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Vikram (actor)
Vikram ger with autism spectrum disorders in Bala’s Pithamagan
saw him win the National Film Award for Best Actor,
with his character only speaking a couple of lines of dia-
logue in the entire film.[2] His appearance as an innocent
Brahmin with multiple personality disorder in Shankar’s
blockbuster Anniyan (2005) also won critical acclaim, as
did his appearance as a superhero in Kanthaswamy (2009).
Vikram’s portrayal of Veeraiya, a tribal leader inspired
by the Ramayana character Ravana, in Mani Ratnam’s
Raavanan saw him secure further accolades; while his ap-
pearance as a mentally challenged adult with the matu-
rity of a six-year-old boy in Deiva Thirumagal (2011), saw
the film earn critical acclaim and commercial success.
Vikram during the premiere of Raavan in London (2010) Vikram has promoted various social causes and ap-
peared as the Youth Envoy for the United Nations Human
Born Vikram Kennedy Vinod Raj Settlements Programme in 2011. He has been a brand am-
April 17, 1966 (1966-04-17)
bassador of Sanjeevani Trust and a school for special chil-
Paramakudi, Tamil Nadu, India
dren, Vidya Sudha, which he stayed at during the making
Other names Chiyaan of Deiva Thirumagal as well as having long-term associa-
Occupation Film actor, playback singer, voice actor tions with the Kasi Eye Care and running his own welfare
association through the Vikram Foundation.[3]
Years active 1990–present
Spouse Shailaja Balakrishnan Early life
Website Vikram Vinod Raj was born to a Christian father Vinod
www.chiyaanvikram.net Raj and Hindu mother Rajeshwari in Madras, Tamil Nadu
on 17 April 1966.[4] He was christened Kennedy as a
Vikram (Tamil: விக்ரம்; born as Vikram Kennedy on 17 child.[4] His father, Vinod Raj was a native of Paramakudi,
April 1966) is an Indian film actor who has predominant- Ramanathapuram and ran away from home to start a ca-
ly appeared in Tamil language films. During his years in reer in films. His father however did not fare successful-
the Indian film industry, he has won five Filmfare Awards ly, and only managed to act in supporting roles in Tamil
as well as one National Film Award and Tamil Nadu State films and television serials and this inspired Vikram to
Film Award amongst other recognitions and was award- take part in theatre lessons and become professionally
ed an Honorary Doctorate by People’s University of Milan trained in classical and cinema dance forms to ensure he
in May 2011. Vikram is known for his intense perfor- became a leading actor.[5][4] Rajeswari, Vikram’s moth-
mances, with his work often fetching critical acclaim and er, was a sub-collector and her brother, Thyagarajan is
commercial success.[1] an established director-actor in the Tamil film industry;
He made his debut in the 1990 film En Kadhal Kanmani, with his son, actor Prashanth, being Vikram’s first
which was followed by a series of small-budget Tamil, cousin. Vikram has an elder sister, Anita, who is a teacher
Telugu and Malayalam films in the 1990s, many of which and an elder brother, Arvind, who was previously set to
went unnoticed. However the success of Bala’s tragedy make his film debut in the 2008 film Saroja but eventually
film Sethu (1999), in which Vikram appeared as a rogue did not feature.[6]
turned lover, started Vikram’s successful career as an ac- Vikram was educated at Montfort School, Yercaud, a
tor. In the early 2000s, Vikram appeared in a series of boarding school in a hill station near Salem and graduat-
masala films, with Dhill (2001), Gemini (2002), Dhool (2003) ed in 1983. He has mentioned since that he used his op-
and Saamy (2003) becoming commercially successful ven- portunities at school well and learned karate and swim-
tures. During the period, Vikram also appeared in diverse ming out of lessons. Despite expressing his interest to
roles and received critical acclaim for his performance join films after school, his father forced him to go
as a blind villager in Kasi and a Robin Hood-esque figure through college with Vikram subsequently graduating in
in Samurai. In 2003, Vikram’s performance as a gravedig- English from Loyola College, Chennai and working half
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way through an MBA programme.[7] Vikram was knocked Sriraj Ginne’s Akka! Bagunnava?. He collaborated again
down by a truck during a major motorbike accident while with Mammooty in Indraprastham and Suresh Gopi in Ra-
in college and suffered a serious leg injury. He remained japuthran, before appearing in his first lead role in Malay-
hospital-ridden bed for three years during college and alam with Itha Oru Snehagatha opposite Laila.[13] Vikram
subsequently went through twenty three surgeries to signed Amitabh Bachchan’s first Tamil language film pro-
stop his leg being amputated.[7][8][9] duction, Ullaasam, which also featured Ajith Kumar and
Maheswari. The big budget film created anticipation pri-
Film career or to release but was ultimately panned and fared poorly
at the box office.[15] However, Vikram acknowledged the
film for expanding his female fan base as a result of the
Early work: 1990–98 soft-personality of his character.[11] He followed it up
Vikram began his career by modelling in advert films for with appearances in the unsuccessful films Kurralla Ra-
brands including Chola Tea, TVS Excel and Alwyn watch- jyam in Telugu and then in the Ilaiyaraaja musical Kan-
es. During the final year of his M.B.A programme at Loy- galin Vaarthaighal, before playing a short role in
ola College, he was recognised by the film industry, with Parthiban’s critically acclaimed film, Housefull.
