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Vikram Prabhu
Born
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
OccupationActor
Years active2011–present
SpouseLakshmi Ujjaini (2007–present)
RelativesSivaji Ganesan (Grandfather)
Prabhu Ganesan (Father)
Ramkumar Ganesan (Uncle)

Vikram Prabhu is an Indian film actor working in Tamil language films who made his debut in Prabhu Solomon's Kumki (2012). He also played the protagonist in Ivan Veramathiri and Vellaikaara Durai. He is the son of actor Prabhu Ganesan and grandson of the actor Sivaji Ganesan.

Career

Vikram studied in San Diego, completing an MBA programme, and briefly returned to Chennai to help out in the production activities of his family's Sivaji Productions venture, Chandramukhi (2005).[1][2] He went on to gain further experience by assisting Vishnuvardhan in Sarvam (2009), before once again assisting in the production works of Asal (2010).[3]

In February 2011, he received media coverage for the first time when Sivaji Productions refused to part with the title Deiva Magan when the makers of Deiva Thirumagal had approached them, stating that they had agreed terms with director Ameer Sultan to direct a film which would launch Vikram Prabhu under that title.[4] However due to the Ameer's commitment to making Aadhi Bhagavan, the film was delayed and in June 2011, it was announced that Prabhu would star in Prabhu Solomon's next venture to be produced by N. Linguswamy. Titled Kumki, the film was based on elephants and the director thus sent Vikram to an elephant training camp in Ottapalam in Kerala to get himself accustomed to the animals. The film released in December 2012 to critical acclaim and commercial success, emerging as one of the biggest hits of the year.[5][6] A critic stated that Prabhu excels in the "intensely emotional scenes in the climax", while that "he is also at ease portraying angst, gratitude and rage". Furthermore the critic wrote that "his physique is a major plus", giving the verdict that he "is expected to carry on the Ganesan family lineage" in films.[7]

During the making of Kumki, Vikram Prabhu began work in Sattam Oru Iruttarai, a remake of the 1981 film of the same name, produced by Vijay. He began filming and played the role of an angry young man who feels that the legal system is flawed. The film, which began production in May 2012 was directed by Sneha.[8] However the insistence of Prabhu Solomon to reshoot the climax of Kumki, led to the actor leaving Sattam Oru Iruttarai during production and after a period of delay he was replaced by newcomer Thaman Kumar. Subsequently, he signed on to appear in M. Saravanan's action thriller film Ivan Veramathiri and portrayed the role of a student amongst an ensemble cast also featuring Vamsi Krishna and Ganesh Venkatraman. The film opened in December 2013 to positive reviews, with a critic noting that Vikram Prabhu "is convincing as an action hero, especially in the raw and realistic climax fight scene but has to work on his dance a bit more."[9][10]

His first 2014 release was the action thriller Arima Nambi which was directed by Anand Shankar an assistant director from A R Murugadoss this film turned to be huge blockbuster which made him as an action hero . Later that year he was seen in Gaurav's Sigaram Thodu, a family action entertainer, which featured the actor in two distinct looks and alongside Sathyaraj and Monal Gajjar. He had a third release in 2014, Vellaikaara Durai directed by Ezhil that has Sridivya in the cast. This released on Christhmas 2014 which was a rom-com and was considered a hit [11] In July 2016, Vikram Prabhu launched a production house named "First Artist", under which he would produce future films.[12]

Personal life

Vikram is the son of actor Prabhu and grandson of actor Sivaji Ganesan. His family has a production house, Sivaji Productions. His uncle Ramkumar Ganesan is also a producer. Vikram Prabhu married Lakshmi Ujjaini on 26 February 2007.[13]

Filmography

Year Film Role Notes
2012 Kumki Bomman Vijay Award for Best Debut Actor[14]
2013 Ivan Veramathiri Gunasekhar
2014 Arima Nambi Arjun Krishna
Sigaram Thodu Muralipandiyan
Vellaikaara Durai Murugan
2015 Idhu Enna Maayam Arun
2016 Wagah Vasu
Veera Sivaji Sivaji Filming[15]
2017 Mudi Sooda Mannan Filming[16]
Neruppu Da Filming[17]

References

  1. ^ "Tamil movies : Instead of clapboard it’s wedlock for Prabhu’s son". behindwoods.com. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  2. ^ "'Vikram Prabhu is fun to be with says,' Karthikga – Times of India". articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  3. ^ "The New Indian Express – News on India, Politics, Business, Cricket &amp Sports". expressbuzz.com. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  4. ^ "Vikram debuts in Deiva Magan!". sify.com. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  5. ^ "Prabhu's son turns hero – Times of India". articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  6. ^ "Itsy-Bitsy – The Hindu". thehindu.com. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  7. ^ "Kumki Movie Review Kumki, Vikram Prabhu, lakshmi menon". behindwoods.com. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  8. ^ "Vijay to produce Vikram Prabhu's film? – Times of India". articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  9. ^ "Movie Review : Ivan Veramathiri". sify.com. Archived from the original on 4 February 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  10. ^ "Review: Ivan Veramathiri is an average entertainer – Rediff.com Movies". rediff.com. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  11. ^ "Updates on Vikram Prabhu's Arima Nambi and Sigaram Thodu". behindwoods.com. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  12. ^ Janani, K (7 July 2016). "I am proud to see Vikram producing on his own: Prabhu". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 14 July 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  13. ^ "Events – Vikram Prabhu Weds Lakshmi Ujjaini". indiaglitz.com. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  14. ^ Dhanush, Samantha win top honours at Vijay Awards | Business Standard News. Business-standard.com. Retrieved on 3 September 2015.
  15. ^ Vikram Prabhu plays a cabbie in Veera Sivaji – Times of India. Timesofindia.indiatimes.com (15 September 2015). Retrieved on 28 February 2016.
  16. ^ Aishwarya Dutta Signed Up for Vikram Prabhu's Next Film. The New Indian Express (1 March 2016). Retrieved on 2016-06-23.
  17. ^ "Varun in Vikram Prabhu's Neruppu Da — Times of India". Retrieved 9 July 2016.
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