Vikas (born 9 February) is an Indian actor, director and writer who works predominantly in Karnataka Film Industry.

Personal life

Vikas was born on 9 February in

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, Karnataka. His major claim to fame was directing Jayammana Maga for

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which was a blockbuster. He is currently acting in the movie Kanadante Mayavadan
(poster)
which is slated to be released in the last quarter of 2019.

Career

Vikas started as an assistant director in Television Serials, fell in love with the editing machine the first time he saw it and became an editor. Directors working with him offered character roles in serials. Television Serials like Kadambari and guptagamini gave him recognition as an actor. Vikas made his film debut with the film Nandhi Starring

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where he plays as Sudeep's friend. He assisted director

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for Jackie (2010) where he also played the role of an antagonist "Parangi Seena" in the movie. He assisted the film maker

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and co-wrote the film

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where he was credited for writing the screenplay as "ravikiran". He directed Jayammana Maga starring

which went on to become a blockbuster. The subject dealt with occult and black magic. The response from critics was equally good.

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gave it a rating of 4/5 stars. stating that the movie was not be missed. Times of India rated it a 3.5/5 and said Vikas has proved that he can be a part of the list of talented directors in sandalwood
Jayammana Maga Movie Review : Critic Review of Jayammana Maga by Times of India
Bharatstudent rated it 3.25/5 stating that the presentation was rich and the narrative was energetic. He has played a character role in Kaddipudi. Vikas wrote the story of Doddmane Huduga starring

Puneeth Rajkumar Puneeth Rajkumar (17 March 1975 – 29 October 2021), colloquially known as Appu, was an Indian actor, playback singer, television presenter, and producer, who worked in Kannada cinema. He was the youngest son of actor and matinee idol Dr. Raj ...

which was a commercial success. He was nominated for the best debutant director for

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in the year 2014. At present, Vikas is acting in the movie

Kaanadante Maayavadanu ''Kaanadante Maayavadanu'' () is a 2020 romantic fantasy Kannada film directed by debutante Raj Pathipati and produced by Back Benchers Motion Picture. The film gets it title from the opening lines of the song "Kaanadante Maayavadanu" "Namma ...

. He has penned the story along with the debutante Director

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. It is a fantasy film which has a tag line "Love story of a Ghost". The film is the final stages of Post-production.

Filmography

References

External links

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"Kaanadante Maayavadanu Official Website"
1975 births 21st-century Indian male actors Indian film directors Living people