Vikram Kumar
Indian film director and screenwriter
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::summary Indian film director and screenwriter ::
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| Field | Value |
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| name | Vikram K. Kumar |
| birth_place | Thrissur, Kerala, India |
| years active | 1998–present |
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| spouse | Srinidhi Venkatesh |
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Vikram K. Kumar is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in Telugu and Tamil cinema. 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
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.
In 1998, he directed his breakthrough non-feature film, Silent Scream, for which he won the National Film Award For Best Instructional Film. 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.
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. He then directed the box-office hits such as the science-fiction 24 (2016), which won two awards at the 64th National Film Awards, and the comedy-thriller Gang Leader (2019).
Filmography
Films
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| Year | Film | Language | Notes |
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| 1998 | Silent Scream | English | |
| 2001 | Ishtam | Telugu | credited as Vikram |
| 2003 | Alai | Tamil | |
| 2009 | 13B/Yavarum Nalam | Hindi | |
| Tamil | Bilingual film | ||
| 2012 | Ishq | Telugu | |
| 2014 | Manam | ||
| 2016 | 24 | Tamil | |
| 2017 | Hello | Telugu | |
| 2019 | Nani's Gang Leader | ||
| 2022 | Thank You | ||
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Web series
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| Year | Title | Platform | Notes |
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| 2023 | Dhootha | Amazon Prime Video | |
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Awards
- National Film Award for Best Educational/Motivational/Instructional Film (director) Silent Scream (1998)
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Filmfare Award for Best Director - Telugu - Manam (2014) Santosham Film Awards
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Santosham Best Film Award - Manam (2014)
References
References
- "పెళ్లికి ఆహ్వానిస్తే... సినిమా చెయ్యమన్నారు!". Eenadu.
- "Director Vikram K Kumar - Interview - Behindwoods.com - Tamil Movie Actor Interviews - Yaavarum Nalam 13B Alai Silent Scream Ishtam".
- "46th National Film Awards". [[Directorate of Film Festivals]].
- "All India 2009". Box Office India.
- Seshagiri, Sangeetha. (23 May 2014). "'Manam' Review Roundup: Complete Entertainer; Treat for Akkineni Fans". International Business Times India.
- "64th Filmfare Awards South 2017: R Madhavan wins Best Actor, Suriya bags Critics Award".
- "Gang Leader Movie Review : Gang Leader shines in parts but is let down by a haphazard screenplay.".
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