Stage actor, only son, and bitter ex.

• 5'9'' and broad shouldered, fairly toned
• Curly black hair, generally worn a bit longer on top
• Short, neatly groomed facial hair and sideburns
• Dark eyes; wears round silver glasses that he may or may not actually need
• Fashionable and likes to look good, tends to stick to dark and neutral colors
• Pierced ears, favors simple jewelry, though it can sometimes still be flashy
• Camera-ready at all times

• An extrovert
• A bit self-centered and self-important
• Sensitive but pretends not to be
• Can be fickle
• A little flighty, a social butterfly
• But when you have his attention you have all his attention
• Very affectionate with those he's close to
• Loves being the center of attention
• Wants to be pampered and taken care of
• Can be kind of high maintenance
• Extremely serious about acting
• Tends to get emotionally attached to his original roles
• Lowkey thinks stage acting is better/more important than TV and movie acting and generally prioritizes it

• Baseline human
• Very high caliber actor
• Can sing and dance very well
• Multilingual
• Probably has an awards collection

• Eldest son of Tamil immigrants
• Learned English via television and became enchanted with the world of acting at a young age
• Was a bonafide theatre kid at school, though his parents kept trying to redirect him to his STEM classes
• Originally did want to be on TV but his focus shifted to stage through school productions and being introduced to Broadway musicals
• Went to a fine arts school with a performing arts focus on scholarship despite his parents' disapproval and graduated with honors
• Moved to New York City and worked various service jobs while going to auditions and getting small roles in off-Broadway productions
• Was slowly moving up in the types of roles he was getting when he was cast as the lead in the gay indie film One Summer opposite Marco de Leon, with whom he had a whirlwind romance on set
• The film was a breakout hit and propelled the both of them to stardom
• Married Marco and was suddenly in demand on Broadway
• Focused mainly on theatre but did continue to film movies and take the odd short term television role
• Finally got his parents' blessing through his continued success
• Increased workload and family pressure to have children eventually took a toll on his marriage and they divorced after seven years
• Has continued to work steadily since then and has dated on and off but can't seem to committ

• Adithan Prakesh: Father. Mechanical engineer and a stern patriarch. Viyan respects him they're a little distant.
• Kala Harish: Mother. A traditional woman who very much wants grandchildren. Viyan is closer to her, but she also stresses him out.
• Jayanthi Adithan: Little sister. They're close in age and often only had each other to socialize with as children. Best woman at his wedding, and one of the few people he will be totally frank with.
• Marco de Leon: Ex-husband. Complicated feelings; in some ways still angry with him, in other ways can't fully let him go.