veteran director C. V. Sridhar approaching him for a lead During his struggling phase, Vikram dubbed for other
role in a film.[10] Vikram made his film debut in 1990 by heroes in films including voices for Prabhu Deva, Ajith
appearing in En Kadhal Kanmani, a small budget love story Kumar and Abbas for Kaadhalan, Minsara Kanavu, Amara-
featuring him alongside Rekha Nambiar, with Sridhar’s vathi, Kandukondain Kandukondain. Vikram has mentioned
Thanthu Vitten Ennai opposite Rohini being his next re- that he did not look down on dubbing and saw it as "dig-
lease. He then signed on to be a part of cinematographer nity of labour".[8] During the period he also attended
P. C. Sriram’s college love story, Meera with high expec- dancing classes every day, and tried acting out different
tations, however the three films failed to launch his ca- scenes, different characters with his small group of
reer.[11] His appearances in Meera and in Kaaval Geetham, friends.[16] Vikram also rejected approaches from tele-
with another veteran director S. P. Muthuraman, helped vision serial producers, citing that working in television
him secure film offers from the Malayalam and Telugu would reduce his chances of becoming a mainstream ac-
film industries.[10] In 1993, he almost signed on to appear tor.[17]
in Mani Ratnam’s Bombay and featured in the initial pho-
to shoot alongside Manisha Koirala. However Mani Rat- Breakthrough: 1999–2001
nam wanted Vikram to remove his beard for the role, and
Vikram could not do so due to continuity problems with
another film he had signed and hence was dropped from
the project.[12]
Between 1993 and 1994, Vikram appeared in a series
of films where he portrayed supporting roles. He ap-
peared in three successful Malayalam films by appearing
with Mammooty, Suresh Gopi and Jayaram in Joshi’s suc-
cessful action film Dhruvam, before teaming up with Gopi
again for Shaji Kailas’s Mafia, which explored Bangalore’s
criminal underworld. Furthermore, Joshi cast him again
alongside Mammooty in the action drama Sainyam in the
role of an air cadet.[13] During the period, Vikram also
appeared in the small budget Telugu film Chirunavvula
Varamistava in the lead role and as Akkineni Nageswara Vikram as the rogue turned mentally ill patient in Sethu
Rao’s eldest son in the family drama Bangaru Kutumbam (1999), which became his first commercial success and secured
with both films failing commercially. A brief return to him the Filmfare Special Award – South.
