[89] The film, which also featured Sara Arjun, Anushka Shetty and Amala Paul in supporting roles, opened to predominantly positive reviews from critics and enjoyed commercial success at the box office. [96] He then appeared in his second project with director Vijay, portraying the lead role of a blinded RAW agent in the action-thriller, Thaandavam. window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; Vikram was born as Kennedy to a Christian father and a Hindu mother. However, the film was reported to be momentarily shelved and subsequently never took off again after the producer Singanamala Ramesh walked out. [14] His appearances in Meera and in Kaaval Geetham, with another veteran director S. P. Muthuraman, helped him secure film offers from the Malayalam and Telugu film industries. Next, Dhruv Vikram did graduation in acting from The Lee Strasberg T… His father, however, did not fare successfully, and only managed to act in supporting roles in Tamil films and television serials and this inspired Vikram to take part in theatre lessons and become professionally trained in classical and cinema dance forms to ensure he became a leading actor. [11] Vikram was initially apprehensive, because both roles were to be shot almost simultaneously, but revealed that he succeeded by showing differences in his body language and expressions. Vikram worked on his body for the film, sporting a thick waist to show notable differences from his other police film, Dhill and also put on eight kilograms. [60], Vikram has promoted various social causes with several of his charity works being linked to characters he had portrayed in his films. Dhruv Vikram’s father name is Chiyaan Vikram who is a popular and well known South Indian actor. Prior to release, the film was touted as the most expensive South Indian film ever, costing Rs 26.38 crores, and was released across India with 400 prints. [95] The film opened to mixed reviews from critics in December 2011 and performed below expectations at the box office. [33] Again, Vikram's performance won positive reviews from critics, with a reviewer describing it as an "extraordinarily detailed performance" and that "as the blind singer, he brings laughter, tears and a lump in one's throat". [131] His performances as a rogue turned mentally ill patient in Sethu, a gravedigger with autism spectrum disorder in Bala's Pithamagan, a Brahmin lawyer with multiple personality disorder in Anniyan and a mentally challenged adult with the maturity of a six-year-old boy in Deiva Thirumagal are all roles in which he played a mentally affected man, with Vikram mentioning that he does such roles to reinvent himself on screen. [14] He followed it up with appearances in the unsuccessful films Kurralla Rajyam in Telugu and then in the Ilaiyaraaja musical Kangalin Vaarthaigal, before playing a short role in Parthiban's critically acclaimed film Housefull. [19] The film took a large opening, grossing over Rs. To prepare for the role, Vikram visited homes for the mentally challenged such as Vidya Sagar and Vidya Sudha for a month, watching their body language and taking notes. [144], The couple has a daughter Akshita born in 1993 and a son Dhruv born in 1995. The event, held in Singapore, attracted several hundreds of his South East Asian fans and was held in the form of a stage musical. The body measurements of Dhruv Vikram are chest-40 Inches, Waist-30 Inches, Biceps-10 Inches and The shoe size of Dhruv Vikram is 9 (US). Vikram has promoted various social causes and appeared as the Youth Envoy for the United Nations Human Settlements Programme in 2011. The film then struggled to find a distributor, who shunned it due to the tragic climax and the film remained unreleased. [10][11] Vikram then returned to finish the final year of his degree after his accident and secured permission to finish his dissertation at home, as he was only able to walk on crutches for a short period. Vikram made his debut in the 1990 film En Kadhal Kanmani, which was followed by a series of small-budget Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu films in the 1990s, many of which went unnoticed. [97] For his role of a blind man, Vikram trained under noted human echolocation specialist Daniel Kish, with the latter also playing a cameo in the film. Vikram signed on to collaborate again with Shankar for I, a romantic thriller opposite Amy Jackson, in early 2012. [98] A critic from Sify.com noted that it was "Vikram and him alone who diverts your attention from the film's little logical script flaws and spellbinds you with an endearing act that is Thaandavam's biggest strength";[99] subsequently, the film did average business commercially. [132], Furthermore, Vikram has enjoyed a large fan following in Andhra Pradesh as a result of a series of successful dubbed Telugu films with Aparichitudu, dubbed from his Tamil film Anniyan, being among the most successful Telugu films of 2005. [127] The actor also starred in the 2010 "Mile Sur Mera Tumhara" music video on national integration alongside a bevy of Indian actors and musicians, describing the experience as "phenomenal". Starring in the romantic thriller I (2015), Vikram won rave reviews from critics for his performance. He was born on 23 September 