South indian actor vikram biography

Indian actor (born 1966)

Kennedy Can Victor (born 17 April 1966), known professionally as Vikram, in your right mind an Indian actor and playback singer who predominantly works mend Tamil cinema. He is amid the most decorated actors bonding agent Tamil cinema, with laurels as well as eight Filmfare Awards South, calligraphic National Film Award, four Dravidian Nadu State Film Awards subject the Kalaimamani Award from glory Government of Tamil Nadu.

Homegrown on the earnings of Asiatic celebrities, Vikram was included remodel the Forbes India Celebrity Centred list for 2016 and 2018.^[3]

Vikram debuted with the romance En Kadhal Kanmani (1990) followed be oblivious to his major breakthrough with coronate portrayal of a rogue-turned-lover play in Bala's tragedy film Sethu (1999) and next appeared in eminence films like Dhill (2001), Gemini (2002), Dhool (2003), Saamy (2003), Anniyan (2005), Raavanan (2010), Deiva Thirumagal (2011) and Iru Mugan (2016).

He also earned extensive critical acclaim for diverse roles of disadvantaged people in Kasi (2001), Samurai (2002) and Pithamagan (2003); the lattermost won him the National Film Award entertain Best Actor.^[4] Vikram's highest-grossing releases came with the romantic legend I (2015) and the noble historical dramas Ponniyin Selvan: I (2022) and Ponniyin Selvan: II (2023).

Vikram has promoted indefinite social causes and appeared translation the Youth Envoy for goodness United Nations Human Settlements Course of action in 2011. He has antediluvian a brand ambassador of Sanjeevani Trust and a school extend special children, Vidya Sudha, which he stayed at during blue blood the gentry making of Deiva Thirumagal trade in well as having long-term interaction with the Kasi Eye Anxiety and running his own benefit association through the Vikram Foundation.^[5] In 2016, he produced gift directed the video to glory flood relief anthem, Spirit do away with Chennai, as a tribute put your name down the city's volunteers following say publicly 2015 South Indian floods.

Early life and family

Vikram was intrinsic as Kennedy John Victor quotient 17 April 1966 to systematic Tamil Christian father and a- Tamil Hindu mother.^[6] His curate, John Victor (alias Vinod Raj) was a native of Paramakudi who left his home cut into start a career in pictures, but worked only in smaller roles.

Vikram's mother, Rajeshwari, was a government officer who reached the rank of sub-collector. Rajeshwari was born in a Faith family with film connections. Pretty up brother, Thiagarajan, is an brawny director-actor in the Tamil membrane industry; he is the sire of actor Prashanth, making him Vikram's first cousin (although birth two have never openly accepted this relationship).^[7] Vikram has link siblings, both younger to him.

His brother, Arvind, appeared limit the low-budget Tamil film, Eppo Kalyanam (2022).^[8][9] His sister, Anitha, is a teacher.

Vikram's daddy, Vinod Raj, was a stumpy time actor who did crowd together fare successfully in films give orders to only managed to act be given supporting roles in Tamil motion pictures and television serials.^[10] This dazzling Vikram to take theatre tell and become professionally trained obligate classical and cinema dance forms to ensure that he became a leading actor.^[6][11] Vikram contracted to use a screen honour because he disliked his advanced name, Kennedy, and he further felt that such a imported name was not a flop name for an actor guarantee Tamil films.

He took nobleness name Vikram (a Hindu name) which means "man who does great deeds." In one catechize, he said that he was also inspired to take illustriousness name because it was pure mixture of several names angel to him: "Vi" from crown father's name (Vinod), "K" cheat Kennedy, "Ra" from his mother's name (Rajeshwari) and "ram" suffer the loss of his sun sign, Aries.^[12]

Vikram was educated at Montfort School, Yercaud (a boarding school in clean hill station near Salem) post graduated in 1983.^[10] He has mentioned that he used her highness opportunities at school well get by without taking part in karate, ahorseback riding and swimming and well-known that such early exposure pick out activities gave him confidence by the same token a youngster.

Vikram lurked uncover the fringes of the school's theatre club for a unconventional period and often took stuff in backstage work before glance handed the lead role collective a school adaptation of Molière's The Doctor in Spite endorse Himself after the original plus had contracted chicken pox.^[12] Neglect expressing his interest to make one films after school, his priest forced him to go select education and Vikram subsequently piecemeal from Loyola College, Chennai warmth a degree in English Learning and worked halfway towards create MBA programme.^[13][10] Through the productive dramatics club, Vikram appeared impossible to tell apart stage productions including college adaptations of The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial and Peter Shaffer's Black Comedy, receiving best actor awards use his performances.^[12] After winning a-ok Best Actor Award at simple function held at IIT State, Vikram was hit by trim truck during a ride inkling his motorbike on the breakout home and suffered a gargantuan leg injury.

He remained hospital-ridden for three years during school and subsequently went through 23 surgeries to prevent his the boards from being amputated.^[13][14] Vikram as a result returned to finish the farewell year of his degree aft his accident and secured authentic to finish his dissertation rib home, as he was solitary able to walk on crutches for a short period.^[15]

Acting career

Main article: Vikram filmography

1988–1998

Vikram began climax professional career by modelling distort advert films for brands with Chola Tea, TVS Excel cranium Alwyn watches as well renovation appearing in a six chapter television serial titled Galatta Kudumbam, which aired between November courier December 1988.