Tamil films also proved unsuccessful, with his role in
Vikraman’s multistarrer Pudhiya Mannargal with music In 1998, debutant director Bala offered him the role of
composed by A. R. Rahman turning out to be a commer- the rogue, Sethu (Chiyaan), in the film Sethu. To prepare
cial failure.[14] for the character, Vikram shaved his head, thinned down
Throughout 1995 and 1996, Vikram appeared in fur- to half his size by losing twenty one kilograms and grew
ther Telugu and Malayalam films to receive income, be- nails for the role.[7][16] Furthermore, he did not accept
ing kept away from Tamil films due to a lack of offers.[11] any other offers during this period in order to maintain
He continued to play supporting roles in the Malayalam the continuity of his looks, with the film took two full
films Street and Vijayakrishnan’s Mayoora Nritam and lead years for completion. Vikram describes the period of pro-
roles in the small budget Telugu films Adalla Mazaka and duction as "the worst phase of his career" as he was
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weak economically, and "his fire was in danger of dying of the aspiring police officer, Vikram went on a strict
down".[16] The film struggled to find a distributor and on- diet eating only fruits and drinking juice.[29] The film
ly after 67 screenings did the film manage to find a buyer, opened to positive reviews with a critic from The Hindu
with most refusing the film due to the tragic climax.[18] claiming that "Vikram has the ability and potential" and
The film released in December 1999 and initially began that "Vikram has once again proved that his success in
running at a single noon show at a suburban theatre Sethu was not a fluke".[30] Dhill subsequently went on to
but gradually built up audiences through word-of-mouth become Vikram’s first success in the masala film genre
publicity and ran over one hundred at several cinema and led the way for more such films in the same genre
halls across Chennai, with Vikram being mobbed by peo- for him.[31] Vikram’s portrayal of a blind folk singer in
ple on the streets as a result of the film’s success.[7][11] Vinayan’s Kasi won him the Filmfare Best Tamil Actor
Critics lapped up Vikram’s performance with a review- Award and the film also did well commercially.[28] For
er labeling that "Vikram is a revelation" and that "he is the movie, he sunbathed on the terrace of his beachside
very natural and his acting in last few scenes are just too home in Chennai for a sunburnt look and got dizzying
good and could even be compared with the best we have headaches while practising to look blind.[29] Again,
seen".[19] Similarly, a critic from the New Straits Times Vikram’s performance won positive reviews from critics
described the film as an "unforgettable experience" and with a reviewer decribing it as an "extraordinarily de-
described Vikram’s performance as "praise-worthy".[20] tailed performance" and that "as the blind singer, he
The performance drew accolades with Vikram winning brings laughter, tears and a lump in one’s throat". [32]
the Filmfare Special Award – South and the Tamil Nadu
State Film Award Special Prize for his portrayal of the ti- Commercial success: 2002–03
tle character, while reports emerged that he missed out The following year, Vikram went on to play the title role
on the National Film Award for Best Actor by a single in Saran’s Gemini produced by AVM Productions, his first
vote to Mohanlal.[21] Post-success, Vikram has described big-budget film, which featured him in the role of a local
the film would have been close to him regardless of the rowdy.[33] The action film won good reviews, with a critic
commercial success and that it put him on the "right citing that Vikram "delivers a convincing performance"
path", with Vikram choosing to adapt the prefix of and consequently became a box office triumph.[28][34]
Chiyaan to his screen name.[16] Similarly, the film’s soundtrack composed by Bharathwaj
Vikram did not sign up to a film for sixty five days af- had become popular prior to release, with Vikram also
ter the release of Sethu, to ensure that he made the right singing a version of the hit song "O Podu!" for the al-
career move.[7] Vikram spent time completing projects bum.[35] Balaji Sakthivel’s Samurai was his next release
he had agreed to feature in before the release of Sethu featuring him as a vigilante Robin Hood-esque figure who
and hence made a couple of appearances in the Malay- kidnapped corrupt politicians. Vikram had signed the
