Vikram Kumar
Vikram K. Kumar | |
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| Born | VIKRAM KUMARAN PADMANATHAN |
| Occupation(s) | Film director Screenwriter |
| Years active | 1998–present |
Vikram K. Kumar is an Indian film director known for his works in Telugu, Tamil, and Bollywood cinema.[1] In 13 years, he has done only five films, but made a place for himself in Tollywood.
He gradueted for Madras Christian College in Chennai. In April 1997 Kumar joined director Priyadarshan, where he worked on the Malayalam film Chandralekha as assistant director. They have worked together in Doli Saja Ke Rakhna and Hera Pheri. In 1998, he directed his debut non feature film, Silent Scream, for which he has garnered the National Film Award for Best Educational/Motivational/Instructional Film.[2] He made his debut in Tollywood with Ishtam, which introduced Shriya Saran in 2001. After the film did not do well at the Box Office, Vikram went to Chennai, and made three Tamil films till 2009. He then got noticed with 13B, a psychological horror film which starred R. Madhavan. Then it tooks almost two years to complete Ishq, which was a blockbuster for Nithiin. In 2014, he directed Manam for which he received the Filmfare Award for Best Director - Telugu.
Filmography
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Film | Cast | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Silent Scream | Ensemble cast | English | National Film Award for Best Educational/Motivational/Instructional Film |
| 2001 | Ishtam | Charan, Shriya Saran | Telugu | |
| 2003 | Alai | Silambarasan, Trisha Krishnan | Tamil | |
| 2009 | Yavarum Nalam | Madhavan, Neetu Chandra | Tamil | |
| 13B | Hindi | |||
| 2012 | Ishq | Nithin, Nithya Menen | Telugu | |
| 2014 | Manam | Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Akkineni Nagarjuna, Naga Chaitanya, Akkineni Akhil, Shriya Saran, Samantha | Telugu | Filmfare Award for Best Director - Telugu |
| 2015 | 24† | Suriya, Samantha, Nithya Menen | Tamil | Filming [3] |
Awards
- National Film Award for Best Educational/Motivational/Instructional Film (director) Silent Scream 1998
References
- ^ Director Vikram K Kumar - Interview - Behindwoods.com - Tamil Movie Actor Interviews - Yaavarum Nalam 13B Alai Silent Scream Ishtam
- ^ "46th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
- ^ "Suriya and Samantha to team up". Deccan Chronicle. 13 February 2015.