Dhruv Vikram

Dhruv Vikram (born 23 September 1995) is an Indian film actor who made his acting debut with the movie Adithya Varma. He is the son of Tamil actor Vikram.[1][2]

Dhruv Vikram
Born23 September 1995 (1995-09-23) (age 25)
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
NationalityIndian
Alma materLee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute, United States
OccupationActor
Years active2018–present
Parent(s)Vikram
Shailaja Balakrishnan
RelativesAkshitha (Sister)

Early life

Dhruv was born 23 September 1996 in Chennai as the son of actor Vikram and his wife Shailaja.[3] His elder sister Akshitha is married to Manu Ranjith who is the grandson of politician M. Karunanidhi.[4] His grandfather Vinod Raj was also an actor who acted in a few Tamil films.[5]

Career

Dhruv had been first approached to play a role in Mohan Raja's M. Kumaran Son of Mahalakshmi (2004), but eventually did not feature.[6] Pandiraj approached Dhruv to play the role of Anbukkarasu in Pasanga, however, Vikram was not keen on letting his son get into acting and the role subsequently went to Kishore DS.[7] The short film titled "GoodNight Charlie" directed by him based on child abuse was released on YouTube.[8]

He made his film debut with Bala's Varmaa, a remake of the Telugu film Arjun Reddy (2017) by Sandeep Vanga; however, the release of the film was stalled after the producer was not content about the final product.[9][10] The film was relaunched as Adithya Varma with Vanga's assistant Giressaya making his debut as a director.[11] The film released to positive reviews in 2019 with a critic noting that "Dhruv Vikram comes up with a performance that captures Vijay Deverakonda's intense and raw act from the original note for note, but there is an assuredness and honesty here that makes us appreciate it rather than dismiss it just as mimicry".[12] The original version of the film, Varmaa, had a delayed release in 2020 and a critic stated that "As for Dhruv Vikram, he is rawer here, looking sure-footed in some scenes and like a novice in some".[13]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2019 Adithya Varma Adithya Varma
2020 Varmaa Varma Vasudevan

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
202013th Ananda Vikatan Cinema AwardsBest Debut – MaleAdithya VarmaWon [14]
Zee Cine Awards TamilBest Debut Actor (Male)Won[15]

References
  1. "Dhruv Vikram's 'Arjun Reddy' remake titled 'Adithya Varma'". The Times of India. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
  2. "Adithya Varma teaser out: Dhruv Vikram tries his best to match up to Vijay Deverakonda in Arjun Reddy remake". India Today. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
  3. "Dhruv Vikram's moving tribute to father Vikram". The News Minute. June 21, 2019. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
  4. "Dhruv Vikram's emotional note to his dad!". Sify. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
  5. K., Janani. "Kabir Singh is getting blasted by critics. What is the fate of Dhruv Vikram's Adithya Varma?". India Today. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20040827072003/http://www.behindwoods.com/vik_family.html
  7. "Did you know Dhruv Vikram has missed an opportunity to work in a National Award-winning film?". The Times of India. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
  8. "Watch: Vikram's son Dhruv makes a short film on child abuse". Asianet News. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
  9. "Bala to direct Arjun Reddy remake". The New Indian Express. 9 October 2017. Archived from the original on 27 October 2017. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
  10. Pillai, Sreedhar (12 February 2019). "Why did the producers of 'Varmaa' decide to shoot the film from scratch again?". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 20 February 2019.
  11. "Arjun Reddy's Tamil remake now titled Adithya Varma, new poster out". Hindustan Times. 19 February 2019. Archived from the original on 19 February 2019.
  12. Suganth, M. (25 November 2019). "Adithya Varma Review {3.5/5}: A well-made, if overly faithful, remake with Adithya Varma". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 13 March 2020. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
  13. Suganth, M (6 October 2020). "Movie Review : Bala's Varmaa gets Arjun Reddy all wrong". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 6 October 2020.
  14. "Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards 2019". India: Ananda Vikatan. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
  15. "Zee Cine Awards Tamil 2020 was a grand affair!". Sify. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
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