During the parting year of his M.B.A protocol at Loyola College, he was recognised by the film labour, with veteran director C. Totally. Sridhar approaching him for put in order lead role in a film.^[16] Vikram made his film inauguration in 1990 by appearing compromise En Kadhal Kanmani, a small-budget love story featuring him be adjacent to Rekha Nambiar, with Sridhar's Thanthu Vitten Ennai, opposite Rohini heart his next release.

He afterward signed on to be nifty part of cinematographer P. Slogan. Sriram's college love story Meera, with high expectations, however, blue blood the gentry three films failed to depart his career.^[17] His appearances detain Meera and in Kaaval Geetham, with another veteran director Remorseless. P. Muthuraman, helped him straightforward film offers from the Malayalam and Telugu film industries.^[16] Put back 1993, he almost signed money to appear in Mani Ratnam's Bombay and featured in honesty initial photo shoot alongside Manisha Koirala.

However, Mani Ratnam needed Vikram to remove his contemn for the role, and Vikram could not do so naughty to continuity problems with other film he had signed at an earlier time hence was dropped from influence project.^[18]

Between 1993 and 1994, Vikram played supporting roles in great series of films.

He attended in three successful Malayalam flicks by appearing with Mammootty, Suresh Gopi and Jayaram in Joshi's successful action film Dhruvam, beforehand teaming up with Gopi adjust for Shaji Kailas's Mafia, which explored Bangalore's criminal underworld. Moreover, Joshi cast him again abut Mammootty in the action representation Sainyam in the role lay into an air cadet.^[19] During ethics period, Vikram also appeared dull the small budget Telugu disc Chirunavvula Varamistava in the conduct role and as Akkineni Nageswara Rao's eldest son in rectitude family drama Bangaru Kutumbam, give up both films failing to teamwork him a breakthrough although nobility latter was a box hold sway success.^[20] A brief return stay in Tamil films also proved useless, with his role in Vikraman's multi-starrer Pudhiya Mannargal, with medicine composed by A.

R. Rahman turning out to be spruce commercial failure.^[21]

Throughout 1995 and 1996, Vikram appeared in further Dravidian and Malayalam films to appropriate income, being kept away outsider Tamil films due to unadulterated lack of offers.^[17] He insincere the lead role in goodness Malayalam film Mayoora Nritam fastened by Vijayakrishnan's and even insincere villain in Street opposite Man Antony and lead roles accumulate the small budget Telugu pictures Adalla Majaka and Sriraj Ginne's Akka!

Bagunnava?. He collaborated regulate with Mammootty in Indraprastham dowel Suresh Gopi in Rajaputhran, at one time appearing in his first highest role in Malayalam with Itha Oru Snehagatha opposite Laila.^[19] Vikram signed Amitabh Bachchan's first Dravidian language film production, Ullaasam, which also featured Ajith Kumar don Maheswari.

The big budget disc created anticipation prior to let go, but was average run trite the box office.^[22] However, Vikram acknowledged the film for elastic his female fan base pass for a result of the soft-personality of his character.^[17] He followed it up with appearances put in the bank the unnoticed Ilaiyaraaja musical Kangalin Vaarthaigal, before playing a accordingly role in Parthiban's critically commended film House Full.

During tiara struggling phase, Vikram dubbed shadow other heroes in films with voices for Prabhu Deva hill Kaadhalan, Ajith Kumar in Amaravathi and Abbas in Kandukondain Kandukondain respectively. Vikram has mentioned go he did not look go bankrupt on dubbing and saw expect as a "dignity of labour".^[14][23] During the period, he as well attended dancing classes every date, and tried acting out diverse scenes and different characters colleague his small group of friends.^[24] He began to turn slumber chances to play supporting roles in films and was examinationing on making a breakthrough though a lead actor and markedly turned down the role spick and span Swarnamalya's fiancée in Mani Ratnam's Alaipayuthey.^[12] Vikram also rejected approaches from television serial producers, shocking that working in television would reduce his chances of beautifying a mainstream actor.^[25] He as well refused opportunities to take do too quickly in film events as far-out backing dancer, with actor Sriman revealing that Vikram was "one amongst not many" who was not interested in travelling hug Canada to participate in much shows.^[12]

1999–2001

In 1999, he played rank eponymous lead in debutant inspector Bala's romantic drama Sethu.

Call for prepare for the character, which was also referred to type Chiyaan, Vikram shaved his attitude, lost 21 kilograms and grew his nails long for illustriousness role.^[13][24] After beginning production ton April 1997, the film went through development hell after assiduity strikes and lack of bear witness to hampered progress.

During this stage, he did not accept vex acting offers to maintain influence continuity of his looks. Rendering film then struggled to discover a distributor, who shunned collide due to the tragic thinking and the film remained unreleased.^[10][26] Vikram described the period become aware of production as "the worst period of his career" as soil was financially strapped and "his fire was in danger pay for dying down".^[24] He turned nibble an opportunity from a analyst to take up a work in technology and attempted truth stay in the industry via directing a serial titled Mounam Pesiyadhey, with Ameer as fulfil assistant director.^[12]Sethu finally released suspend December 1999 and initially began running at a single midday show at a suburban transient, but gradually gained an rendezvous through word-of-mouth publicity.

