Dhruv Vikram | |
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 Dhruv in 2019 | |
| Born | Dhruv Vikram (1997-09-23)23 September 1997 (age 27) Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Alma mater | Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute, New York |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, singer, lyricist |
| Years active | 2019–present |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Father | Vikram |
| Relatives | Vinod Raj (grandfather) |
Dhruv Vikram (born 23 September 1997) is an Indian actor, singer and lyricist who works inTamil films. The son of actorVikram, he made his acting debut with the 2019 filmAdithya Varma and starred with his father inMahaan (2022). Since 2022, he has been focusing primarily on singing, both in film and non-film songs.
Dhruv was born on 23 September 1997[1][2] inChennai to actorVikram and his wife Shailaja. His elder sister Akshita is married to Manuranjith, who is the great-grandson of politicianM. Karunanidhi.[3] Dhruv's paternal grandfatherVinod Raj was also an actor who acted in a few Tamil films.[4]
Dhruv had been approached byPandiraj to play the role of Anbukkarasu inPasanga (2008); however, Vikram was then not keen on letting his son get into acting and the role subsequently went toKishore DS.[5] An English-language short film titled "Good Night Charlie" directed by Dhruv based on child abuse was released in 2016 on YouTube.[6]
Dhruv was to have made his feature film debut withBala'sVarmaa, a remake of theTelugu filmArjun Reddy (2017); however, the release of the film was stalled after the producer was not content about the final product.[7][8][9] The film was relaunched asAdithya Varma, directed by Gireesaaya, with Dhruv continuing his role,[10] and released in 2019 with M. Suganth ofThe Times of India noting that "Dhruv Vikram comes up with a performance that capturesVijay 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".[11]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".[12]
Dhruv acted alongside his father in the latter's 60th film,Mahaan which was released directly on 10 February 2022 onAmazon Prime Video.[13] He also wrote and sang a song named "Missing Me" for the film.[14] 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 bySanthosh Narayanan.[17] Dhruv has completed filming forBison, directed byMari Selvaraj,[18] and has signed up for an untitled film to be directed by Ganesh K. Babu.[19]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Adithya Varma | Adithya Varma | |
| 2020 | Varmaa | Varmaa Vasudevan | |
| 2022 | Mahaan | Dadabhai Naoroji | |
| TBA | Bison† | TBA |
| Year | Song(s) | Album | Composer | Lyrics | Language | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | "Edharkadi" | Adithya Varma | Radhan | Vivek, Dhruv Vikram (Rap) | Tamil | [20] |
| "Adithya Varma Theme" (Additional track) | [21] | |||||
| 2022 | "Missing Me" | Mahaan | Santhosh Narayanan | Vivek, Dhruv Vikram (Rap) | [14] | |
| "Manase" | Non-album single | Ujwal Gupta | Dhruv Vikram | [15] | ||
| 2023 | "Oru Kaayam" | Non-album single | Ujwal Gupta | [16] | ||
| "Poomadhiye" | Non-album single | Santhosh Narayanan | Vivek | [17] | ||
| "Odiyamma" | Hi Nanna | Hesham Abdul Wahab | Anantha Sriram | Telugu | [22] | |
| "Odiyamma"(D) | Vivek | Tamil | ||||
| 2024 | "Need Ya" | Non-album single | Ujwal Gupta | Vivek | [23] |
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 13th Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards | Best Debut – Male | Adithya Varma | Won | [24] |
| Zee Cine Awards Tamil | Won | [25] | |||
| South Indian International Movie Awards | Nominated |