alam films, Red Indians and the horror film Indriyam.[22] film in early 2000 and the film was on hold during pro-
He also played a leading role in Siragugal, a rare Tamil duction leading to a two year delay and the film finally
telefilm produced and featuring Radhika Sarathkumar, opened to average reviews and collections. The critic
which was shot entirely in the suburbs of London.[23][24] from The Hindu drew praise for Vikram’s "admirably well-
Furthermore, he also completed two Telugu films during maintained physique and powerful eyes", whilst another
the period; 9 Nelalu and Youth. 9 Nelalu featured Vikram labelled that the film’s single major positive was
as the husband of the character enacted by Soundarya, Vikram’s convincing portrayal.[36][37] His final release of
who faced the possibilities of being a surrogate mother. the year was Prabhu Solomon’s King, a drama film which
The film won positive reviews, with a critic mentioning featured him alongside Sneha and Nassar. Vikram played
that Vikram gave a "controlled performance;[25] while Raja, a magician, who is unaware that he has been diag-
Vikram’s new found popularity in Tamil films saw the nosed with multiple sclerosis with his family trying to
film dubbed into Tamil soon after as Kandane Seethayai, keep the truth away from him. The film also met with an
with an inserted comedy track by comedian Vivek.[26] unfavorable response commercially but won positive ac-
His next release was Rajakumaran’s Vinnukum Mannukum, claim from critics.[38]
alongside Sarath Kumar, Kushboo and Devayani, which The success of Dharani’s Dhill resulted in the film’s
revolved around an ordinary boy falling in love with an team collaborating to make a film in a similar genre,
actress. Vikram has since mentioned his displeasure at Dhool, which also featured Jyothika, Reemma Sen and
being a part of the film, claiming that he had arguments Vivek.[31] The film saw Vikram play Aarumugham, a vil-
with the director for every single shot and that "every- lager, who comes to the city seeking help in regard to a
thing in that film, right from the first shot was wrong"; water crisis back home but subsequently ends up tackling
the film became a failure commercially.[27][28] the corrupt politicians who are behind the water scam. In
Vikram signed on to feature in Dharani’s Dhill, in regard to his performance, the Rediff.com review praised
which he played an aspiring police officer Kanagavel who his enactment citing that "Vikram is at his peak" and that
tackles a corrupt policeman. To appear trim in the role
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"he seems as much at home with comedy as with action,
in romance as in emotional sequences", while the critic
from The Hindu also praised his performance.[39][40] The
film became a blockbuster and his fifth success in two
and a half years with Vikram being dubbed as "the mati-
nee idol of our times" by a leading Indian newspaper.[41]
He also featured in the romantic film, Kadhal Sadugudu
with Priyanka Trivedi which was a critical and commer-
cial failure, with reviewers claiming that "there are times
you wish Vikram were a little more brisk and dynam-
ic" in regard to his performance.[42] Post release, Vikram
was critical of the film’s failure confessed that the story
"underwent a lot of changes after the initial narration",
lamenting he was "taken for a royal ride" by the produc-
ers.[43] Vikram as Anniyan, a psychotic serial killer, in Shankar’s An-
Vikram was then signed on by K. Balachander to ap- niyan (2005), which won him the Filmfare Award for Best Actor
pear in his banner’s biggest production til date, Saamy, - Tamil.
directed by Hari.[44] Vikram played Aarusaamy, an hon-
est cop working in Tirunelveli who solves the region’s Vikram signed on to feature in the action thriller, An-
communal problems with his down-to-earth approach. niyan directed by prominent director Shankar in March
Vikram worked on his body for the film, sporting a thick 2004.[49] Vikram agreed to shoot for the film for 140 days,
waist to show notable differences from his other police which was revealed to be amongst the longest contracts
film, Dhill and also put on eight kilograms.[16] The film signed by an actor in a Tamil film.[50] The film featured
took a large opening, grossing over Rs. 7 crores in 10 days him as a character suffering from dissociative identity
in Tamil Nadu, while also taking the largest opening of disorder with three distinct personae: a meek lawyer, a
the new millennium in Kerala, with the Telugu remake suave fashion model and a psychotic serial killer. Prior to
