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|birth_place = [[Thrissur]], [[Kerala]], India<ref name="Sunkari Chandrasekhar">{{cite web|last1=Sunkari|first1=Chandrasekhar|title=పెళ్లికి ఆహ్వానిస్తే... సినిమా చెయ్యమన్నారు!|url=http://www.eenadu.net/magazines/sunday-magazine/sunday-magazineinner.aspx?catfullstory=18634|website=www.eenadu.net|publisher=Eenadu|access-date=22 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190219022259/https://www.eenadu.net/sundaymagazine/inner_page/10632|archive-date=19 February 2019|location=Hyderabad|url-status=live}}</ref> | |birth_place = [[Thrissur]], [[Kerala]], India<ref name="Sunkari Chandrasekhar">{{cite web|last1=Sunkari|first1=Chandrasekhar|title=పెళ్లికి ఆహ్వానిస్తే... సినిమా చెయ్యమన్నారు!|url=http://www.eenadu.net/magazines/sunday-magazine/sunday-magazineinner.aspx?catfullstory=18634|website=www.eenadu.net|publisher=Eenadu|language=te|access-date=22 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190219022259/https://www.eenadu.net/sundaymagazine/inner_page/10632|archive-date=19 February 2019|location=Hyderabad|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
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'''Vikram K. Kumar''' is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in [[Telugu cinema|Telugu]] and [[Tamil cinema]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/features/Interviews/interview-5/director/vikram-kumar.html |title=Director Vikram K Kumar - Interview - Behindwoods.com - Tamil Movie Actor Interviews - Yaavarum Nalam 13B Alai Silent Scream Ishtam |website=Behindwoods.com |date= |accessdate=2022-08-09}}</ref> He is known for directing ''[[Yavarum Nalam]]'' (2009; ''13B'' in Hindi), ''[[Ishq (2011 film)|Ishq]]'' (2011), ''[[Manam (film)|Manam]]'' (2014), ''[[24 (2016 film)|24]]'' (2016), ''[[Hello (2017 film)|Hello]]'' (2017) and ''[[Nani's Gang Leader]]'' (2019). | |||
==Early career== | ==Early life and career== | ||
Kumar graduated from [[Madras Christian College]] in Chennai. In April 1997 he joined director [[Priyadarshan]], working on the Malayalam film ''[[Chandralekha (1997 film)|Chandralekha]]'' as assistant director. He also worked under Priyadarshan in ''[[Doli Saja Ke Rakhna]]'' and ''[[Hera Pheri (2000 film)|Hera Pheri]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movie-reviews/gang-leader/movie-review/71108833.cms|title=Gang Leader Movie Review : Gang Leader shines in parts but is let down by a haphazard screenplay.|website=TimesofIndia}}</ref> | Kumar graduated from [[Madras Christian College]] in Chennai. In April 1997 he joined director [[Priyadarshan]], working on the Malayalam film ''[[Chandralekha (1997 film)|Chandralekha]]'' as assistant director. He also worked under Priyadarshan in ''[[Doli Saja Ke Rakhna]]'' and ''[[Hera Pheri (2000 film)|Hera Pheri]]''.<ref name="indiatimes1"/> | ||
In 1998, he directed his breakthrough non-feature film, ''Silent Scream'', for which he won the [[National Film Award for Best Educational/Motivational/Instructional Film|National Film Award For Best Instructional Film]].<ref name="46thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/46_nff_1999.pdf|title=46th National Film Awards|publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]|access-date=12 March 2012}}</ref> He made his directorial debut in Telugu cinema industry with ''[[Ishtam (2001 Telugu film)|Ishtam]]'' in 2001, and then directed a bilingual movie in Tamil and Hindi languages, each with the same lead pair and separate supporting cast. The Tamil version was titled | |||
''[[Yavarum Nalam]]'' while the Hindi version was titled ''[[Yavarum Nalam|13B]]''.<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110115162000/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=290&catName=MjAwOQ |title=All India 2009 |publisher=Box Office India |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=290&catName=MjAwOQ |archive-date=2011-01-15}}</ref> | |||
In 2014, he scripted and directed ''[[Manam (film)|Manam]]'' which was screened at the 45th [[International Film Festival of India]] in the ''Homage to [[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]]'' section on 29 November 2014. The film garnered the [[Filmfare Award for Best Film - Telugu]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/manam-review-roundup-complete-entertainer-treat-akkineni-fans-600838|title='Manam' Review Roundup: Complete Entertainer; Treat for Akkineni Fans|last=Seshagiri|first=Sangeetha|publisher=International Business Times India|date=23 May 2014|access-date=9 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150209051321/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/manam-review-roundup-complete-entertainer-treat-akkineni-fans-600838|archive-date=9 February 2015}}</ref> He then directed the box-office hits such as the science-fiction ''[[24 (2016 film)|24]]'' (2016), which won two awards at the [[64th National Film Awards]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/64th-filmfare-awards-south-2017-madhavan-suriya-best-actor-983322-2017-06-18|title=64th Filmfare Awards South 2017: R Madhavan wins Best Actor, Suriya bags Critics Award|access-date=2017-07-11}}</ref> and the comedy-thriller ''[[Gang Leader (2019 film)|Gang Leader]]'' (2019).<ref name="indiatimes1">{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movie-reviews/gang-leader/movie-review/71108833.cms|title=Gang Leader Movie Review : Gang Leader shines in parts but is let down by a haphazard screenplay.|website=TimesofIndia}}</ref> | |||
