Vikram Prabhu is an Indian actor. he works mainly in the Tamil film industry. He is known as the son of Tamil actor Prabhu Ganesan.
Wiki/Biography
Vikram Prabhu was born on Thursday, January 15, 1986 (age 36 years; in 2022) in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. His zodiac sign is Capricorn. He completed his MBA degree at a famous university in San Diego, US. Once, in a media interview, Vikram Prabhu told that when he completed his higher studies in the US, he moved to India and started working in his family’s film production house, Sivaji Productions in 2005 and helped in the production of the popular Tamil film Chandramukhi.
Physical appearance
Height (approx): 5′ 9″
Weight (approx): 70 kg
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Black
Body Measurements (approx): Chest: 38 Inches, Waist: 34 Inches, Biceps: 12 Inches
Family
Parents & Siblings
His father’s name is Prabhu Ganesan, and he is a famous Tamil film actor and producer. His mother’s name is Punitha. Prabhu Ganesan and Punitha married each other in 1982 and had a son and a daughter named Vikram Prabhu and Aishwarya Prabhu. However, in the late 1980s, Prabhu Ganeshan began living in a direct relationship with veteran Tamil actor Khushbu Sundar. Currently, Prabhu Ganesan is still married to Vikram’s mother. On 12 September 1993, Vikram’s father married Khushbu and legally separated from Vikram’s mother after four months.
Vikram Prabhu’s parents, Prabhu Ganesan and Punitha
His grandfather, Sivaji Ganesan, was a prominent Tamil actor. His grandmother’s name was Nirmala Ganesan.
Vikram Prabhu’s grandparents
His uncle, Ramkumar Ganesan, worked as a producer in the Tamil film industry.
Ramkumar Ganesan (right) receiving the award
Vikram Prabhu has a sister named Aishwarya Prabhu. Soon after her marriage, Aishwarya moved to the US with her husband and started her own business organization there. He owns and manages a baking venture called Meltz Desertz in the US, and this baking concern delivers cakes to his customers at their doorsteps.
Aishwarya, sister of Vikram Prabhu
Wife & Children
On 26 February 2007, Vikram Prabhu married Lakshmi Ujjaini who is the daughter of M. Madhivanan, a popular Indian businessman.
Vikram Prabhu on his wedding day
The couple has two children, and their son’s name is Virat.
Career
Movie
Vikram Prabhu made his film debut in 2012 with the Tamil film Kumki as Bomman, a Mahout. Prabhu Solomon is the director of this film and produced by N. Linguswamy. The concept of the film was based on elephants, therefore, Vikram Prabhu had to get to know elephants before actually facing them on screen, so he started training at an elephant training camp in Ottapalam in Kerala as advised by the film’s director.
Kumki (2012) movie poster
Vikram Prabhu was cast in the action thriller Ivan Veramathiri as Gunasekaran in December 2013, and the film was directed by M. Saravanan. She appeared in the film alongside Tamil actors Vamsi Krishna and Ganesh Venkatraman. Vikram Prabhu played the role of a student in the film and his performance in the film received many positive reviews from film critics. One of the film’s critics mentioned in a newspaper article that Vikram is emerging as an action hero in the film industry, and he needs to work hard on his dancing skills. Critics wrote,
Vikram Prabhu “is convincing as an action hero, especially in the raw and realistic climactic fight scene, but needs to work harder in his dancing.”
Vikram Prabhu on the poster of crime thriller Ivan Veramathiri
Vikram Prabhu then appeared in another action thriller film Arima Nambi as Arjun Krishna, directed by Anand Shankar in 2014. Anand Shankar was reportedly an assistant director to AR Murugadoss.
Vikram Prabhu on the poster of the 2014 action thriller film Arima Nambi
In the same year, Vikram Prabhu worked in Gaurav’s Tamil film Sigaram Thodu as SI Muralipandian, who is a family action entertainer. In this film, Vikram plays a double role and appears with Tamil actors Sathyaraj and Monal Gajjar.
Vikram Prabhu on Sigaram Thodu movie poster
At the end of 2014, on 25 December, his third film, Vellaikaara Durai was released. The film was directed by Ezhil, and Vikram appeared with Sridivya in the film, which was very popular.
Vikram Prabhu on the poster of the movie Vellaikaara Durai in 2014
Apart from playing action and angry characters in many Tamil films, Vikram Prabhu appeared in the Tamil romantic comedy Idhu Enna Maayam as Arun in 2015, directed by Tamil filmmaker AL Vijay. Vikram’s style and look as a college student in the film did not get much appreciation, but his acting skills were highly appreciated in one of the reviews of the film on Rediff.com. One review stated,
Despite his good performance, actor Vikram Prabhu looks very awkward and out of place as a college student.
