Vikram Kumar
Vikram K. Kumar is an Indian film director, and screenwriter known for his works in Telugu cinema, and Tamil cinema. In 1998, he directed his breakthrough non-feature film, Silent Scream, for which he won the National Film Award For Best Instructional Film. He made his directorial debut in Telugu cinema with Ishtam, and then directed the Tamil movie13B.
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. He then directed the box-office hits such as the science-fiction 24, which won two awards at the 64th National Film Awards, and the comedy-thriller Gang Leader .
Early 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.Filmography
| Year | Film | Language | Notes |
| 1998 | Silent Scream | English | National Film Award for Best Educational/Motivational/Instructional Film |
| 2001 | Ishtam | Telugu | Co-director |
| 2003 | Alai | Tamil | |
| 2009 | Yavarum Nalam | Tamil | Dubbed into Telugu as Padamudu |
| 2009 | 13B | Hindi | |
| 2012 | Ishq | Telugu | |
| 2014 | Manam | Telugu | Filmfare Award for Best Director - Telugu |
| 2016 | 24 | Tamil | |
| 2017 | Hello | Telugu | |
| 2019 | Gang Leader | Telugu |
Awards
;National Film Awards- National Film Award for Best Educational/Motivational/Instructional Film Silent Scream
- Filmfare Award for Best Director - Telugu - Manam