prithvi Kumar	125 days [29] Dubbed to Malayalam [30]
	Jackie	Janakirama aka Jackie	Blockbuster of the year 2010,[31] Completed 100 Days with record collections and is being dubbed in Telugu and Malayalam
2011	Hudugaru		Filming[32]
2011	Paramathma		Announced[33]
2011	Anna Bond		Announced[34]

Personal life

He married Ashwini Revanath at the age of 24 and they have two daughters Drithi and Vandhita.

Awards and honours

National awards

• National Film Award for Best Child Artist - Bettada Hoovu - 1986

State awards

• Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actor - Milana - 2008

Filmfare awards

• Filmfare Best Actor Award - Arasu - 2006

Other awards

• Great son of Karnataka
• AKKA Best Actor Award for the movie Raam
• Excellent Dancer Award
• South Scope - Best Actor Award for the movie Raaj-The Showman - 2010

Movies 

2011 - Hudugaru  ( Kannada )

2011 - Ekka  ( Kannada )

2011 - Paramathma  ( Kannada )

2011 - Jackie  ( Telugu )

2011 - Ishtam Enikishtam  ( Malayalam )

2011 - Anna Bond  ( Kannada )

2010 - Jackie  ( Kannada )

2010 - Prithvi  ( Kannada )

2009 - Raam  ( Kannada )

2009 - Raaj - The Showman  ( Kannada )

2009 - Pandugadu  ( Telugu )

2008 - Bindaas  ( Kannada )

2008 - Vamshi  ( Kannada )

2007 - Arrasu  ( Kannada )

2007 - Milana  ( Kannada )

2006 - Ajay  ( Kannada )

2005 - Akash  ( Kannada )

2004 - Siddhartha  ( Kannada )

2004 - Maurya  ( Kannada )

2004 - Veera Kannadiga  ( Kannada )

2003 - Abhi  ( Kannada )

2002 - Appu  ( Kannada )

1989 - Parashuram  ( Kannada )

1985 - Bettada Hoovu  ( Kannada )

1984 - Yaarivanu?  ( Kannada )

1983 - Bhakta Prahlada  ( Kannada )

1983 - Eradu Nakshatragalu  ( Kannada )

1981 - Bhagyavanta  ( Kannada )

2005 - Namma Basava  ( Kannada )

1988 - Shiva Mechchida Kannappa  ( Kannada )

1984 - Yaarivanu  ( Kannada )

1983 - Bhaktha Prahlaada  ( Kannada )

1982 - Hosa Belaku  ( Kannada )

1981 - Bhagyavantha  ( Kannada )

Vikram

Name : Vikram
Date Of Birth : 17th April1966
Place Of Birth : Paramakudi
Education : Mount Fort School, Yercaud
Graduation : Loyola College, PGDMBA - LIBA
Profession : Film Artiste
Favorite Color : Black
Favorite Food : Pazhya Sadam ( Porridge ) and Karruvattu Kolambu ( Dry Fish )
Favorite Attire : Hawai Chappal And Dirty Pair Of Jeans & T-Shirt
Favorite Actors : Rober Deniro, Rajinikanth
Favorite Actress : Sandra Bullock, Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts
Favorite Rock Band : Michael Bolton
Favorite Song : Can I Touch You There - By Kenny Loggins
Favorite Composer : Yanni
Favorite Hangout : Home

Biography

Vikram was born to Vinod Raj and Rajeshwari in Chennai. His father was from Paramakudi, Ramanathapuram district. Vikram did his schooling at Montfort School, Yercaud. While in school, his love of drama and pursuit of his dream were nurtured. With his parents wanting him to finish college after high school, he graduated in English from Loyola College, Chennai, and followed it up with an M.B.A.
His father is also a film actor. Vikram and his father starred together for the first time in the movie Kanthaswamy. His mother is a retired sub-collector. Vikram married Shylaja, a psychology teacher, from Thalassery, Kerala, in 1992. They have two children, a daughter named Akshita and a son named Dhruv.