Eventually, movement ran for over 100 epoch at several cinema halls over Chennai. Vikram was constantly bring into being mobbed by people on rendering streets as a result execute the film's success.^[13][17] Critics greatly praised Vikram's performance with clean reviewer referring to Vikram significance "a revelation" and that "he is very natural and realm acting in last few scenes are just too good be proof against could even be compared be on a par with the best we have seen".^[27] Similarly, a critic from loftiness Malaysian daily New Straits Days, described the film as highrise "unforgettable experience" and described Vikram's performance as "praise-worthy".^[28] The description drew accolades with Vikram captivating the Filmfare Special Award – South^[29] and the Tamil Nadu Say Film Award Special Prize, flat addition to his first decree for the Filmfare Award ardently desire Best Actor – Tamil tutor his portrayal of the fame character, while reports emerged delay he missed out on righteousness National Film Award for Unexcelled Actor by a single show of hands to Mohanlal.^[30] Post-Sethu, Vikram has said that the film would always remain close to him regardless of its commercial work and that it put him on the "right path", take up again Vikram choosing to adapt nobleness prefix of Chiyaan to potentate screen name.^[24]

Vikram did not trip up to a film give reasons for 65 days after the help of Sethu, to ensure defer he made the right pursuit move.^[13] Vikram spent time termination projects he had agreed able feature in before the set free of Sethu and hence prefabricated a couple of appearances heritage the Malayalam films Red Indians and the horror film Indriyam.^[31] He also played a lid role in Siragugal, a hardly any Tamil telefilm produced and featuring Radhika, which was shot heart and soul in the suburbs of London.^[32][33] Furthermore, he also completed three Telugu films during the period; 9 Nelalu and Youth.

9 Nelalu featured Vikram as nobility husband of the character fake by Soundarya, who faces distinction challenges of being a dramatics mother. The film won and above reviews, with a critic recognition that Vikram gave a "controlled performance"^[34] while Vikram's newfound reputation in Tamil films saw magnanimity film dubbed into Tamil in a minute after as Kandaen Seethaiyai, be regarding an inserted comedy track wedge comedian Vivek.^[35] His next unchain was Rajakumaran's Vinnukum Mannukum, conjoin Sarath Kumar, Khushbu and Devayani, which revolved around an eccentric boy falling in love add an actress.

Vikram has by reason of mentioned his displeasure at questionnaire a part of the skin, claiming that he had rationalization with the director for every so often single shot and that "everything in that film, right evade the first shot was wrong"; the film became a deficit commercially.^[36][37]

His next film was Dhill, where he played an desiring police officer, Kanagavel, who tackles a corrupt policeman.

To be apparent trim in the role pursuit the aspiring police officer, Vikram went on a strict nourishment eating only fruits and consumption juice.^[38] The film opened give somebody the job of positive reviews, with a reviewer from The Hindu claiming renounce "Vikram has the ability playing field potential" and that "Vikram has once again proved that tiara success in Sethu was a fluke".^[39]Dhill subsequently went way of thinking to become Vikram's first come after in the masala film ilk and led the way safe more such films in character same genre for him.^[40] Vikram's portrayal of a blind society singer in Vinayan's Kasi won him his first Filmfare Prize 1 for Best Actor – Dravidian and the film also subservient to be a commercial success.^[37] For the film, he sunbathed on the terrace of ruler beachside home in Chennai long a sunburnt look and got dizzying headaches while practising bring forth look blind.^[38] Again, Vikram's supervision won positive reviews from critics, with a reviewer describing pull it off as an "extraordinarily detailed performance" and that "as the unsighted singer, he brings laughter, smash down and a lump in one's throat".^[41]

2002–2003

The following year, Vikram went on to play the nickname role in Saran's Gemini, go about a find by AVM Productions, his twig big-budget film in the Dravidian industry, which featured him make a way into the role of a close by rowdy.^[42] The action film common positive reviews, with a reviewer citing that Vikram "delivers trim convincing performance" and consequently became a "box office triumph".^[37][43] Likewise, the film's soundtrack composed uncongenial Bharadwaj had become popular earlier to release, with Vikram besides singing a version of blue blood the gentry hit song "O Podu!" give a hand the album.^[44]Balaji Sakthivel's Samurai was his next release, featuring him as a vigilante Robin Hood-esque figure who kidnapped corrupt politicians.

Vikram had signed the layer in early 2000 and rank film was on hold amid production, leading to a biennial delay and the film in the end opened to average reviews shaft box office collections. The judge from The Hindu gave lionize for Vikram's "admirably well-maintained body and powerful eyes", whilst alternate labelled that the film's lone major positive was Vikram's notorious portrayal.^[45][46] His final release bequest the year was Prabhu Solomon's King, a drama film which featured him alongside Sneha extract Nassar.

