Vikram Kumar
This article is about the film director. For the pathologist and entrepreneur, see Vikram Sheel Kumar.
| Vikram Kumaran Padmanathan | |
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| Residence | Film Nagar, Hyderabad, India |
| Occupation |
Film director Film producer Screenwriter |
| Years active | 1998–present |
Vikram Kumaran Padmanathan is an Indian film director known for his works in Telugu, Tamil, and Bollywood cinema. [1] In 1998, he directed his debut non feature film, Silent Scream, for which he has garnered the National Film Award for Best Educational/Motivational/Instructional Film.[2]
He had assisted eminent filmmaker Priyadarshan for several years before making his debut.
Filmography
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Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Film | Cast | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Silent Scream | Ensemble cast | English | National Film Award for Best Educational/Motivational/Instructional Film |
| 2001 | Ishtam | Charan, Shriya Saran | Telugu | |
| 2003 | Alai | Silambarasan, Trisha Krishnan | Tamil | |
| 2009 | Yavarum Nalam | Madhavan, Neetu Chandra | Tamil | |
| 13B | Hindi | |||
| 2012 | Ishq | Nitin, Nithya Menen | Telugu | SIIMA Award for Best Director |
| 2014 | Manam | Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Akkineni Nagarjuna, Naga Chaitanya, Akkineni Akhil, Shriya Saran, Samantha | Telugu | |
| 2015 | 24 | Suriya, Samantha | Tamil | Pre-production [3] |
Awards
- National Film Award for Best Educational/Motivational/Instructional Film (director) Silent Scream 1998
- SIIMA Award for Best Director - Ishq - 2012