Film career

Vikram started his career in 1990 with En Kadhal Kanmani.He then moved to Malayalam and acted in many movies in supporting roles. He then starred in the Amitabh Bachan-produced Tamil film Ullasam alongside Ajith Kumar. Still to taste success, he acted in the 1999 movie Sethu directed by first time director Bala which turned out to be a path-breaking effort in story telling and a huge blockbuster, in which his acting won him critical acclaims. After a few films not making much impact, he acted in the 2001 movie Dhill directed by his friend S. Dharani which did well commercially. In 2002, he started with the Malayalam-remake Kasi, which won him the Filmfare Best Tamil Actor Award and did well at the box office. He then acted in Gemini produced by AVM Productions which became a blockbuster. Later that year he acted in Samurai and King.
In 2003, Vikram acted in Dhool, again under the direction of Dharani, which was a blockbuster. He then acted in the family drama Kadhal Sadugudu which did not do well in the box office; it was followed by Saamy, directed by Hari, where he played a policeman. The film, which was produced by K. Balachander and featured him opposite Trisha Krishnan, turned out to be another blockbuster in his career. Later that year he starred in Pithamagan, working once again with Bala. He starred as an emotionally challenged grave-digger who teams up with a chatty conman (Surya); his portrayal won him both the Filmfare Best Tamil Actor Award and the National Film Award for Best Actor. This film also did well at the box office. In 2004, he acted in Arul directed by Hari, which did match the success of Vikram and Hari's previous collaboration.
In 2004, it was announced that Vikram would act in Anniyan directed by S. Shankar which, released in 2005, was the most expensive film of the time. The film featured him as a character suffering from dissociative identity disorder with three distinct personae: a meek lawyer, a suave fashion model, and a psychotic serial killer. The film was both a critical and commercial success and earned him several accolades. His next film, a family drama Majaa was not well received. Later that year, he announced his next film Bheema which started filming in April 2006, but due to lack of funds the movie was delayed and released only in January 2008. Bheema became a commercial hit at the box office.^[2]
In 2008, he began work on Kanthaswamy, directed by Susi Ganesan and produced by Kalaipuli S. Thanu, which released on 21 August 2009. Kanthaswamy featured Vikram as a vigilante dressed as an anthromorphic rooster. Though the film received mixed reviews, it was a commercial success. Vikram's latest release was Mani Ratnam's bilingual feature which featured him opposite Aishwarya Rai- Raavanan in Tamil and Raavan in Hindi, which released simultaneously in June 2010. He played the role of Dev, the antagonist, in Hindi and the lead role of Veera in the Tamil version. The film was critically panned but Vikram's acting was lauded, hence the Tamil version received a better response than the Hindi version. Vikram has also signed up for Deiva Thirumagan with A. L. Vijay as director while a film with Suseenthiran is in discussion.

Awards

National Film Awards:

• National Film Award for Best Actor for Pithamagan (2004)

Tamil Nadu State Film Awards:

• Tamil Nadu State Film Special Jury Award for Best Actor for Sethu (1999)
• Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor for Pithamagan (2003)

Filmfare Awards South:

• Filmfare Special Jury Award - Sethu (1999)
• Filmfare Award for Best Actor for Kaasi (2001)
• Filmfare Award for Best Actor for Pithamagan (2003)
• Filmfare Award for Best Actor for Anniyan (2005)

International Tamil Film Awards:

• ITFA Best Actor Award for Gemini (2003)

Asianet Film Awards:

• Asianet Film Awards Special Honour Jury Award for Anniyan (2005)

Nominated

• Vijay Award for Favourite Hero for Bheema (2008)
• Vijay Award for Favourite Hero for Kanthaswamy (2009)
• Stardust Award for Superstar of Tomorrow – Male for Raavan (2010)

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Language	Notes
1990	En Kadhal Kanmani		Tamil	Debut film for Vikram
1991	Thanthu Vitten Ennai	Raju	Tamil
1992	Meera	Jeeva	Tamil
	Kaaval Geetham	Ashok	Tamil
1993	Dhruvam	Bhadran	Malayalam
	Chirunavvula Varamistava		Telugu
	Mafia	Harishankar	Malayalam
1994	Sainyam	Cadet Jiji	Malayalam
	Bangaru Kutumbham		Telugu
	Pudhiya Mannargal	Satyamoorthy	Tamil
1995	Street		Malayalam
	Adaala Majaakka		Telugu
1996	Mayoora Nritam		Malayalam
	Akka Bangunnava		Telugu
	Indraprastham	Peter	Malayalam
	Rajaputhran	Manu	Malayalam
1997	Ithu Oru Snehagadha	Roy	Malayalam
	Ullasam	Dev	Tamil
	Kuralla Rajyam		Telugu
1998	Kangalin Vaarthighal		Tamil
1999	Housefull	Hamid	Tamil
	Sethu	Sethu (Chiyaan)	Tamil	Winner: Tamil Nadu State Film Special Jury Award for Best Actor
2000	Red Indians		Malayalam
	Siragugal		Tamil	TV movie
2001	Indriyam		Malayalam
	9 Nelalu	Virendra	Telugu
	Youth		Telugu
	Vinnukum Mannukum	Vikram	Tamil
	Dhill	Kanagavel	Tamil
	Kasi	Kasi	Tamil	Winner: Filmfare Best Tamil Actor Award
2002	Gemini	Gemini	Tamil	Winner: ITFA Best Actor Award
	Samurai	Thiagarajan	Tamil
	King	Raja Shanmugam	Tamil
2003	Dhool	Aarumugam	Tamil
	Kadhal Sadugudu	Suresh	Tamil
	Saamy	Aarusaamy	Tamil	Nominated, Filmfare Best Tamil Actor Award
	Pithamagan	Chitthan	Tamil	Winner: National Film Award for Best Actor
				Winner: Filmfare Best Tamil Actor Award
				Winner: Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor
2004	Arul	Arulkumaran	Tamil
2005	Anniyan	Ramanujam	Tamil	Winner: Filmfare Best Tamil Actor Award
		Anniyan		Winner, Asianet Film Awards Special Honour Jury Award
		Remo
	Majaa	Arivumathi	Tamil
2008	Bheema	Sekhar	Tamil	Nominated, Vijay Award for Favourite Hero
2009	Kanthaswamy	Kanthaswamy	Tamil	Nominated, Vijay Award for Favourite Hero
2010	Raavanan	Veeraiya	Tamil
	Raavan	Dev Pratap Sharma	Hindi	Nominated, Stardust Award for Superstar of Tomorrow – Male
2011	Deiva Thirumagan	krishna	Tamil	Post-production

 

 

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