Vikram Prabhu on the poster of the movie Idhu Enna Maayam
Vikram Prabhu then appeared in the film Veera Sivaji as Sivaji in 2016. In the same year, he founded his own venture and film production house “First Artist.” He worked in the film Wagah in 2016. Some film critics blamed the filmmakers for writing bad dialogues and the messed up script of the film Wagah; however, his performance in the film scored well. It explains,
Vikram Prabhu put his heart into the film and tried hard to overcome the muddled script and poorly written dialogues.”
Vikram Prabhu in a still from the movie Wagah
In 2017, Vikram Prabhu appeared in the gangster thriller Sathriyan as Gunasekaran “Guna”. His character in the film was an angry young man, who received great acclaim. Soon after the release of the film, many film critics wrote notes in popular newspapers and magazines that Vikram Prabhu was the ideal hero to play the role of an angry man in a film. It reads,
Vikram Prabhu is perfect as the angry youth. His body language and dialogues suit his character, easily Sathriyan is his breakthrough film as an actor.”
Vikram Prabhu in a still from the movie Sathriyan
In the same year, Vikram Prabhu produced the Tamil language film Neruppu Da under his own banner and production company.
Vikram Prabhu in a still from the movie Neruppu Da
Vikram Prabhu then appeared in a double role in the comedy film Pakka in 2018 with Tamil actress Nikki Galrani, who played the lead actress in the film opposite Vikram, and Bindu Madhavi appeared as a supporting actress. He worked in two more films in the same year – 60 Vayadu Maaniram (2018) and the action thriller Thuppakki Munai (2018).
Vikram Prabhu in a still from the movie Pakka
After that, Vikram Prabhu appeared as Selva in the Tamil film Vaanam Kottatum with veteran Tamil actors R. Sarathkumar and Raadhika in 2020, and the film was directed by Tamil filmmaker Dhana Sekaran. Acclaimed film director Mani Ratnam is the co-producer and co-writer of the film.
Vikram Prabhu on Vaanam Kottatum movie poster
Vikram Prabhu’s heist thriller Asuraguru was released the same year and fared below average at the box office. In 2022, he appeared in the film Ponniyin Selvan: Saya as Parthibendra Pallavan.
Ponniyin Selvan I movie poster
Awards, Honors, Achievements
In 2012, Vikram Prabhu was awarded with the Vijay Award for Best Debut Actor for the film Kumki. In the same year, he received the Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize – Best Actor for the film Kumki and earned the SIIMA Award for Best Debut Actor for the film Kumki. In 2014, Vikram Prabhu was honored with the Audi Ritz icon award.
Vikram Prabhu while receiving an award for the film Kumki in 2012
Facts/Trivia
- In December 2012, when Vikram Prabhu’s debut film Kumki hit the box office, the film became very popular due to its picture and story. According to box office analysis, the film is ranked among the most popular films of the year. Vikram’s performance in the film was praised by several film critics. A critic mentioned that Vikram was calm while portraying an angry character in the film. The critic stated,
Prabhu excelled in the “highly emotional scenes in the climax”, while “he also calmly portrayed anxiety, gratitude and anger.”
On the other hand, his physique in the film is considered a plus point for the success of the film. Another critic said,
“his stature is a major asset”, giving the verdict that he is “expected to carry on the Ganesan family lineage” in the film.”
Vikram Prabhu with an elephant in a still from the film Kumki in 2012
- Reportedly, while Vikram Prabhu was working on Kumki in 2012, later in the same year, he was linked with another film titled Sattam Oru Iruttarai, which is a remake of the 1981 film of the same name. The director of the film Sattam Oru Iruttarai was Sneha in 2012, and the old version was directed by Tamil director Vijay in 1981. Vikram was chosen to play the role of an angry young man in the film Sattam Oru Iruttarai, and the plot of the film revolves around his struggle against the legal system in the country this. In May 2012, Sneha began directing the film Sattam Oru Iruttarai; however, Vikram Prabhu was called by the director of ‘Kumki’ to reshoot the climax of his film. As a result, Vikram started working on the climax of Kumki and left Sattam Oru Iruttarai in the middle, and this caused a long delay, which led to the makers of Sattam Oru Iruttarai replacing Vikram Prabhu with Thaman Kumar, a newcomer to Tamil cinema in 2012.
- Vikram Prabhu has over 2.5 million followers on Twitter. He often shares pictures and videos related to movies and his personal life on social media.
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