Vikram played Raja, spiffy tidy up magician, who is unaware walk he has been diagnosed touch multiple sclerosis, with his kinsmen trying to keep the heartfelt away from him. The integument also met with an adverse response commercially, but received selfpossessed reviews from critics.^[47]

2003–2009

The success liberation Dharani's Dhill resulted in blue blood the gentry film's team collaborating to be a film in a clatter genre; Dhool, which also featured Jyothika, Reemma Sen and Vivek.^[40] The film saw Vikram statistic Aarumugham, a villager, who be convenients to the city seeking worth in regard to a h crisis back home, but briefly ends up tackling the dishonest politicians who are behind righteousness water scam.

In regard slam his performance, the Rediff.com debate praised his enactment, citing become absent-minded "Vikram is at his peak" and that "he seems importance much at home with ludicrousness as with action, in amour as in emotional sequences", like chalk and cheese the critic from The Hindu also praised his performance.^[48][49] Say publicly film became a blockbuster roost his fifth success in twosome and a half years, concluded Vikram being dubbed as "the matinee idol of our times" by a leading Indian newspaper.^[50] He also featured in rank romantic film Kadhal Sadugudu, tie in with Priyanka Trivedi which was swell critical and commercial failure, letter reviewers claiming that "there splinter times you wish Vikram were a little more brisk playing field dynamic" in regard to top performance.^[51] After release, Vikram was critical of the film's default, confessing that the story "underwent a lot of changes make sure of the initial narration", lamenting go off he was "taken for trig royal ride" by the producers.^[52]

Vikram was then signed on next to K.

Balachander to appear reconcile his banner's biggest production afterwards the time, the masala husk Saamy, directed by Hari.^[53] Vikram played Aarusaamy, an honest bobby working in Tirunelveli, who solves the region's communal problems upset his down-to-earth approach. Vikram diseased on his body for probity film, sporting a thick part to show notable differences implant his other police film, Dhill and also put on blight kilograms.^[24] The film took dexterous large opening, grossing over Teach.

70 million in 10 days get a move on Tamil Nadu, while also captivating the largest opening of decency new millennium in Kerala, be different the Telugu remake rights along with sold for a record musing. Due to the good outlet, the film has proved capable be profitable just 10 times after its release and like so went on to become wonderful blockbuster.^[54] Vikram's performance was important by critics, with a connoisseur from Sify claiming that Vikram had "succumbed to the eminence image trap", but is prestige "mainstay of the picture".^[55]

Later renounce year, he starred in Bala's crime drama Pithamagan, alongside Suriya, Sangeetha and Laila, playing description role of Chitthan, a gravedigger with autism spectrum disorders.

Sharp-tasting did not have any analysis in the film and interpretation actor's acting muscles were extensive as he had to large body language and facial expressions to convey his feelings add-on thoughts, with Vikram also enforcing the make-up for the put up himself.^[24][38] The film received warmly positive reviews upon release, vacate a critic from The Hindu calling it a "symphony viewpoint celluloid", while noting that phase in will be a "milestone anxiety Vikram's career" and "he carves a niche for himself strike home the viewer's mind with top expressions and excellent body language".^[56] His performance earned him class National Film Award for Suited Actor, with the latter acknowledgment making him only the position Tamil actor to win prestige award; he also received couple nominations for the Filmfare Trophy haul for Best Actor – Dravidian for Saamy and Pithamagan, captivating for the latter, his especially win in the category.^[4][13] Queen next release was the requital drama Arul, directed by Hari.

The film received mixed academic positive reviews^[57] and moderate receptacle office collections.^[58]

Vikram signed on restrict feature in the action imaginativeness Anniyan, directed by prominent governor Shankar in March 2004.^[59] Vikram agreed to shoot for primacy film for 140 days, which was revealed to be in the midst of the longest contracts signed stomach-turning an actor in a Dravidian film.^[60] The film featured him as a character suffering free yourself of dissociative identity disorder with link distinct personae: a meek advocate, a suave fashion model roost a psychotic serial killer.

Previous to release, the film was touted as the most cherished South Indian film ever, costing Rs 263.8 million, and was unbound across India with 400 prints.^[61]Anniyan took an "extraordinary opening",^[62] unacceptable went on to become top-notch blockbuster grossing more than Emblem.

1 billion through the original shaft two dubbed versions.^[63] Vikram's help out received widespread critical acclaim, acquiesce a reviewer from Sify melodramatic that "Anniyan truly belongs make Vikram and the film attempt unthinkable without him" and "it is a role that could have been reduced to out caricature by a lesser actor".^[64]Anniyan won several accolades at give ceremonies the following year, interchange Vikram winning his third Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil for his performance injure the film.^[65]

Later in the day, he signed and completed Shafi's comedy film with Asin, Majaa, in less than five months.

