Dhruv Vikram Explained
Dhruv Vikram |
Birth Name: | Dhruv Vikram |
Birth Date: | 1995 9, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
Alma Mater: | Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute, New York |
Occupation: | Actor, singer, lyricist |
Years Active: | 2019–present |
Father: | Vikram |
Mother: | Shailaja Balakrishnan |
Relatives: | Vinod Raj (grandfather) |
Dhruv Vikram (born 23 September 1995) is an Indian actor, singer and lyricist 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.
Early life
Dhruv was born on 23 September 1995[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 paternal 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. Later the same year, Dhruv wrote, sang and directed the music video of "Manase", a non-film song composed by Ujwal Gupta.[15] The same year he sang another non-film song "Oru Kaayam", composed by Ujwal Gupta,[16] and the following year "Poomadhiye", composed by Santhosh Narayanan.[17] Dhruv has signed up for a film titled Bison directed by Mari Selvaraj,[18] and an untitled film to be directed by Ganesh K. Babu.[19]
Filmography
Notes and References
- Web site: 22 September 2020 . Ahead of Dhruv Vikram's 25th birthday, fans begin celebrations on Twitter by trending 'HBDDhruvVikram' . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201002073513/https://www.zoomtventertainment.com/tamil-cinema/article/ahead-of-dhruv-vikrams-25th-birthday-fans-begin-celebrations-on-twitter-and-trend-hbddhruvvikram/656468 . 2 October 2020 . 6 July 2021 . Zoom.
- Web site: 8 July 2022 . Actor Vikram hospitalised in Chennai, 'did not have heart attack' says son. Read . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230117120300/https://www.livemint.com/news/india/actor-vikram-hospitalised-in-chennai-after-suffering-a-heart-attack-read-here-11657276744642.html . 17 January 2023 . 3 August 2022 . Mint.
- Web site: 11 November 2020 . Tamil actor Vikram becomes grandfather . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20210128054155/https://english.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/movie-news/tamil-actor-vikram-becomes-grandfather-1.5199971 . 28 January 2021 . 6 July 2021 . Mathrubhumi.
- Web site: Nagarajan . Saraswathy . 27 March 2006 . V for Vikram . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110713144035/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2006/03/27/stories/2006032700220500.htm . 13 July 2011 . 6 July 2021 . The Hindu.
- Web site: Vikram's family into movies . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20040827072003/http://www.behindwoods.com/vik_family.html . 27 August 2004 . 13 March 2021 . Behindwoods.
- Web site: 13 May 2020 . Did you know Dhruv Vikram has missed an opportunity to work in a National Award-winning film? . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210103213530/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/did-you-know/did-you-know-dhruv-vikram-has-missed-an-opportunity-to-work-in-a-national-award-winning-film/articleshow/75627061.cms . 3 January 2021 . 29 October 2020 . The Times of India.
- Web site: 18 September 2016 . Watch: Dhruv Vikram makes directorial debut with short film on child abuse . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20171214043902/http://www.thenewsminute.com/article/watch-dhruv-vikram-makes-directorial-debut-short-film-child-abuse-50052 . 14 December 2017 . 18 June 2021 . The News Minute.
- News: 9 October 2017 . Bala to direct Arjun Reddy remake . . live . 29 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171027224909/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2017/oct/09/bala-to-direct-arjun-reddy-remake-1669234.html . 27 October 2017.
- Web site: 7 July 2018 . Varma, Tamil remake of Arjun Reddy, to feature debutante Megha Choudhary opposite Dhruv Vikram . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180725220205/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/varma-tamil-remake-of-arjun-reddy-to-feature-debutante-megha-choudhary-opposite-dhruv-vikram-4686451.html . 25 July 2018 . 25 July 2018 . Firstpost.
- News: Pillai . Sreedhar . 12 February 2019 . Why did the producers of 'Varmaa' decide to shoot the film from scratch again? . . live . 13 March 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190220103143/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/varmaa-controversy-bala/article26248051.ece . 20 February 2019.
- News: 19 February 2019 . Arjun Reddy's Tamil remake now titled Adithya Varma, new poster out . . live . 19 February 2019 . https://archive.today/20190219152339/https://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/arjun-reddy-s-tamil-remake-now-titled-adithya-varma-new-poster-out/story-j1uCmVAcs2uzGN6kWawpUO.html . 19 February 2019.