rights also sold for a record price. Due to the good open- release, the film was touted as the most expensive South
ing, the film has proved to be profitable just 10 days after Indian film ever, costing Rs 26.38 crores, and released
its release and consequently went on to become a block- across India with 400 prints.[51] Anniyan took an "extra-
buster.[45] Vikram’s performance also was lapped up by ordinary opening",[52] went on to become a blockbuster
critics earning him a nomination for Filmfare Best Tamil grossing more than Rs.100 crores through the original
Actor Award, with the critic from Sify claiming Vikram and two dubbed versions.[53] Vikram’s performance was
had "succumbed to the superstar image trap", but is the unanimously praised, with a reviewer from Sify citing
"mainstay of the picture".[46] that "Anniyan truly belongs to Vikram and the film is un-
thinkable without him" and "it is a role that could have
Critical acclaim: 2003–09 been reduced to a caricature by a lesser actor".[54] The
film won 8 out of the 15 awards possible at the 2005 Film-
Later that year he starred in Bala’s Pithamagan along with
fare Awards South, with Vikram adjudged Best Actor.[55]
Suriya, Sangeetha and Laila, playing the role of Chitthan,
Later in the year, he signed and completed Shafi’s com-
a gravedigger with autism spectrum disorders. He did not
edy film with Asin, Majaa, in less then five months. The
have any dialogue in the film and the actor’s acting mus-
film which also featured Pasupathy as his brother, saw
cles were stretched as he had to use body language and
Vikram work as the assistant director under Shafi.[56] Ma-
facial expressions to convey his feelings and thoughts,
jaa faced a poor response at the box office and fetched av-
with Vikram also applying the make up for the character
erage reviews with a reviewer citing that "you will surely
himself.[16][29] The film won positive reviews with the
find something missing".[57]
critic from The Hindu calling it a "symphony on celluloid",
Vikram then signed up for Bheema in October 2005,
while noting that it will be a "milestone in Vikram’s ca-
with the film facing severe delays and only releasing in
reer" and "he carves a niche for himself in the viewer’s
January 2008.[58] The film saw him portray Sekhar, who
mind with his expressions and excellent body lan-
grows up idolizing the gangster played by Prakash Raj,
guage".[47] His portrayal won him both the Filmfare Best
and Vikram revealed that he approached the film like
Tamil Actor Award and the National Film Award for Best
an actor even though the film’s script was written "for
Actor, with the latter accolade making him only the third
a star".[59] Upon release, the film gained mixed reviews
Tamil actor to win the award.[2][7] His next release, the
though reviewers praised Vikram’s performance with a
revenge drama Arul directed by Hari, garnered poor re-
critic claiming that "Vikram breathes life into the film",
views and box office collections.[48]
"he looks sensational with his toned body, killer looks
unarguably delivers yet another outstanding perfor-
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mance of his career" and to "see the film only for a "masterstroke" and claiming Vikram "raises the bar
him".[60] Similarly the review from The Hindu was critical higher with every venture". The critic cited that "emo-
of the excessive violence and mentioned that "as nar- tions of love, animus, anguish and joy dance on his face
ration gives way after a point, Vikram can only appear in quick succession", concluding that "Vikram lifts the
helpless".[61] His next release, Kanthaswamy, directed by role to an admirable level".[74] The critic from Sify la-
Susi Ganesan and also featuring Shriya Saran, became belled it as a "astonishing portrayal", while the critic
the first superhero film in Tamil cinema with Vikram be- from the Hindustan Times praised Vikram’s "ability to get
ing featured as a vigilante dressed as an anthropomorph- into Veeraiya’s skin and emote with conviction".[75] The
ic rooster, Kokorako.[62] Kanthaswamy became Vikram’s Tamil version consequently went on to become a com-
most expensive production beating Anniyan, with the mercial success, with Vikram’s performance leading to
film boasting of high production values of having an in- him winning the Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Actor
novative pre-launch trailer and with scenes shot in Italy among other accolades.[76] In contrast, the Hindi version
