Yuva Rajkumar
{{Short description|Indian actor born 1993}}
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| name = Yuva Rajkumar
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1993|4|23|df=y}}
| birth_place = Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
| education = Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bengaluru (BArch)
| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|producer|playback singer}}
| years_active = 1995; 2015–present
| father = Raghavendra Rajkumar
| spouse = Sridevi (2019-div.2024)
| relatives = See Rajkumar family
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Yuva Rajkumar{{Cite web |url=https://wikiknow.org/wiki/Yuva_Rajkumar |title=Read More About Yuva Rajkumar |access-date=16 February 2025 |archive-date=11 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240711070112/https://wikiknow.org/wiki/Yuva_Rajkumar |url-status=usurped }}{{Cite web |title=Yuva Rajkumar is all set to take forward his family's legacy in films |url=https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/yuva-rajkumar-is-all-set-to-take-forward-his-familys-legacy-in-films-44960.html |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=filmfare.com |language=en |archive-date=24 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240424075226/https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/yuva-rajkumar-is-all-set-to-take-forward-his-familys-legacy-in-films-44960.html |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |date=2023-03-03 |title=Yuva Rajkumar's debut film titled Yuva |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/yuva-rajkumars-debut-film-titled-yuva/articleshow/98395287.cms |access-date=2024-04-24 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257 |archive-date=24 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240424082312/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/yuva-rajkumars-debut-film-titled-yuva/articleshow/98395287.cms |url-status=live }} (born 23 April 1993) is an Indian actor, producer, and playback singer in the Kannada film industry.{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/yuva-rajkumars-debut-film-title-announcement-teaser-out-film-to-release-on-this-date-2342419-2023-03-03|title=Yuva Rajkumar's debut film title announcement teaser out. Film to release on THIS date|date=3 March 2023|website=India Today|access-date=24 April 2024|archive-date=24 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240424075226/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/yuva-rajkumars-debut-film-title-announcement-teaser-out-film-to-release-on-this-date-2342419-2023-03-03|url-status=live}}{{Cite web |date=2023-03-03 |title=Yuva teaser out! Dr Rajkumar's grandson Yuva Rajkumar is all set to shine on big screen on December 22, 2023 |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment-news/yuva-teaser-out-dr-rajkumars-grandson-yuva-rajkumar-is-all-set-to-shine-on-big-screen-on-december-22-2023-article-98396005 |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=Times Now |language=en |archive-date=24 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240424075226/https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment-news/yuva-teaser-out-dr-rajkumars-grandson-yuva-rajkumar-is-all-set-to-shine-on-big-screen-on-december-22-2023-article-98396005 |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |date=2024-03-21 |title=Yuva Trailer out: Puneeth Rajkumar's nephew, Yuva Rajkumar, makes debut with an action-packed drama - WATCH |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/yuva-trailer-out-puneeth-rajkumars-nephew-yuva-rajkumar-makes-debut-with-an-action-packed-drama-watch/articleshow/108684437.cms |access-date=2024-04-24 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257 |archive-date=24 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240424075226/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/yuva-trailer-out-puneeth-rajkumars-nephew-yuva-rajkumar-makes-debut-with-an-action-packed-drama-watch/articleshow/108684437.cms |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=2022-04-27 |title=Dr Rajkumar's grandson Yuva Rajkumar teams up with KGF producers for his first film: 'Legacy continues' |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/dr-rajkumar-grandson-yuva-rajkumar-debut-hombale-films-7890195/ |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=The Indian Express |language=en |archive-date=24 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240424075226/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/dr-rajkumar-grandson-yuva-rajkumar-debut-hombale-films-7890195/ |url-status=live }}
Career
Yuva worked as a child artist in Om (1995) alongside his uncle Shiva Rajkumar and brother Vinay Rajkumar. He worked behind the scenes for Siddhartha (2015) and Run Antony (2016) both starring Vinay,{{Cite web|url=https://www.indulgexpress.com/entertainment/cinema/2024/Mar/28/my-interest-in-learning-dance-and-fighting-came-from-puneeth-rajkumar-says-yuva-rajkumar|title=My interest in learning dance and fighting came from Puneeth Rajkumar, says Yuva Rajkumar|first=A.|last=Sharadhaa|date=6 March 2024|website=Indulgexpress|access-date=16 February 2025|archive-date=5 November 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241105191218/https://www.indulgexpress.com/entertainment/cinema/2024/Mar/28/my-interest-in-learning-dance-and-fighting-came-from-puneeth-rajkumar-says-yuva-rajkumar|url-status=live}} and was credited as a producer for the latter film.{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/sandalwood/290616/hoping-to-vin-some-kudos.html|title=Hoping to VIN' some kudos|first=Shashiprasad|last=SM|date=29 June 2016|website=Deccan Chronicle}} He made his debut as a lead actor with Yuva (2024).{{Cite web |title=Puneeth Rajkumars Nephew Yuva Rajkumar Opens Up On His Debut Film Yuva |url=https://zeenews.india.com/regional/puneeth-rajkumars-nephew-yuva-rajkumar-opens-up-on-his-debut-film-yuva-2730704.html |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=Zee News |language=en |archive-date=24 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240424075150/https://zeenews.india.com/regional/puneeth-rajkumars-nephew-yuva-rajkumar-opens-up-on-his-debut-film-yuva-2730704.html |url-status=live }} Regarding his performance in the film, a critic from The Times of India wrote that "Yuva is Yuva Rajkumar’s show all the way; he fights, acts, dances, romances, wrestles, fights some more, and even shows an emotional arc. He ticks all the boxes of a commercial hero. The movie is written for him and he delivers a very mature performance in his debut film. His arrival marks the entry of a bankable angry young man to the industry".{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movie-reviews/yuva/movie-review/108876836.cms |title=Yuva Movie Review: Yuva Review: A Power-Packed Debut |website=The Times of India |access-date=16 February 2025 |archive-date=9 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240409121615/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movie-reviews/yuva/movie-review/108876836.cms |url-status=live }}
Personal life
Filmography
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References
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External links
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Category:Male actors in Kannada cinema
Category:Indian male film actors
Category:Male actors from Bengaluru
Category:21st-century Indian male actors
Category:St. Joseph's College, Bangalore alumni
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