Yuvan is an Indian actor, who has appeared in Tamil language films. The son of director Feroze Khan, he made a breakthrough appearing in
M. Anbazhagan's ''
Saattai
''Saattai'' () is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by M. Anbazhagan. The film features Samuthirakani and Thambi Ramaiah in pivotal roles. The film's soundtrack and background score were composed by D. Imman. The sho ...
'' (2012).
Career
The son of director Feroze Khan, Yuvan was keen to work in films and worked as an assistant director in his father's ''
Thambi Arjuna
''Thambi Arjuna'' () is a 2010 Tamil-language action film directed by Vijay R. Anand. The film stars Ramana, newcomer Feroz Khan and Ashima Bhalla, with Arun Pandian, Suman, newcomer Sharmila, Bala Singh and Rajendran playing supporting roles. ...
'' (2010). He then made his debut as an actor with his father's ''Pasakara Nanbargal'', where he was credited as Ajmal Khan. The film had a low key release and received negative reviews from critics. Yuvan made a breakthrough as an actor by playing the lead role of a school student in ''
Saattai
''Saattai'' () is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by M. Anbazhagan. The film features Samuthirakani and Thambi Ramaiah in pivotal roles. The film's soundtrack and background score were composed by D. Imman. The sho ...
'' (2012). The film opened to positive reviews, while a critic from
The Hindu
''The Hindu'' is an Indian English-language daily newspaper owned by The Hindu Group, headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It began as a weekly in 1878 and became a daily in 1889. It is one of the Indian newspapers of record and the secon ...
noted "Yuvan could work harder on his expressions". His subsequent films ''Keeripulla'' opposite
Disha Pandey
Disha Pandey (born 17 January) is an Indian actress and model. She has appeared in films in Tamil, notably in the commercial success, '' Thamizh Padam'' (2010), and in Telugu and Hindi.
Early life
In comments published in a 2011 article in ' ...
, ''Kadhalai Thavira Verondrum Illai'' with
Saranya Mohan
Saranya Mohan is a former Indian actress, who predominantly appeared in Malayalam and Tamil films. She has also acted in a few Telugu, Kannada and Hindi films. She is best known for her performances in ''Yaaradi Nee Mohini'' (2008), ''Vennila ...
and ''
Kamara Kattu
''Kamara Kattu'' is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language romantic horror film directed by Ramki Ramakrishnan and starring Yuvan, Sree Raam, Raksha Raj and Manishajith.
Cast
Production
The director also worked as an art director and lyricist f ...
'', a horror film co-starring
Sree Raam, fared less well at the box office and earned negative reviews. During the period, he also worked on
Rasu Madhuravan
Rasu Madhuravan (1969 – 9 July 2013) was a Tamil film director known for family dramas. He began his career as an assistant director to Manivannan, and made his directorial debut with ''Poomagal Oorvalam''. He died on 9 July 2013 from throat c ...
's ''Sogusu Perundhu'', but the film was shelved following the death of the director. Likewise another venture titles ''Jacky'' was also shelved midst production.
In 2016, Yuvan worked on ''
Ilami
''Ilami'' is a 2016 Indian Tamil period drama film directed by J. Julian Prakash, based on the backdrop of Jallikattu. It features Yuvan and Anu Krishna in the lead roles, with Akhil and Ravi Mariya in supporting roles, and Kishore in a guest ...
'', a period movie set in the year 1700, where he portrayed a youngster who excels at
jallikattu
(or ), also known as and , is a traditional event in which a bull ('' Bos indicus''), such as the Pulikulam or Kangayam breeds, is released into a crowd of people, and multiple human participants attempt to grab the large hump on the bull's b ...
. For the role, he put on weight and trained with bulls for his scenes. Yuvan will next play the lead role in director
Bala's next project opposite
Pragathi Guruprasad
Pragathi Guruprasad is a Singaporean-American playback singer who has worked in Tamil language films. Brought up in Fremont, California, she finished as a runner-up in the third season of the reality-based singing competition ''Airtel Super ...
; however, the project was later dropped.
Filmography
References
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Living people
Male actors in Tamil cinema
21st-century Indian male actors
Male actors from Chennai
Year of birth missing (living people)