Vikram Kumar

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|years active = 1998–present

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|occupation = {{hlist|Film director|screenwriter}}

|spouse = Srinidhi Venkatesh

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Vikram K. Kumar is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in Telugu and Tamil cinema.{{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}} 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.{{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}} He made his directorial debut in Telugu cinema industry with Ishtam in 2001, and then directed the Tamil movie,

Yavarum Nalam (13B in Hindi).{{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}}

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.{{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}} He then directed the box-office hits such as the science-fiction 24 (2016), which won two awards at the 64th National Film Awards,{{Cite news|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/64th-filmfare-awards-south-2017-madhavan-suriya-best-actor/1/981419.html|title=64th Filmfare Awards South 2017: R Madhavan wins Best Actor, Suriya bags Critics Award|access-date=2017-07-11}} and the comedy-thriller Gang Leader (2019).{{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}}

Filmography

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Year ! Film ! Language ! Notes
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1998	Silent Scream	English
2001	Ishtam	Telugu	rowspan="2"\|credited as Vikram
2003	Alai	Tamil
2009	Yavarum Nalam/13B	Tamil Hindi	Bilingual film
2012	Ishq	Telugu
2014	Manam	Telugu
2016	24	Tamil
2017	Hello	Telugu
2019	Nani's Gang Leader	Telugu
2022	Thank You	Telugu

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2023 \| style="background;" \|Dhootha \|Amazon Prime Video \|

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