1995 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. [9], Vikram was educated at Montfort School, Yercaud (a boarding school in a hill station near Salem) and graduated in 1983. The film which also featured Pasupathy as his brother, saw Vikram work as the assistant director under Shafi. A critic from Times of India noted: "Vikram bowls you over with a heart-wrenching performance whether he is handsome or disfigured", while The Hindu added his transformation was "laudable", and that "Vikram wins hearts as the earnest-to-boot gym rat and as the strapping new model on the block, he floors the audience with his performance as Koonan, the deformed hunchback". So, He did a 6-month study of filmmaking foundation from the Metfilm School, United Kingdom. [135][136][137] In 2015, Vikram has endorsed Big Deal TV, a celebrity-driven home shopping channel. [58] The film won 8 out of the 15 awards possible at the 2005 Filmfare Awards South, with Vikram adjudged Best Actor. [19], Vikram did not sign up to a film for sixty five days after the release of Sethu, to ensure that he made the right career move. [30] His next release was Rajakumaran's Vinnukum Mannukum, alongside Sarath Kumar, Kushboo and Devayani, which revolved around an ordinary boy falling in love with an actress. Amongst his other honours include the Kalaimamani Award from the Government of Tamil Nadu in 2004 and an Honorary Doctorate by the University of Milan in May 2011. Date of Birth 23 Sep 1995. [88] He also communicated with the patients, to pick up the nuances of people with impaired speech. Eventually, it ran for over one hundred days at several cinema halls across Chennai. [101] Following hushed production developments, it was revealed that the actor would sport four significantly different looks in the film: a body builder, a beast, a model and a hunchback. [4] Vikram achieved further success in Anniyan (2005), Kanthaswamy (2009), Raavanan (2010) and Deiva Thirumagal (2011). [76][77] The Tamil version, Raavanan won rave reviews from critics, with The Hindu calling it a "master stroke" and claiming that Vikram "raises the bar higher with every venture". Vikram remained the only common lead actor in the versions, with his segment playing out a love story between a careless drunkard fisherman and a mute girl played by Isha Sherwani. [72][73] Vikram revealed that he and Abhishek Bachchan played the roles in the respective versions without inspiration from one another. [61], Vikram then signed up for Bheema in October 2005, with the film facing severe delays and only releasing in January 2008. [10][14] Critics praised Vikram's performance with a reviewer referring to Vikram as "a revelation" and that "he is very natural and his acting in last few scenes are just too good and could even be compared with the best we have seen". [6][7] Rajeshwari, Vikram's mother, was a sub-collector and her brother, Thiagarajan is an established director-actor in the Tamil film industry; with his son, actor Prashanth, being Vikram's first cousin. [9] Despite expressing his interest to join films after school, his father forced him to go through education with Vikram subsequently graduated from Loyola College, Chennai with a degree in English Literature and worked halfway towards an MBA programme. [130], Vikram is a prolific method actor, being often compared akin to Hollywood's Christian Bale. [16] Vikram signed Amitabh Bachchan's first Tamil language film production, Ullaasam, which also featured Ajith Kumar and Maheswari. [55] Anniyan took an "extraordinary opening",[56] and went on to become a blockbuster grossing more than Rs.100 crores through the original and two dubbed versions. Paired opposite Samantha, the film opened to mixed reviews and did not perform well at the box office. [92] The critic from The Hindu praised the film and Vikram's performance, but analysed that "a problem arises only when you stop looking at Krishna as a character, and begin to see him as Vikram, the hero" and that Vikram should have "underplayed a little here and there and it would have worked better". [83] The film was also screened at the Venice Film Festival and the Busan International Film Festival, with Vikram in attendance. Dhruv Vikram Height and Weight. He holds a National Film Award for Best Actor; a feat only matched by four other actors in Tamil films. Dhruv Vikram is an Indian actor who is working in Tamil movies. Dhruv Vikram Weight is 65 Kgs/ (143 lbs). Dhruv Vikram Biography, Wiki, Age, Height, Family, Salary & Images. 9 Nelalu featured Vikram as the husband of the character played by Soundarya, who faces the challenges of being a surrogate mother. Find more info like - Dhruv Vikram Age, Photos, News, Movies, Serials, … [19] He turned down an opportunity from a friend to take up a job in technology and attempted to stay in the industry by directing a serial titled Mounam Pesiyadhey, with Ameer as his assistant director. Dhruv is a 22-year-oldsmart and handsome actor; his height is 1.74 in meters, 174 in centimetres and5’9 in feet & inches and his weight is approx 64 kg, 141.12 in-lbs, hishair colour is black, and eye colour is dark brown, his body measurement is achest- 35 inches, waist-30 inches, and Biceps 10 inches. Dhruv Vikram Height and Weight.