and Mexico.[63][64] The film earned a mixed response fetched mixed reviews with critics agreeing that
from critics with the reviewer from Sify claiming that the Vikram’s performance as the tribal leader was more con-
film "strikes a fine balance between style and substance" vincing than Bachchan’s. Baradwaj Rangan of The New
and proceeding to state that "Vikram is mesmerizing and Indian Express rated the film 4/5 and said "Raavan falls
has given an extra dimension to the characters he plays for Sita (and vice versa) in an intriguingly idiosyncratic
in the film and steers it to the winning post", suggest- take on the Ramayana - if you can get past the lead per-
ing that "there are very few people in Indian cinema who formances, that is" [77] whereas Taran Adarsh of Bolly-
can do the larger-than-life fantasy character as easily as wood Hungama rated it 1.5/5 and said, "On the whole,
Vikram". Sudhish Kamath of The Hindu labelled the film Raavan is a king-sized disappointment, in terms of con-
as "slow death", claiming that "as an actor, Vikram has tent" though mentioning that Vikram was "first-rate, al-
nothing to do". The film took a strong opening with a though the role isn’t substantial enough".[78] Raavan sub-
collection of Rs. 37 crore, including Rs. 16 crore in Tamil sequently went on to become a surprise flop at the Indian
Nadu, at the box-office in the opening week of its inter- box office.[79] The film was also screened at the Venice
national release. The film subsequently went on to be- Film Festival and the Busan International Film Festival,
come one of the most profitable films of the year and ran with Vikram in attendance.[80]
in theaters for over one hundred days.[65][66] His 2011 release, Deiva Thirumagal directed by A. L. Vi-
jay, saw Vikram portray a father with a developmental
Raavanan and the future: 2010–present disability having the mental maturity of a seven-year-
Vikram then featured in Mani Ratnam’s bilingual films old. To prepare for the role, Vikram visited homes for the
Raavanan and Raavan, inspired by the ancient Sanskrit mentally challenged such as Vidya Sagar and Vidya Sud-
epic Ramayana, with Vikram featuring as the tribal ha for a month, watching their body language and tak-
leader, Veeraiya, in the Tamil version and the cop, Dev ing notes.[81] He also communicated with the patients,
Pratap Sharma, in the Hindi version of the films which to pick up the nuances of people with impaired speech.
were shot simultaneously.[67] Vikram revealed that Vikram has since gone on to describe his role as Krishna
changes between the two characters during filming took as the best character he has ever portrayed.[82] The film
up to 45 minutes, with Abhishek Bachchan playing the which also featured Sara Arjun, Anushka Shetty and
tribal leader in the Hindi version whilst Prithviraj played Amala Paul in supporting roles, opened to predominantly
the cop in the Tamil version, with Aishwarya Rai also positive reviews from critics and enjoyed commercial
in the cast.[8] Vikram was initially apprehensive because success at the box office.[83] The reviewer from The Dec-
both roles were to be shot almost simultaneously but re- can Chronicle described that the film was "Vikram’s
vealed he succeeded by showing differences in his body show all the way" and that "his rendition of a mentally-
language and expressions.[68][69] Vikram revealed that he challenged man trying to cope with the everyday reali-
and Abhishek Bachchan played the roles in the respec- ties of raising a child is a work of art", praising his "fiery,
tive versions without inspiration from one another. De- complex performance as one of the more viciously hon-
spite being a non-speaker and making his debut in Hin- est depictions of mental illness cinema has seen".[84] Sim-
di, he dubbed his lines in the language remarking jovial- ilarly another critic described that the on-screen chem-
ly it was the "most difficult thing in the world".[70][71] istry between Vikram and his daughter, played by Sara
After promotions at the Cannes Film Festival and a pre- Arjun, is "magic" and their performances "are sure to
miere at Leicester Square in London, the two versions leave a lump in your throat".[85] The critic from The Hindu
and the dubbed Telugu version released simultaneously praised the film and Vikram’s performance but analysed
in 2,200 screens worldwide and took a big opening on day that "a problem arises only when you stop looking at Kr-
one earning 20 crores.[72][73] The Tamil version, Raavanan ishna as a character, and begin to see him as Vikram, the
