Nakkhul

Nakul
Nakul at the Madras Couture Fashion Week Season 5 – Day 1
Born	Nakul Jaidev (age 35) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Nationality	Indian
Occupation(s)	Film actor, playback singer
Years active	2003–present
Spouse	Sruti Bhaskar (m. 2016)

Nakul is an Indian film actor and playback singer who works in Tamil cinema. He debuted as one of the lead actor in the 2003 film Boys directed by S. Shankar, in which he also sang his first song in the film's soundtrack album. He later made a breakthrough portraying a psychotic lover in Kadhalil Vizhunthen (2008), before winning acclaim for his performances in Maasilamani (2009) Naan Rajavaga Pogiren (2013) and Vallinam (2014).

Career

2003–2009: Beginning

Nakhul was 18 when he was chosen for the part of Juju in Shankar's coming-of-age film Boys (2003). His family had initially sent some pictures of his elder brother Mayur to Shankar's office, but after seeing Nakul in one of the pictures, Shankar approached him to portray a leading role alongside an ensemble cast of newcomers. The film opened in August 2003 to mixed reviews but the high-profile nature of the technical team ensured that the film was publicized and took a good opening at the box office. Unlike some of the other cast members from Boys, Nakul's acting career failed to take off and a subsequent Telugu language film titled Keelu Gurram, in which he played a supporting role, went on to become a failure at the box office. He struggled to get a breakthrough as an actor and during the period, he worked as a playback singer in films, notably recording for Harris Jayaraj in his albums for Anniyan, Ghajini and Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu.

He signed on to feature in Prasad's Kadhalil Vizhunthen, his first film as a lead actor, in 2006 and lost close to 20 kilograms in order to fit into the role of his character. Nakul revealed that the director and himself were wary that the film would define their careers in the film industry, and shot on a trial-and-error basis and were not in a hurry to complete the film, with production taking almost two years. The film gained unexpected publicity after "Nakka Mukka", a song composed by Vijay Antony for the soundtrack, became a big success and the venture was consequently selected by media giants Sun Pictures to become their first project for film distribution. Portraying a semi-psychotic character who refuses to accept the death of his lover, the film saw Nakul paired alongside actress Sunaina. The film released in 2008 and became a commercial hit, with critics praising his performance stating "Nakul is riveting" and that "he holds the film together and dances with élan, and has a good future." Sun Pictures also chose to distribute his next venture, the romantic comedy Maasilamani (2009) opposite Sunaina again, with the film becoming a surprise box office success. He next featured in AGS Entertainment's Kandhakottai with Poorna, which opened to average response critically and commercially.

2013–present

Nakul subsequently went four years without a film release, though he continued to work on several ventures simultaneously. Prithvi Rajkumar's thriller drama film Naan Rajavaga Pogiren released in 2013 to mixed reviews." His next release, Vallinam (2014), had been in production since mid 2011 and featured Nakul as a basketball player. To prepare for the role, Nakul underwent special training to "ensure that he lived the role rather than act". The film opened to positive reviews, with a critic noting "Nakul gives his career's best performance. He proves that a hero can step out of the commercial zone and take up roles that can still be liked by audience." He will next be seen in Naga Venkatesh's Narathan, while K. S. Adhiyaman's long-delayed venture Amali Thumali, in which Nakul co-stars with Shanthnu Bhagyaraj, is also expected to be completed in 2014. In 2015, his Tamizhuku En Ondrai Azhuthavum released which turned out to be a blockbuster in his career. Sei (2018), in which he plays a role of an aspiring actor and an unnamed Romantic-comedy fantasy flick pairing up with Asha Zaveri, and directed by Vijayakumar.

Personal life

Nakkhul was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra into a Konkani family, to Jaidev and Lakshmi. He is the younger brother of actress Devayani. His elder brother, Mayur, has also attempted to make a career as an actor, though several of his films have been stalled prior to completion. He is married to his long-time girlfriend Sruti Bhaskar since 28 February 2016. On 2nd August 2020 his wife gave birth to their first child a baby girl

Filmography

As an actor

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2003	Boys	Juju
2005	Keelu Gurram	Unnamed youngster	Telugu film
2008	Kadhalil Vizhunthen	Sabapathy
2009	Maasilamani	Maasilamani
	Kandhakottai	Siva
2013	Naan Rajavaga Pogiren	Raja/Jeeva
2014	Vallinam	Krishna
2015	Tamiluku En Ondrai Aluthavum	Vasanth
2016	Narathan	Vishnu
2017	Brahma.com	Kameshwaran
2018	Sei	Saravedi Saravanan
2019	Eriyum Kannadi		Filming

As playback singer

Year	Song	Album	Composer
2005	Kaadhal Yanai	Anniyan	Harris Jayaraj
2005	X-Machi	Ghajini
2006	Manjal Veyil	Vettaiyadu Villaiyadu
2006	Karka Karka
2006	Hooray Hooray Hip	Vallavan	Yuvan Shankar Raja
2008	Naakka Mukka	Kadhalil Vizhunthen	Vijay Antony
2009	Eppadi Ennul Kadhal	Kandhakottai	Dhina
2014	Nakula	Vallinam	Thaman
2014	Live The Moment	Kathai Thiraikathai Vasanam Iyakkam

References

16.↑Actor Nakul wedding Sruti Bhaskar at 28-01-2016 Actor Nakul - Sruti Bhaskar Marriage Stills

External links

• Nakkhul at IMDb

•Actor Nakul Sruti Bhaskar wedding reception photos nakul marriage photos