- Web site: Suganth . M. . 25 November 2019 . Adithya Varma Review : A well-made, if overly faithful, remake with Adithya Varma. . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200313152241/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/adithya-varma/movie-review/72179520.cms . 13 March 2020 . 29 October 2020 . The Times of India.
- Web site: Suganth . M . 6 October 2020 . Movie Review : Bala's Varmaa gets Arjun Reddy all wrong . live . https://archive.today/20201006052115/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/varmaa/movie-review/78505628.cms . 6 October 2020 . The Times of India.
- Web site: K. . Janani . 24 January 2022 . Chiyaan Vikram and Dhruv's Mahaan to premiere on Amazon Prime Video on February 10 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220125020215/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/chiyaan-vikram-and-dhruv-s-mahaan-to-premiere-on-amazon-prime-video-on-february-10-1903751-2022-01-24 . 25 January 2022 . 29 January 2022 . India Today.
- Web site: 23 September 2022 . Chiyaan Vikram's Son Dhruv Makes Directorial Debut With Music Video Manase . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230106083400/https://www.news18.com/news/movies/chiyaan-vikrams-son-dhruv-makes-directorial-debut-with-music-video-manase-6023311.html . 6 January 2023 . 6 January 2023 . News18.
- Web site: 31 December 2022 . Oru Kaayam . live . https://archive.today/20231114151351/https://music.apple.com/in/song/oru-kaayam/1661914766 . 14 November 2023 . 14 November 2023 . Apple Music.
- Web site: Darshan . Navein . 6 May 2023 . Dhruv Vikram-Santhosh Narayanan team up for Poomadhiye . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230824083251/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2023/may/06/dhruv-vikram-santhosh-narayanan-team-up-for-poomadhiye-43093.html . 24 August 2023 . 24 August 2023 . Cinema Express.
- Web site: 6 May 2024 . 'Bison Kaalamaadan': Dhruv Vikram, director Mari Selvaraj film gets a title . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240506063110/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/bison-kaalamaadan-dhruv-vikram-director-mari-selvaraj-film-gets-a-title-2535722-2024-05-06 . 6 May 2024 . 8 May 2024 . . en.
- News: 26 May 2023 . Dhruv Vikram to collaborate next with 'Dada' director Ganesh Babu . . live . 24 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230527085359/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/dhruv-vikram-to-collaborate-next-with-dada-director-ganesh-babu/articleshow/100529937.cms . 27 May 2023.
- Web site: 14 August 2019 . Dhruv Vikram debuts as a singer in Adithya Varma! . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20190814120821/https://www.sify.com/movies/dhruv-vikram-debuts-as-a-singer-in-adithya-varma-news-tamil-tiolVUabajcfe.html . 14 August 2019 . 16 August 2019 . Sify.
- Adithya Varma Theme Adithya Varma Songs Dhruv Vikram, Banita Sandhu Gireesaaya Radhan . 23 November 2019 . . 25 November 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200122000622/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jehWJCqDx-4 . 22 January 2020 . live . YouTube.
- Web site: 8 February 2022 . Watch: New track 'Missing Me' from Dhruv Vikram and Vikram's Mahaan is out . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220209194557/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/watch-new-track-missing-me-dhruv-vikram-and-vikram-s-mahaan-out-160767 . 9 February 2022 . 10 February 2022 . The News Minute.
- Web site: 28 November 2023 . Odiyamma song from Hi Nanna out . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240201124146/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/telugu/news/2023/nov/28/odiyamma-song-from-hi-nanna-out-49949.html . 1 February 2024 . 1 February 2024 . Cinema Express.
- Web site: Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards 2019 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210115084844/http://awards.vikatan.com/cinema-awards/ . 15 January 2021 . 29 October 2020 . . India.
- Web site: Zee Cine Awards Tamil 2020 was a grand affair! . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20201021140220/https://www.sify.com/movies/zee-cine-awards-tamil-2020-was-a-grand-affair-imagegallery-kollywood-ubho6zdafcife.html . 21 October 2020 . 29 October 2020 . Sify.
- Web site: 19 September 2021 . SIIMA awards 2021 winners list: Jersey, Lucifer, Asuran, Yajamana win big . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210920212704/https://www.news9live.com/entertainment/siima-2021-complete-winner-list-telugu-maharshi-jersey-kannada-darshan-yajamana-malayalam-mohanlal-lucifer-best-actor-120953.html . 20 September 2021 . 19 September 2021 . News9live.