won rave reviews from critics with The Hindu calling it hero" and that Vikram should have "underplayed a lit-
tle here and there and it would have worked better".[86]
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Vikram is currently filming for Rajapattai alongside Deek- Sudha, which he stayed at during the making of Deiva
sha Seth under the direction of Suseenthiran where he Thirumagal.[82] Moreover he has had a long-term asso-
plays a henchman trying to get a break in the Tamil film ciation since the making of his film Kasi with the Kasi
industry.[87] Furthermore he is simultaneously shooting Eye Care, which does free eye surgeries for the poor.[98]
for a fantasy period film, Karikalan in which he plays Vikram has also set up The Vikram Foundation through
Karikala Chola, a Tamil king who ruled in 270 BC, oppo- his fan club to provide heart operations for the poor, ed-
site Zarine Khan under the direction of graphics director ucate poor children and rehabilitate victims from natur-
Kannan.[88] He also agreed terms to feature in director al disasters. Every year Vikram has celebrated his birth-
Vijay’s next action-thriller, Thaandavam, which also fea- day doing charity work across Tamil Nadu and in 2008, he
tures Anushka Shetty and Amy Jackson.[89] organised a camp where a thousand of his fans pledged
their eyes in an eye donation appeal.[99]
Other work He has lent his support for the Chennai-based charity,
The Banyan, and appeared in the charity musical Netru,
Indru, Naalai directed by Mani Ratnam for the cause.[100]
Film and television work The actor also starred in the 2010 "Mile Sur Mera
Apart from acting, Vikram has also been a part of other Tumhara" music video on national integration alongside
film-making processes with credits as a playback singer a bevy of Indian actors and musicians, describing the ex-
and as an assistant director. In 2000, Vikram and actress perience as "phenomenal".[101] In 2011, Vikram was se-
Meena launched a pop album titled Kadhalism, which the lected as a Youth Envoy for the United Nations Human
pair would sing and appear in music videos for, although Settlements Programme with his aim being to spread
the project was completed without much promotion.[90] awareness about the statutes of U.N Habitat which in-
Following the success of Bharathwaj’s music for Vikram’s clude urban stabilisation and to help formulate plans for
2002 film Gemini, Vikram sang a version of the hit song "O effective water management, slum eradication and
Podu!" for the extended version of the album.[35] During women and youth empowerment.[102] Soon after he an-
the making of Kanthaswamy in 2009, the music compos- nounced two further social projects, "Karka Kasadara"
er Devi Sri Prasad had asked Vikram to sing a few rough and "Patchai Puratchi", with the former being to identify
tracks during the film’s song composition in Malaysia. school and college drop outs and help them to stand on
The producers were impressed with his voice and Vikram their own feet, while the latter was about planting trees
ended up singing four songs in the film.[91] Furthermore, with an aim to make Chennai go green.[3]
Vikram also recorded all four tracks in the Telugu ver-
sion of the album titled Mallana.[92] He then went on to
sing for a film he was unrelated to, by lending five dif-
In the media
ferent voices in "Meghame" for G. V. Prakash Kumar’s al- Since the success of Sethu’s, Vikram’s intense perfor-
bum in Madrasapattinam.[93] He sang two further songs mances and variety of roles has received critical ac-
under Prakash Kumar for his Deiva Thirumagal, singing in claim.[103] His performances as a rogue turned mentally
the voice of his character, an adult with the maturity of a ill patient in Sethu, a gravedigger with autism spectrum
six year old.[94] In 2011 he sang the song "Laddu Laddu" disorders in Bala’s Pithamagan, a Brahmin youth with
for his film Rajapattai under composer Yuvan Shankar multiple personality disorder in Anniyan and a mentally
Raja’s direction.[95] Vikram announced his own produc- challenged adult with the maturity of a six-year-old boy
tion company Reel Life Entertainment in July 2009 and in Deiva Thirumagal are all roles in which he played a
announced that Sasikumar would direct his first film, mentally affected man, with Vikram mentioning he does
the action thriller Easan, featuring Samudrakani, Vaib- such roles to reinvent himself on screen.[104] Further-
hav, Abhinaya and Aparnaa Bajpai.[96] However after 90% more, Vikram has enjoyed a large fan following in
