13 Facts About Nakkhul

Nakkhul Jaidev is an Indian actor and playback singer who works in Tamil cinema.

Nakkhul debuted as one of the lead actors in the 2003 film Boys directed by S Shankar.

Nakkhul sang his first song in the soundtrack album for Anniyan.

Nakkhul was 19 years old when he was chosen for the part of Juju in Shankar's coming-of-age film Boys.

Nakkhul struggled to get a breakthrough as an actor and during the period, he worked as a playback singer in films, notably recording for Harris Jayaraj in his albums for Anniyan, Ghajini and Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu.

Nakkhul signed on to feature in Prasad's Kadhalil Vizhunthen, his first film as a lead actor, in 2007 and lost close to 20 kilograms in order to fit into the role of his character.

Nakkhul revealed that the director and himself were wary that the film would define their careers in the film industry, and shot on a trial-and-error basis and were not in a hurry to complete the film, with production taking almost two years.

Nakkhul next featured in AGS Entertainment's Kandhakottai with Poorna, which opened to average response critically and commercially.

Nakkhul subsequently went four years without a film release, though he continued to work on several ventures simultaneously.

Nakkhul proves that a hero can step out of the commercial zone and take up roles that can still be liked by audience.

Nakkhul was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra to Jaidev and Lakshmi.

Nakkhul was born to a Konkani father from Mangalore and a Malayali mother.

Nakkhul is married to his long-time girlfriend Sruti Bhaskar since 28 February 2016.