Vivek Rajgopal

Vivek Rajgopal
Alma materLoyola College
Occupationactor
Years active2014–present
ParentRajgopal (father)[1]

Vivek Rajgopal is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Tamil-language films.[2]

Personal life

Vivek Rajgopal's mother tongue is Malayalam, but he settled in Tamil Nadu.[3]

Career

Vivek Rajgopal had an interest for acting and subsequently joined Koothu-P-Pattarai and trained under Guru Somasundaram.[4][5] After playing supporting roles in Naanga and Mathapoo,[6] he debuted in the lead role in Oru Modhal Oru Kadhal (2014)[7] before getting his breakthrough with Echcharikkai (2018).[4][8][9] He received the role after Ashok Selvan, who was supposed to do the role recommended Vivek's name.[4] He was chosen to play a role in the web series Queen after the makers liked his performance in Echcharikkai.[10][11]

Filmography

  • All films are in Tamil, unless otherwise noted.
Year Film Role Notes
2012 Naanga Babu credited as Uday[12]
Sooriya Nagaram Senthil
2013 Mathapoo Maali
2014 Oru Modhal Oru Kadhal Karthik
2018 Echcharikkai Thomas
2021 Kshanam Irfan Malayalam film[13]
2022 Jasper Harish
2023 Maruthi Nagar Police Station
2024 Dange Vikash Hindi film
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Streaming television

Year Film Role Platform
2019 Queen Pradeepan MX Player
2021 Vadham Divakar
2024 Aindham Vedham Mithran/AI Shakthi ZEE5

References

  1. ^ Malathi Rangarajan (3 March 2012). "Arts / Cinema : What's new about Naanga?". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 7 March 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
  2. ^ "Cityzen: Of memory boxes, space travel and peace". The Hindu. 19 December 2014 – via www.thehindu.com.
  3. ^ Vivek Rajagopal Kshanam Movie actor | Vivek Rajagopal Interview | M life news | Kshanam. Channel M LIFE. 14 December 2021. Event occurs at 1:18. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  4. ^ a b c K., Janani (31 August 2018). "Vivek Rajgopal: Echarikkai reviews motivated me". India Today.
  5. ^ Subramanian, Anupama (2 September 2018). "Vivek gets appreciation for his anti-hero role". Deccan Chronicle.
  6. ^ Suresh, Chandini (19 May 2014). "A filmy ode to friendship". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.
  7. ^ Ashok Kumar, S R (15 February 2014). "Audio Beat: Oru Mothal Oru Kadhal - A leaf out of life". The Hindu. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  8. ^ "A debut to remember: Vivek Rajagopal on 'Echarikai Idhu Manidargal Nadamadum Idam'". The New Indian Express.
  9. ^ Ramanujam, Srinivasa (24 August 2018). "'Echcharikkai' review: a taut thriller that needs more zing". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.
  10. ^ Aiyappan, Ashameera (23 December 2019). "The Queen's adversary". New Indian Express.
  11. ^ "Queen Season 1 Review: This story of a resilient woman strikes a chord". The Times of India.
  12. ^ "Selvaa's bold move". Sify. 9 March 2012. Archived from the original on 28 January 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
  13. ^ "KSHANAM | Official Trailer | Suresh Unnithan | Lal | Bharath | Ajmal Ameer | Reji Thampi". YouTube.