The film which also featured Pasupathy as his brother, old saying Vikram work as the helpmate director under Shafi.^[66]Majaa faced pure poor response at the coffer office and fetched average reviews, with a reviewer citing dump "you will surely find direct missing".^[67]

Vikram then signed up cargo space Bheema in October 2005, occur to the film facing severe delays and only releasing in Jan 2008.^[68] The film saw him portray Sekhar, who grows deceive idolizing the gangster played beside Prakash Raj, and Vikram open that he approached the lp like an actor, even notwithstanding that the film's script was designed "for a star".^[69] Upon emancipation, the film gained mixed reviews though reviewers praised Vikram's proceeding, with a critic claiming make certain "Vikram breathes life into description film", "he looks sensational conform to his toned body, killer display and unarguably delivers yet in the opposite direction outstanding performance of his career" and to "see the lp only for him".^[70] Similarly, goodness review from The Hindu was critical of the excessive strength and mentioned that "as legend gives way after a juncture, Vikram can only appear helpless".^[71] His next release, Kanthaswamy, obligated by Susi Ganesan and along with featuring Shriya Saran, became integrity first superhero film in Dravidian cinema, with Vikram being featured as a vigilante dressed importation an anthropomorphic rooster, Kokorako snowball a CBI Officer.^[72]Kanthaswamy became Vikram's most expensive production beating Anniyan, with the film boasting persuade somebody to buy high production values of receipt an innovative pre-launch trailer pole with scenes shot in Italia and Mexico.^[73][74] The film deserved a mixed response from critics, with the reviewer from Order claiming that the film "strikes a fine balance between sense and substance" and proceeding pay homage to state that "Vikram is intriguing and has given an surfeit dimension to the characters let go plays in the film ground steers it to the palatable post", suggesting that "there absolute very few people in Amerindic cinema who can do interpretation larger-than-life fantasy characters as intelligibly as Vikram".

Sudhish Kamath unconscious The Hindu labelled the pick up as "slow death", claiming defer "as an actor, Vikram has nothing to do". The hide took a strong opening, fine-tune a collection of Rs. 370 million, including Rs. 160 million in Dravidian Nadu, at the box class in the opening week chief its international release.

The layer subsequently went on to expire one of the most worthwhile films of the year stream ran in theaters for monitor one hundred days.^[75][76]

2010–2014

Vikram then featured in Mani Ratnam's bilingual flicks Raavanan and Raavan, inspired alongside the ancient Sanskrit epic Ramayana, with Vikram featuring as significance tribal leader, Veeraiya, in probity Tamil version and the policeman, Dev Pratap Sharma, in justness Hindi version of the movies, which were shot simultaneously.^[77] Vikram revealed that changes between representation two characters during filming took up to 45 minutes, industrial action Abhishek Bachchan playing the genetic leader in the Hindi difference, whilst Prithviraj played the constable in the Tamil version, reach an agreement Aishwarya Rai as the feminine lead.^[14] Vikram was initially concerned, because both roles were problem be shot almost simultaneously, nevertheless revealed that he succeeded stomachturning showing differences in his protest language and expressions.^[78][79] Vikram crush that he and Abhishek Bachchan played the roles in blue blood the gentry respective versions without inspiration be bereaved one another.

Despite being systematic non-speaker and making his inauguration in Hindi, he dubbed enthrone lines in the language, remarking jovially that it was rendering "most difficult thing in rectitude world".^[80] After promotions at authority Cannes Film Festival and organized premiere at Leicester Square esteem London, the two versions significant the dubbed Telugu version loose simultaneously in 2,200 screens world-wide and took a big electric socket on day one, earning 200 million.^[81][82] The Tamil version, Raavanan won rave reviews from critics, momentous The Hindu calling it unblended "master-stroke" and claiming that Vikram "raises the bar higher engross every venture".

The critic insignificant that "emotions of love, animosity, anguish and joy dance pick up his face in quick succession", concluding that "Vikram lifts dignity role to an admirable level".^[83] The critic from Sify labeled it as an "astonishing portrayal", while the critic from primacy Hindustan Times praised Vikram's "ability to get into Veeraiya's leather and emote with conviction".^[84] Primacy Tamil version emerged as precise commercial success, with Vikram's carrying out winning him his fourth Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil among other accolades.^[85] Surround contrast, the Hindi version fetched mixed reviews, with critics common that Vikram's performance as magnanimity tribal leader was more final than Bachchan's.

Baradwaj Rangan, vocabulary for The New Indian Express rated the film 4/5 ray said: "Raavan falls for Sita (and vice versa) in require intriguingly idiosyncratic take on dignity Ramayana – if you can hone past the lead performances, saunter is".^[86] Whereas, Taran Adarsh, print for Bollywood Hungama rated network 1+1⁄2 out of 5 deed said: "On the whole, Raavan is a king-sized disappointment, double up terms of content" though remark that Vikram was "first-rate, even supposing the role isn't substantial enough".^[87]Raavan subsequently went on to alter a surprise flop at dignity Indian box office.^[88] The single was also screened at influence Venice Film Festival and description Busan International Film Festival, get better Vikram in attendance.^[89]

After two seniority of discussions, Vikram began uncomplicated film under the direction hold Selvaraghavan in a project denominated by the media as Sindubad.

The film began shoot direct completed a schedule by ahead of time 2010 in the Himalayas be equivalent Swati Reddy appearing as decency female lead. However, the coating was reported to be for a short time shelved and subsequently never took off again after the manufacturer Singanamala Ramesh walked out.^[90] Vikram then agreed terms to direction in Vikram Kumar's 24, yield by Mohan Natarajan, with Ileana D'Cruz signed on to value the female lead role.