of the shoot had been completed, Vikram pulled out of Andhra Pradesh as a result of a series of successful
the venture citing that Sasikumar had overshot his bud- dubbed Telugu films with Aparichitudu, dubbed from his
get and the director eventually bought and released the Tamil film Anniyan, being among the most successful Tel-
film.[97] Vikram worked as the assistant director under ugu films of 2005. All his films are thus released in Telugu
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most decorated actors in terms of awards in the histo-
Humanitarian causes ry of Tamil cinema. He holds a National Film Award for
Vikram has promoted various social causes, with several Best Actor; a feat only matched by four other actors in
of his charity work being linked to characters he had por- Tamil films. Moreover, Vikram holds four Filmfare Award
trayed in his films. He has been a brand ambassador of for Best Actor – Tamil, with the tally being only second
Sanjeevani Trust and a school for special children Vidya to Kamal Haasan who has ten wins. In 2010 his film, Raa-
van was promoted at the Cannes Film Festival and then
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Year Film Role Language Notes
1990 En Kadhal Kanmani Tamil
1991 Thanthu Vitten Ennai Raju Tamil
1992 Meera Jeeva Tamil
1992 Kaaval Geetham Ashok Tamil
1993 Dhruvam Bhadran Malayalam
1993 Chirunavvula Telugu
Varamistava
1993 Mafia Harishankar Malayalam
1994 Sainyam Cadet Jiji Malayalam
1994 Bangaru Kutumbam Telugu
1994 Pudhiya Mannargal Satyamoorthy Tamil
1995 Street Malayalam
1995 Adalla Majaka Telugu
1996 Mayoora Nritham Malayalam
1996 Akka Bagunnava Telugu
1996 Indraprastham Peter Malayalam
1996 Rajaputhran Manu Malayalam
1997 Ithu Oru Snehagadha Roy Malayalam
1997 Ullaasam Dev Tamil
1997 Kurralla Rajyam Telugu
1998 Kangalin Vaarthighal Tamil
1999 Housefull Hamid Tamil
1999 Sethu Sethu (Chiyaan) Tamil Tamil Nadu State Film Special Prize for Best Actor
Filmfare Special Award – South
2000 Red Indians Malayalam
2000 Siragugal Tamil TV film
2001 Indriyam Udhaya Malayalam
2001 9 Nelalu Virendra Telugu
2001 Youth Babu Telugu
2001 Vinnukum Man- Selvam Tamil
nukum
2001 Dhill Kanagavel Tamil
2001 Kasi Kasi Tamil Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil
2002 Gemini Gemini Tamil ITFA Best Actor Award
2002 Samurai Thiagarajan Tamil
2002 King Raja Shanmugam Tamil
2003 Dhool Aarumugam Tamil
2003 Kadhal Sadugudu Suresh Tamil
2003 Saamy Aarusaamy Tamil Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil
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2003 Pithamagan Chitthan Tamil National Film Award for Best Actor
Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil
Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor
2004 Arul Arulkumaran Tamil
2005 Anniyan Ramanujam (Anniyan/ Tamil Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil
Remo) Asianet Special Honour Jury Award
2005 Majaa Arivumathi Tamil
2008 Bheema Sekhar Tamil Nominated—Vijay Award for Favourite Hero
2009 Kanthaswamy Kanthaswamy Tamil Nominated—Vijay Award for Favourite Hero
2010 Raavan Dev Pratap Sharma Hindi Nominated—Stardust Award for Superstar of To-
morrow – Male
Nominated—Star Screen Award for Best Supporting
Actor
2010 Raavanan Veeraiya Tamil Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil
Vijay Award for Best Actor
2011 Deiva Thirumagal Krishna Tamil
2011 Rajapattai Anal Murugan Tamil
2012 Karikalan Karikala Chola Tamil Filming
2012 Thaandavam Shiva Tamil Filming
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Vikram (actor)
Awards
National Film Award
Preceded by Best Actor Succeeded by
Ajay Devgan for Pithamagan Saif Ali Khan
for The Legend of Bhagat Singh 2004 for Hum Tum
External links Short description
Date of birth 17 April 1966
• Official website
• Vikram at the Internet Movie Database Place of birth Madras, Tamil Nadu, India
Persondata Date of death
Name Vikram Place of death
Alternative names
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vikram_(actor)&oldid=468091018"
Categories:
• Indian actors
• Tamil actors
• National Film Award winners
• Tamil people
• Tamil film actors
• Living people
• Kollywood playback singers
• Loyola College, Chennai alumni
• Hindi film actors
• Indian film actors
• People from Chennai
• 1966 births
• Telugu actors
• Telugu film actors
• Non Malayali actors acted in Malayalam-language films
• Indian Christians
• Tamil Nadu State Film Awards winners
• Filmfare Awards South winners
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