Vikranth

Vikranth Santhosh (born 13 November 1984) is an Indian actor who has appeared in Tamil language films. He was introduced in the film Karka Kasadara directed by R. V. Udayakumar and later appeared in other romantic drama films. Following his participation in the Celebrity Cricket League, Vikranth has moved on to work in bigger film projects.

Career Vikranth began his career as a child actor in Azhagan (1991). After pursuing Visual Communication in Loyola College, he made his lead acting debut with R. V. Udayakumar's Karka Kasadara (2005), before appearing as the lead actor in other small budget films such as Ninaithu Ninaithu Parthen (2007), Mudhal Kanave (2007) and Agathiyan's Nenjathai Killathe (2008). His contributions as a cricketer in the Celebrity Cricket League Vikranth's profile in the early 2010s and he began to work on more prominent films. He acted with Sathyaraj in Sattapadi Kutram (2011) directed by his uncle S. A. Chandrasekhar.

He had a cameo in Suseenthiran's Pandianadu, where he portrayed Vishal's friend who gets slain. Vikranth's following film Thakka Thakka (2015), directed by his brother Sanjeev, became the actor's widest solo release, with actors Vishal, Arya and Vishnu appearing in a promotional song for the film. Vikranth then signed on to portray the main antagonist in Udhayanidhi Stalin's Gethu (2016), appearing as a sniper with only one line of dialogue throughout the film.

In 2017, he appeared in Kavan directed by K. V. Anand. He portrayed a supporting role where Vijay Sethupathi acted in the lead role. Filmtimes describes it; Vikranth is engaging and memorable. The movie was a commercial success. The next movie was Samuthirakani's Thondan (2017) where Vikranth gets to play a pivotal role which he has performed with ease and élan. In the Suseenthiran's bilingual film, Nenjil Thunivirundhal (C/o Surya in Telugu) (2017), starring Sundeep Kishan and Vikranth, has not been receiving great reviews by critics. In 2019, his films were Suttu Pidikka Utharavu, Vennila Kabaddi Kuzhu 2 and Bakrid.

In 2022, he playing the role of Satan, a cold-blooded criminal in the film Naan Mirugamaai Maara. He co-starring with Vishnu Vishal in the sport action film Lal Salaam (2024). He then played in lead role in the drama film Deepavali Bonus (2024).

Personal life His mom Sheela acted in Pandian Stores. His brother Sanjeev directed him in Thakka Thakka (2015). Earlier, Sanjeev had also worked as an actor, working on an incomplete film titled Beauty opposite Abhinayashree. He is the cousin of popular Tamil actor and current Tamil Nadu chief minister Vijay and nephew of Shoba and S. A. Chandrasekhar.

Filmography

All films are in Tamil, unless otherwise noted.

+List of films and roles Year Film Role Notes 1991 Azhagan Azhagappan's son Child artist Eashwari Kannan 2005 Karka Kasadara Rahul 2007 Ninaithu Ninaithu Parthen Adhikesavan Mudhal Kanave Hariharan Prabhu Also playback singer 2008 Nenjathai Killathe Vasanth 2009 Engal Aasan Vasu 2010 Goripalayam Paandi 2011 Muthukku Muthaaga Bose Sattapadi Kutram Thangaraj 2013 Pandianadu Sethu Special appearance 2015 Thakka Thakka Sathya 2016 Gethu Craig (Bull) 2017 Kavan Abdul Kader Thondan Vicky Nenjil Thunivirundhal Mahesh Simultaneously shot in Telugu as C/o Surya2019 Suttu Pidikka Utharavu Ashok Vennila Kabaddi Kuzhu 2 Saravanan Bakrid Rathinam 2022 Naan Mirugamaai Maara Satan 2024 Lal Salaam Shamsuddin Deepavali Bonus Ravi 2025 Bun Butter Jam Selva Special appearance Madharaasi Sandeep Will Palani Vel Murugan Special appearance MarkRudhraKannada film

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