==Filmography== | ==Filmography== | ||
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| 1998 || ''Silent Scream'' || [[English language|English]] ||[[ | | 1998 || ''Silent Scream'' || [[English language|English]]|| | ||
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| 2001 || ''[[Ishtam (2001 Telugu film)|Ishtam]]'' || [[Telugu language|Telugu]]|| rowspan="2" |credited as Vikram | |||
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| 2003 || ''[[Alai (film)|Alai]]'' || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] | |||
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| | | 2009 || ''[[13B (film)|13B]]'' || [[Hindi]]<br>Tamil|| Bilingual film | ||
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| | | 2012 || ''[[Ishq (2011 film)|Ishq]]'' || rowspan="2" | Telugu || | ||
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| | | 2014 || ''[[Manam (film)|Manam]]'' || | ||
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| ''[[ | | 2016 ||''[[24 (2016 film)|24]]'' || Tamil || | ||
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| | | 2017 || ''[[Hello (2017 film)|Hello]]''|| rowspan="3" | Telugu || | ||
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| | | 2019 || ''[[Nani's Gang Leader]]'' || | ||
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| | | 2022 || ''[[Thank You (2021 film)|Thank You]]'' || | ||
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| style="background;" |''[[Dhootha]]'' | |||
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Vikram K. Kumar is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in Telugu and Tamil cinema.[2] He is known for directing Yavarum Nalam (2009; 13B in Hindi), Ishq (2011), Manam (2014), 24 (2016), Hello (2017) and Nani's Gang Leader (2019).
Early life and career[edit | edit source]
Kumar graduated from Madras Christian College in Chennai. In April 1997 he joined director Priyadarshan, working on the Malayalam film Chandralekha as assistant director. He also worked under Priyadarshan in Doli Saja Ke Rakhna and Hera Pheri.[3]
In 1998, he directed his breakthrough non-feature film, Silent Scream, for which he won the National Film Award For Best Instructional Film.[4] He made his directorial debut in Telugu cinema industry with Ishtam in 2001, and then directed a bilingual movie in Tamil and Hindi languages, each with the same lead pair and separate supporting cast. The Tamil version was titled Yavarum Nalam while the Hindi version was titled 13B.[5]
In 2014, he scripted and directed Manam which was screened at the 45th International Film Festival of India in the Homage to Akkineni Nageswara Rao section on 29 November 2014. The film garnered the Filmfare Award for Best Film - Telugu.[6] He then directed the box-office hits such as the science-fiction 24 (2016), which won two awards at the 64th National Film Awards,[7] and the comedy-thriller Gang Leader (2019).[3]
Filmography[edit | edit source]
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Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Films[edit | edit source]
| Year | Film | Language | Notes |
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| 1998 | Silent Scream | English | |
| 2001 | Ishtam | Telugu | credited as Vikram |
| 2003 | Alai | Tamil | |
| 2009 | 13B | Hindi Tamil |
Bilingual film |
| 2012 | Ishq | Telugu | |
| 2014 | Manam | ||
| 2016 | 24 | Tamil | |
| 2017 | Hello | Telugu | |
| 2019 | Nani's Gang Leader | ||
| 2022 | Thank You |
Web series[edit | edit source]
| Year | Title | Platform | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Dhootha | Amazon Prime Video |
Awards[edit | edit source]
- National Film Award for Best Educational/Motivational/Instructional Film (director) Silent Scream (1998)
- Santosham Best Film Award - Manam (2014)
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Sunkari, Chandrasekhar. "పెళ్లికి ఆహ్వానిస్తే... సినిమా చెయ్యమన్నారు!". www.eenadu.net (in తెలుగు). Hyderabad: Eenadu. Archived from the original on 19 February 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- ↑ "Director Vikram K Kumar - Interview - Behindwoods.com - Tamil Movie Actor Interviews - Yaavarum Nalam 13B Alai Silent Scream Ishtam". Behindwoods.com. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Gang Leader Movie Review : Gang Leader shines in parts but is let down by a haphazard screenplay". TimesofIndia.
- ↑ "46th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
- ↑ "All India 2009". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 15 January 2011.
- ↑ Seshagiri, Sangeetha (23 May 2014). "'Manam' Review Roundup: Complete Entertainer; Treat for Akkineni Fans". International Business Times India. Archived from the original on 9 February 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
- ↑ "64th Filmfare Awards South 2017: R Madhavan wins Best Actor, Suriya bags Critics Award". Retrieved 11 July 2017.
External links[edit | edit source]
- Vikram Kumar on IMDb
- Vikram Kumar on Facebook