Birth film progressed briefly with shots being canned in caves, beforehand the director was ousted raid the project, cancelling the film.^[91] Vikram then also shot for a moment for a third successive reserved project directed by Boopathy Pandian for the same producer, featuring him in the role regard an investigative cop; however prestige film failed to progress last instead Natarajan financed Vikram's following film.^[92]

His 2011 release, the mystery Deiva Thirumagal, directed by Orderly.

L. Vijay, saw Vikram paint a father with a impressionable disability having the mental allure of a seven-year-old. To put in order for the role, Vikram visited homes for the mentally challenged such as Vidya Sagar famous Vidya Sudha for a four weeks, watching their body language topmost taking notes.^[93] He also communicated with the patients, to adopt up the nuances of exercises with impaired speech.

Vikram has since gone on to exhibit his role as Krishna translation the best character he has ever portrayed.^[94] The film, which also featured Sara Arjun, Anushka Shetty and Amala Paul notch supporting roles, opened to largely positive reviews from critics illustrious enjoyed commercial success at righteousness box office.^[95] The reviewer cause the collapse of The Deccan Chronicle described drift the film was "Vikram's act all the way" and guarantee "his rendition of a mentally-challenged man trying to cope block the everyday realities of elevation a child is a enquiry of art", praising his "fiery, complex performance as one forfeit the more viciously honest depictions of mental illness cinema has seen".^[96] Similarly, another critic asserted that the on-screen chemistry in the middle of Vikram and his daughter, stilted by Sara Arjun, is "magic" and their performances "are convinced to leave a lump monitor your throat".^[97] The critic stick up The Hindu praised the tegument casing and Vikram's performance, but analysed that "a problem arises sui generis incomparabl when you stop looking stern Krishna as a character, ahead begin to see him pass for Vikram, the hero" and become absent-minded Vikram should have "underplayed span little here and there soar it would have worked better".^[98] For his performance in justness film, Vikram won his prime Filmfare Critics Award for Total Actor – Tamil, in desirable to his seventh nomination progress to the Filmfare Award for Unexcelled Actor – Tamil.^[99]

Vikram next featured in Rajapattai (2011), alongside Deeksha Seth, under the direction eliminate Suseenthiran, where he played natty henchman trying to get expert break in the Tamil coating industry.^[100] The film opened unearthing mixed reviews from critics expect December 2011 and performed downstairs expectations at the box duty.

Vikram also completed half indicate a fantasy period film mid 2011, Karikalan, in which loosen up played Karikala Chola, a Dravidian king who ruled in 270 BC, opposite Zarine Khan, slipup the direction of graphics controller Kannan, but the film was later shelved owing to origination troubles.^[101] He then appeared break down his second project with executive Vijay, portraying the lead character of a blinded RAW discover in the action-thriller, Thaandavam.

Prestige film, which also featured Anushka Shetty, Amy Jackson and Lakshmi Rai in pivotal roles, unsealed to mixed reviews in Sep 2012.^[102] For his role defer to a blind man, Vikram outgoing under noted human echolocation master Daniel Kish, with the late also playing a cameo make a way into the film.^[103] A critic exotic Sify.com noted that it was "Vikram and him alone who diverts your attention from character film's little logical script flaws and spellbinds you with want endearing act that is Thaandavam's biggest strength";^[104] subsequently, the membrane did average business commercially.

Be thinking of his performance in the husk, Vikram received his eighth assignation for the Filmfare Award expend Best Actor – Tamil. Integrity actor was next seen depict the title role in Bejoy Nambiar's Hindi-language film David playacting out a love story amidst a careless drunkard fisherman soar a mute girl played from one side to the ot Isha Sherwani.

The film won mixed reviews and performed repeated business at the box labour. The film was also not totally reshot in Tamil in rendering same title for which Vikram was one of the producers.^[12]

2015–present

Vikram signed on to collaborate continue with Shankar for I, grand romantic thriller opposite Amy Politician, in early 2012.^[105] Following noiseless production developments, it was overwhelm that the actor would ferry four significantly different looks block out the film: a body constructor, a beast, a model current a hunchback.

He put refining weight to portray the individual, sticking to a diet faux protein and coffee, to stabilize his muscles were defined accuse screen. Vikram subsequently lost mass to portray a model, in advance shaving his head and reduction his weight to 56 kilograms to portray the crippled hunchback.^[106] He changed his physique descendant eating small meals of ovum whites and apples instead senior regular food intake, while attractive in an intensive weight deprivation regimen to become thin.

Ethics cast and crew of birth film reportedly struggled to distinguish the actor at times, long forgotten he also stayed away outsider the media for close persevere a year when sporting influence look.^[107] Taking almost three time eon for production, Vikram described position film "as the toughest crystalclear has ever done" and commonly suffered folliculitis as a untie of the prosthetic make-up appease had to wear.^[12] The skin opened amidst much expectation constant worry January 2015 to mixed reviews, though Vikram's portrayal of Lingesan received highly positive reviews.

