Vikranth is an Indian actor who has appeared in Tamil language films. He was first introduced in the film ''

Karka Kasadara ''Karka Kasadara'' is 2005 Indian Tamil-language film produced and directed by R. V. Udayakumar. The film stars Vikranth and Lakshmi Rai in their debuts, along with Diya and Vadivelu in lead roles. The music was composed by Prayog with cinemato ...

'' (2005) directed by R. V. Udayakumar and later appeared in other romantic drama films. Following his participation in the

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, Vikranth has moved on to work in bigger film projects.

Career

Vikranth made his lead acting debut with R. V. Udayakumar's ''

'' (2005), before appearing as the lead actor in other small budget films such as ''

Ninaithu Ninaithu Parthen ''Ninaithu Ninaithu Parthen'' () is a 2007 Indian Tamil-language romance film directed by Manikandan. The film stars Vikranth and Ashita, while Karunas and Roja appeared in other pivotal role. The film produced by Babu Raja, had music scored by ...

'' (2007), ''

Mudhal Kanave ''Mudhal Kanave'' () is a 2007 Indian Tamil language, Tamil romance film directed by C. Balamurugan. The film starred Vikranth and Honey Rose in lead roles. Plot The movie begins in Kanyakumari where Hari (Vikranth) settles down as painter for ...

'' (2007) and

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's ''

Nenjathai Killathe ''Nenjathai Killathe'' () is a 1980 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film written and directed by Mahendran. The film stars Suhasini, Sarath Babu, Pratap and Mohan. It focuses on a girl who is torn between the man she loved, and the ma ...

'' (2008). Vikranth then appeared alongside

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in ''

Engal Aasan ''Engal Aasan'' () is a 2009 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language action film, action comedy drama film directed by R. K. Kalaimani. The film stars Vijayakanth in the lead role and Vikranth, Sheryl Brindo, Akshaya and Suja Varunee playing support ...

'' (2009) and collaborated with

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twice in quick succession, with ''

Goripalayam ''Goripalayam'' is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language action drama film written and directed by '' Mayandi Kudumbathar'' fame Rasu Madhuravan. The film stars Vikranth, Harish, Ramakrishnan of '' Kunguma Poovum Konjum Puravum'' fame, Manivannan's so ...

'' (2010) and ''

Muthukku Muthaaga ''Muthukku Muthaaga'' is a 2011 Indian Tamil family drama film written, produced, and directed by Rasu Madhuravan. It stars Vikranth, Natraj, Harish, Oviya, Monica, Prakash, Veerasamar, Ilavarasu, and Saranya Ponvannan. The film is a very sad ...

'' (2011), portraying a negative character in the former. His contributions as a cricketer in the

Vikranth's profile in the early 2010s and he began to work on more prominent films. He acted with

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in ''

Sattapadi Kutram ''Sattapadi Kutram'' () is a 2011 Indian Tamil action drama film directed by S. A. Chandrasekhar starring Sathyaraj, Vikranth, Harish Kalyan. Bhanu, Komal Sharma, and Aishwarya Rajesh are the female leads, and A. Venkatesh, Suresh, and Radh ...

'' (2011) directed by his uncle S. A. Chandrasekhar. He had a cameo in

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's ''

Pandianadu ''Pandiya Naadu'' () is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language action drama film written and directed by Suseenthiran and produced by Vishal. The film features Vishal and Lakshmi Menon in the lead roles, while Bharathiraja, Soori, Vikranth, and Shara ...

'', where he portrayed Vishal's friend who gets slain. Vikranth's following film ''

Thakka Thakka ''Thakka Thakka'' () is a 2015 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language action drama film written and directed by Sanjeev, whose younger brother, Vikranth, plays the lead role. The film, earlier titled ''Piravi'', also stars Rahul Venkat, Abhinaya ( ...

'' (2015), directed by his brother Sanjeev, became the actor's widest solo release, with actors Vishal,

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and

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appearing in a promotional song for the film. Vikranth then signed on to portray the main antagonist in

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's '' Gethu'' (2016), appearing as a sniper with only one line of dialogue throughout the film. In 2017, he appeared in '' Kavan'' directed by

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. He play second role where

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acted in the lead role. Filmtimes describes it; Vikranth is engaging and memorable. The movie was a commercial success. The next movie was

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's '' Thondan'' (2017) where Vikranth gets to play a pivotal role which he has performed with ease and élan. In the

's bilingual film, ''

Nenjil Thunivirundhal ''Nenjil Thunivirundhal'' () is a 2017 Indian action drama film written and directed by Suseenthiran. It is shot simultaneously in Tamil and Telugu languages, the latter titled ''C/O Surya''. The film stars Sundeep Kishan, Mehreen Pirzada, Vikr ...

'' (''C/o Surya'' in Telugu) (2017), starring

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and Vikranth, has not been receiving great reviews by critics. In 2019, his films were '' Suttu Pidikka Utharavu'', ''

Vennila Kabaddi Kuzhu 2 ''Vennila Kabaddi Kuzhu 2'' () is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language sports action film directed by Selva Sekaran. A sequel to ''Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu'' (2009), the film is written by the original's director Suseenthiran and features Vikranth and Art ...

'' and ''

Bakrid ''Bakrid'' is a 2019 Indian Tamil language drama film written and directed by Jagadeesan Subu. The film stars Vikranth and a camel called Sarah. The film is the first Indian and Tamil film in Kollywood history to portray a camel in the pivotal ...

''.

Personal life

His mom Sheela acted in

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. His brother Sanjeev directed him in ''

'' (2015). Earlier, Sanjeev had also worked as an actor, working on an incomplete film titled ''Beauty'' opposite

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. He is the cousin of popular Tamil actor Vijay and nephew of

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and S. A. Chandrasekhar. He married actress Manasa Hemachandran, who is the daughter of late cinematographer Hemachandran and actress

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, on 21 October 2009 in

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. His son was born on 23 July 2010. His second son was born in March 2016.

Filmography

*''All films are in Tamil, unless otherwise noted.''

Television

References

{{authority control Living people Tamil male actors Indian male film actors Male actors in Tamil cinema 1984 births