Vikranth

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{{Infobox person
| name = Vikranth
| image = Vikranth.jpg
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| caption = Vikranth in 2013.
| birth_date =
| birth_place = [[Rajapalayam]],[[Tamil Nadu]],[[India]]
| birth_name = Vikranth Santhosh
| othername =
| yearsactive = 2005–present
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| height =
| relatives = [[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]] (cousin) <br> [[S. A. Chandrasekhar]] (uncle)
| spouse = {{marriage|Maanasa Hemachandran|2009}}
| children =
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'''Vikranth''' is an Indian film [[actor]] who has appeared in Tamil language films. He was first introduced in the film ''[[Karka Kasadara]]'' (2005) directed by [[R. V. Udayakumar]] and later appeared in other romantic drama films.<ref name="buzz">{{cite web|url=http://newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/article464286.ece|title=An identity, finally|last=Gupta|first=Rinku|date=31 March 2011|work=The New Indian Express|access-date=25 April 2011|archive-date=16 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116160812/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/article464286.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> Following his participation in the [[Celebrity Cricket League]], Vikranth has moved on to work in bigger film projects.

==Career==
Vikranth made his lead acting debut with [[R. V. Udayakumar]]'s ''[[Karka Kasadara]]'' (2005), before appearing as the lead actor in other small budget films such as ''[[Ninaithu Ninaithu Parthen]]'' (2007) and [[Agathiyan]]'s ''[[Nenjathai Killadhe (2008 film)|Nenjathai Killathe]]'' (2008). Vikranth then appeared alongside [[Vijayakanth]] in ''[[Engal Aasan]]'' (2010) and collaborated with [[Rasu Madhuravan]] twice in quick succession, with ''[[Goripalayam]]'' (2010) and ''[[Muthukku Muthaaga]]'' (2011), portraying a negative character in the former.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/trying-out-a-new-turf/article3020869.ece|title=Trying out a new turf|date=7 May 2010|via=www.thehindu.com|access-date=29 September 2019|archive-date=11 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011225149/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/trying-out-a-new-turf/article3020869.ece|url-status=live}}</ref>

His contributions as a cricketer in the [[Celebrity Cricket League]] Vikranth's profile in the early 2010s and he began to work on more prominent films. He had a cameo in [[Suseenthiran]]'s ''[[Pandianadu]]'', where he portrayed [[Vishal (actor)|Vishal]]'s friend who gets slain. Vikranth's following film ''[[Thakka Thakka]]'' (2015), directed by his brother Sanjeev, became the actor's widest solo release, with actors [[Vishal (actor)|Vishal]], [[Arya (actor)|Arya]] and [[Vishnu Vishal|Vishnu]] appearing in a promotional song for the film.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/pinning-his-hopes-on-piravi/article4772164.ece|title=Pinning his hopes on Piravi|first=Udhav|last=Naig|date=1 June 2013|via=www.thehindu.com|access-date=29 September 2019|archive-date=4 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140704011736/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/pinning-his-hopes-on-piravi/article4772164.ece|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/thakka-thakka-movie-review-an-empty-jewellery-box/article10338866.ece|title=Thakka, Thakka: An empty jewellery box|first=Sudhir|last=Srinivasan|date=29 August 2015|via=www.thehindu.com|access-date=29 September 2019|archive-date=11 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011225149/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/thakka-thakka-movie-review-an-empty-jewellery-box/article10338866.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> Vikranth then signed on to portray the main antagonist in [[Udhayanidhi Stalin]]'s ''[[Gethu]]'' (2016), appearing as a sniper with only one line of dialogue throughout the film.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/vikranth-plays-suave-villain-in-gethu/|title=Vikranth plays ‘suave villain’ in ‘Gethu’|date=6 January 2016|access-date=29 September 2019|archive-date=29 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190929235052/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/vikranth-plays-suave-villain-in-gethu/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2017, he appeared in ''[[Kavan (film)|Kavan]]'' directed by [[K. V. Anand]]. He play second role where [[Vijay Sethupathi]] acted in the lead role. Filmtimes describes it; Vikranth is engaging and memorable. The movie was a commercial success.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/reviews/kavan-reality-bites/article17756123.ece|title=Kavan: Reality bites|first=Vishal|last=Menon|date=1 April 2017|via=www.thehindu.com|access-date=14 June 2019|archive-date=1 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170401072113/http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/reviews/kavan-reality-bites/article17756123.ece|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Personal life==
His brother Sanjeev directed him in ''[[Thakka Thakka]]'' (2015). Earlier, Sanjeev had also worked as an actor, working on an incomplete film titled ''Beauty'' opposite [[Abhinayashree]].<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20040815061843/http://www.chennaionline.com/entertainment/filmplus/dumm.asp</ref> He is the cousin of popular Tamil actor [[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]] and nephew of [[Shoba Chandrasekhar|Shoba]] and [[S. A. Chandrasekhar]].<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20030119044058/http://screenindia.com/20010727/rtam3.html</ref><ref name="buzz" /> He married actress Manasa Hemachandran, who is the daughter of late cinematographer Hemachandran and actress [[Kanakadurga]], on 21 October 2009 in [[Chennai]]. His son was born on 23 July 2010. His second son was born in March 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/oct-09-04/vikranth-19-10-09.html|title=Wedding bells in Vijay’s house|date=19 October 2009|work=behindwoods.com|access-date=25 April 2011|archive-date=29 November 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101129035721/http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/oct-09-04/vikranth-19-10-09.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Filmography==

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

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year!! Film !! Role !! Notes
|-
| 1991 || ''[[Azhagan]]'' || Azhagappan's son || child artiste
|-
| 2005 || ''[[Karka Kasadara]]'' || Rahul ||
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2007 || ''[[Ninaithu Ninaithu Parthen]]'' || Adhikesavan ||
|-
| ''[[Mudhal Kanave]]'' || Hariharan Prabhu ||
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Nenjathai Killadhe (2008 film)|Nenjathai Killathe]]'' || Vasanth ||
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Engal Aasan]]'' || Vasu ||
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Goripalayam]]'' || Pandi ||
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2011 || ''[[Muthukku Muthaaga]]'' || Bose ||
|-
| ''[[Sattapadi Kutram]]'' || Thangaraj ||
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Pandianadu]]'' || Sethu || Guest appearance
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Thakka Thakka]]'' || Sathya ||
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Gethu]]'' || Craig (Bull) ||
|-
| rowspan="4"|2017 || ''[[Kavan (film)|Kavan]]'' || Abdul Kader ||
|-
| ''[[Thondan (2017 film)|Thondan]]'' || Vicky ||
|-
| ''[[Nenjil Thunivirundhal]]'' || rowspan="2"| Mahesh ||
|-
| ''[[C/o Surya]]'' || Telugu film
|-
| rowspan="3"|2019 ||''[[Suttu Pidikka Utharavu]]'' || Ashok ||
|-
| ''[[Vennila Kabaddi Kuzhu 2]]'' || Saravanan ||
|-
| ''[[Bakrid (film)|Bakrid]]'' || Rathinam ||
|}

==References==
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