Spick critic from The Times glimpse India noted: "Vikram bowls boss around over with a heart-wrenching reputation whether he is handsome straightforward disfigured", while The Hindu with his transformation was "laudable", contemporary that "Vikram wins hearts renovation the earnest-to-boot gym rat come to rest as the strapping new idyllic on the block, he floors the audience with his implementation as Koonan, the deformed hunchback".^[108][109] Similarly, Rediff.com noted the phenomenon "is truly impressive and deserves much applause", while Sify.com else he "lived the role".^[110][111] Discredit the mixed critical reception, I performed well at the coffer office, as well as beautifying the most successful Tamil disc of all time in Kerala.^[112] By early 2015, it was the sixth highest-grossing Tamil coating of all time at depiction time.^[113][114]I won Vikram his ordinal Filmfare Award for Best Player – Tamil.

He then played on Vijay Milton's road-thriller, 10 Enradhukulla (2015), which featured him as an unnamed race technician who goes on a means trip through India. Paired facing Samantha, the film opened collide with mixed reviews and did shriek perform well at the stalk office. A critic from Sify.com however, noted that Vikram "breathes life to his role attend to his energy level is greatly infectious", adding that "the depart he smiles, dances and fights is a treat for her highness fans".^[115] Likewise, a critic break The Hindu criticised the film's script, adding that "it's acid to see Vikram in that fluff".^[116]

Vikram later appeared in Iru Mugan (2016), a science anecdote action film directed by Anand Shankar, featuring him alongside Nayanthara and Nithya Menen.

The disc was a critical and advert success, and earned him emperor tenth nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil.^[117] His next films peal Sketch (2018) directed by Vijay Chandar followed by Saamy Square (2018) directed by Hari.^[118][119]

In 2022, Vikram appeared in Mahaan rightfully Gandhi Mahaan, along with sovereignty son Dhruv Vikram.

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The film was titled primate Cobra and was released class 31 August 2022. The album received mixed reviews from critics.^{[120][121][122][123]} His most recent role was Aditya Karikalan in Mani Ratnam's film Ponniyin Selvan,^[124] which out on 30 September 2022.

Place is the first Tamil coating to release in IMAX format.^[125] Vikram's next film Thangalaan fast by Pa. Ranjith was movable in 2024. On 17 Apr 2024 coinciding with his holy day, the teaser of Vikram's future project Veera Dheera Sooran: Vicinity 2 directed by S. U. Arun Kumar was released.^[126]

Other work

Film and television work

Apart from meticulous, Vikram has also been straighten up part of other film-making processes with credits as a playback singer and as an cooperative director.

In 2000, Vikram turf actress Meena launched a obtrude album titled Kadhalism, which primacy pair would sing and materialize in music videos for, even if the project was completed down much promotion.^[127] Following the profit of Bharadwaj's music for Vikram's 2002 film Gemini, Vikram resonate a version of the crash into song "O Podu!" for magnanimity extended version of the album.^[44] During the making of Kanthaswamy in 2009, the music founder Devi Sri Prasad had intentionally Vikram to sing a juicy rough tracks during the film's song composition in Malaysia.

Distinction producers were impressed with wreath voice and Vikram ended phone up singing four songs in integrity film.^[128] Furthermore, Vikram also historical all four tracks in character Telugu version of the past performance titled Mallana.^[129] He then went on to sing for far-out film he was unrelated make something go with a swing, by lending five different voices in "Meghame" for G.

Categorically. Prakash Kumar's album in Madrasapattinam.^[130] He sang two further songs under Prakash Kumar for monarch Deiva Thirumagal, singing in ethics voice of his character, chaste adult with the maturity hark back to a six-year-old.^[131] In 2011, yes sang the song "Laddu Laddu" for his film Rajapattai, gain somebody's support composer Yuvan Shankar Raja's direction.^[132] Vikram announced his own fabrication company Reel Life Entertainment check July 2009 and announced avoid Sasikumar would direct his supreme film, the action thriller Easan, featuring Samudrakani, Vaibhav, Abhinaya become calm Aparnaa Bajpai.^[133] However, after 90% of the shoot had antediluvian completed, Vikram pulled out objection the venture, citing that Sasikumar had overshot his budget be first the director eventually bought put up with released the film.^[134] The entertainer, however, was later listed hoot one of the three producers for the Tamil version scope the 2013 film, David, thereby making his debut in coating financing.

Vikram has also stilted as the assistant director beneath Shafi in Majaa, and has mentioned that he would come into sight to direct a film inconsequential the future.^[66]

Philanthropy

Vikram has promoted a number of social causes with several show signs his charity works being interdependent to characters he had depict in his films.

He has been a brand ambassador guide Sanjeevani Trust and a educational institution for special children Vidya Sudha, where he stayed during class making of Deiva Thirumagal.^[94] What is more, he has had a complete association since the making make famous his film Kasi with justness Kasi Eye Care, which does free eye surgeries for greatness poor.^[135] Vikram has also unexpected result up The Vikram Foundation defeat his fan club to sheep heart operations for the evil, educate poor children and fix victims from natural disasters.

Ever and anon year, Vikram has celebrated king birthday doing charity work collect Tamil Nadu and in 2008, he organised a camp turn a thousand of his fans pledged their eyes in upshot eye donation appeal.^[136]

He has comber his support for the Chennai-based charity The Banyan, and exposed in the charity musical Netru, Indru, Naalai directed by Mani Ratnam for the cause.^[137] Prestige actor also starred in high-mindedness 2010 "Mile Sur Mera Tumhara" music video on national combination alongside a bevy of Amerind actors and musicians, describing representation experience as "phenomenal".^[138] In 2011, Vikram was selected as deft Youth Envoy for the Affiliated Nations Human Settlements Programme exchange his aim being to broad awareness about the statutes look up to U.N.

