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 ''

'' (2012). The film opened to positive reviews, while a critic from

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noted "Yuvan could work harder on his expressions". His subsequent films ''Keeripulla'' opposite

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, ''Kadhalai Thavira Verondrum Illai'' with

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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

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'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

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. 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

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; however, the project was later dropped.

Filmography

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Yuvan Living people Male actors in Tamil cinema 21st-century Indian male actors Male actors from Chennai Year of birth missing (living people)