Dhruv Vikram

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Dhruv Vikram
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Dhruv in 2019
Born
Dhruv Vikram

(1997-09-23) 23 September 1997 (age 26)
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Alma mater Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute, New York
Occupation(s)Actor, singer, lyricist
Years active2019–present
Parents
  • Vikram (father)
  • Shailaja Balakrishnan (mother)
Relatives Vinod Raj (grandfather)

Dhruv Vikram (born 23 September 1997) is an Indian actor and singer who works in Tamil films. The son of actor Vikram, he made his acting debut with the 2019 romantic drama Adithya Varma and starred with his father in Mahaan (2022). Since 2022, he has worked primarily as a singer, both on films and non-film songs.

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Early life

Dhruv was born on 23 September 1997 [1] [2] in Chennai as the son of actor Vikram and his wife Shailaja. His elder sister Akshita is married to Manuranjith, who is the great-grandson of politician M. Karunanidhi. [3] His grandfather Vinod Raj was also an actor who acted in a few Tamil films. [4]

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. [5] 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. [6] An English-language short film titled "Good Night Charlie" directed by Dhruv based on child abuse was released in 2016 on YouTube. [7]

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. [8] [9] [10] The film was relaunched as Adithya Varma , directed by Gireesaaya, 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 acted alongside his father in the latter's 60th film, Mahaan which was released directly on 10 February 2022 on Amazon Prime Video. [14] He also wrote and sang a song named "Missing Me" for the film. [15] Later the same year, Dhruv wrote, sang and directed the music video of "Manase", a non-film song composed by Ujwal Gupta. [16] The same year he sang another non-film song "Oru Kaayam", composed by Ujwal Gupta, [17] and the following year "Poomadhiye", composed by Santhosh Narayanan. [18] Dhruv is signed up for an untitled film to be directed by Mari Selvaraj, based on the life of kabaddi player Manathi Ganesan, [19] and another untitled film to be directed by Ganesh K. Babu. [20]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2019 Adithya Varma Adithya Varma
2020 Varmaa Varmaa Vasudevan
2022 Mahaan Dadabhai Naoroji
2024Untitled Mari Selvaraj filmBased on the life of Kabaddi player Manathi P. Ganesan [21]

Discography

YearSong(s)AlbumComposerLyricsLanguageNotesRef.
2019"Edharkadi" Adithya Varma Radhan Vivek, Dhruv Vikram (Rap)Tamil [22]
"Adithya Varma Theme" (Additional track) [23]
2022"Missing Me" Mahaan Santhosh Narayanan Vivek, Dhruv Vikram (Rap) [15]
"Manase"Non-album singleUjwal GuptaDhruv Vikram [16]
2023"Oru Kaayam"Non-album singleUjwal Gupta [17]
"Poomadhiye"Non-album single Santhosh Narayanan Vivek [18]
"Odiyamma" Hi Nanna Hesham Abdul Wahab Anantha Sriram TeluguAlso Tamil version [24]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.
2020 13th Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards Best Debut – Male Adithya Varma Won [25]
Zee Cine Awards Tamil Won [26]
South Indian International Movie Awards Nominated [27]

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