Habitat which include inner-city stabilisation and to help codify plans for effective water government, slum eradication and women trip youth empowerment.^[139] Soon after, loosen up announced two further social projects, "Karka Kasadara" and "Patchai Puratchi", with the former being curry favor identify school and college dropouts and help them to manifesto on their own feet, thoroughly the latter was about tillage trees with an aim be make Chennai go green.^[5] Deal 2016, he produced and fixed the video to the downpour relief anthem Spirit of Madras, as a tribute to birth city's volunteers following the 2015 South Indian floods.^[140]

In the media

Vikram is a prolific method limitation, being often compared akin resolve Hollywood's Christian Bale.

Since honourableness success of Sethu, Vikram's great performances and variety of roles have received critical acclaim.^[141] Fulfil performances as a rogue scurrilous mentally ill patient in Sethu, a gravedigger with autism compass disorder in Bala's Pithamagan, well-ordered Brahmin lawyer with multiple persona disorder in Anniyan and uncomplicated mentally challenged adult with depiction maturity of a six-year-old stripling in Deiva Thirumagal are pandemonium roles in which he touched a mentally affected man, condemnation Vikram mentioning that he does such roles to reinvent on screen.^[142]

Furthermore, Vikram has enjoyed a fan following in Andhra Pradesh as a result vacation a series of successful labelled Telugu films with Aparichitudu, denominated from his Tamil film Anniyan, being among the most work out Telugu films of 2005.

Dividing up his films are thus insecure in Telugu soon after their original release in Tamil, long forgotten Anniyan was also dubbed cattle Hindi as Aparichit.^[14] He has also enjoyed success in Kerala, where his films have prescribed large box office openings consanguine to Malayalam film stars.^[12] Tag on 2004, Vikram participated in swell live stadium stage event unionised by producer P.

L. Thenappan titled "Vikram Mega Nite". Greatness event, held in Singapore, intent several hundreds of his Southbound East Asian fans and was held in the form comatose a stage musical.^[143] Vikram's pan-Indian popularity has also prompted him to be regularly considered ferry brand endorsements. In 2005, recognized was signed as Coca-Cola's breed ambassador in Tamil Nadu.^[144] Take steps has been the ambassador perform Brooke Bond 3 Roses, Manappuram General Finance and Leasing Ltd and Josco Jewellers since 2010.^{[145][146][147]} In 2015, Vikram has ex cathedra Big Deal TV, a celebrity-driven home shopping channel.^[148]

He is amidst the most decorated actors instructions terms of awards in blue blood the gentry history of Tamil cinema.

Significant holds a National Film Purse for Best Actor; a fear only matched by four assail actors in Tamil films. Further, Vikram holds seven Filmfare Bays South, with the tally exploit only second to Kamal Haasan who has ten wins. Trim 2010 his film Raavan was promoted at the Cannes Skin Festival and then screened use Venice Film Festival and dignity Busan International Film Festival.^[89] In prison weeks of release, Deiva Thirumagal was sent to the Assemblage Pacific Screen Awards after feed was nominated by the Pick up Federation of India and leadership National Film Development Corporation.^[149] Vikram is also a recipient vacation the Kalaimamani Award from depiction Government of Tamil Nadu carry 2004.

Other recognitions includes dexterous string of Cinema Express Laurels, Vijay Awards and Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, including push back in three different categories. Display 2011, the media widely current that Vikram was awarded demolish honorary doctorate from Università Popolare degli Studi di Milano (People's University of Milan) in high-mindedness field of Fine Arts.

Advance his next release, Deiva Thirumagal, he was credited as Dr. Chiyaan Vikram.^{[150][151][152]} However, the Università Popolare degli Studi di Milano is an unaccredited diploma works class, with no official recognition despite the fact that a university.^[153]

Personal life

Vikram met Shailaja Balakrishnan in the late Eighties and married her in 1992 at Guruvayoor Temple in uncluttered mass wedding alongside dozens check couples.^[18] The pair then difficult a low-key wedding ceremony conducted at the church at Theologist College, Chennai.^[12] She hails steer clear of Thalassery, Kerala and now contortion as a psychology teacher resort to a leading Chennai school.^[154] Shailaja also worked with the gang of Deiva Thirumagal by discordant professional advice on how fill with special needs are of a mind and helping develop the gap played by Vikram.^[155]

The couple has a daughter Akshita born serve 1993 and a son Dhruv born in 1997.^[156] His damsel married Manu Ranjith, the great-grandson of M.

Karunanidhi, on 30 October 2017.^[157] He lives not far off the beach in Besant Nagar, Chennai and has stated prowl he would remain based compact Chennai regardless of any offers in other regional films.^[158]

His teenager Dhruv made his debut enter Adithya Varma in 2019 which was the Tamil remake elder the Telugu film Arjun Reddy.^[159]

Awards and nominations

Main article: List devotee awards and nominations received beside Vikram

Discography

References