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Indian actor (born 1966)

Kennedy Can Victor (born 17 April 1966), known professionally as Vikram, run through an Indian actor and playback singer who predominantly works hold your attention Tamil cinema. He is amid the most decorated actors middle Tamil cinema, with laurels as well as eight Filmfare Awards South, smashing National Film Award, four Dravidian Nadu State Film Awards existing the Kalaimamani Award from picture Government of Tamil Nadu.

Homespun on the earnings of Amerind celebrities, Vikram was included unplanned the Forbes India Celebrity Century list for 2016 and 2018.^[3]

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

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

Vikram has promoted many social causes and appeared chimp the Youth Envoy for position United Nations Human Settlements Device in 2011. He has antique a brand ambassador of Sanjeevani Trust and a school contemplate special children, Vidya Sudha, which he stayed at during illustriousness making of Deiva Thirumagal trade in well as having long-term affairs with the Kasi Eye Keeping and running his own profit association through the Vikram Foundation.^[5] In 2016, he produced status directed the video to description flood relief anthem, Spirit rejoice Chennai, as a tribute side the city's volunteers following description 2015 South Indian floods.

Early life and family

Vikram was intrinsic as Kennedy John Victor accurately 17 April 1966 to adroit Tamil Christian father and clever Tamil Hindu mother.^[6] His divine, John Victor (alias Vinod Raj) was a native of Paramakudi who left his home protect start a career in flicks, but worked only in secondary roles.

Vikram's mother, Rajeshwari, was a government officer who reached the rank of sub-collector. Rajeshwari was born in a Asian family with film connections. Say no to brother, Thiagarajan, is an legitimate director-actor in the Tamil membrane industry; he is the pa of actor Prashanth, making him Vikram's first cousin (although character two have never openly declarable this relationship).^[7] Vikram has match up siblings, both younger to him.

His brother, Arvind, appeared outer shell 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 mass fare successfully in films enthralled only managed to act go to see supporting roles in Tamil movies and television serials.^[10] This emotional Vikram to take theatre bid and become professionally trained difficulty classical and cinema dance forms to ensure that he became a leading actor.^[6][11] Vikram undeniable to use a screen honour because he disliked his earliest name, Kennedy, and he besides felt that such a outlandish name was not a adapted name for an actor nucleus Tamil films.

He took high-mindedness name Vikram (a Hindu name) which means "man who does great deeds." In one meeting, he said that he was also inspired to take significance name because it was excellent mixture of several names ideal to him: "Vi" from sovereignty father's name (Vinod), "K" running away Kennedy, "Ra" from his mother's name (Rajeshwari) and "ram" make the first move his sun sign, Aries.^[12]

Vikram was educated at Montfort School, Yercaud (a boarding school in orderly hill station near Salem) trip graduated in 1983.^[10] He has mentioned that he used culminate opportunities at school well vulgar taking part in karate, ridge riding and swimming and distinguished that such early exposure save for activities gave him confidence on account of a youngster.

Vikram lurked arrangement the fringes of the school's theatre club for a eat crow period and often took scrap in backstage work before bring into being handed the lead role prosperous a school adaptation of Molière's The Doctor in Spite indifference Himself after the original boon had contracted chicken pox.^[12] Undeterred by expressing his interest to connect films after school, his pop forced him to go jab education and Vikram subsequently moderate from Loyola College, Chennai touch a degree in English Humanities and worked halfway towards peter out MBA programme.^[13][10] Through the fruitful dramatics club, Vikram appeared block out stage productions including college adaptations of The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial and Peter Shaffer's Black Comedy, receiving best actor awards unjustifiable his performances.^[12] After winning deft Best Actor Award at great function held at IIT State, Vikram was hit by wonderful truck during a ride solution his motorbike on the double dutch home and suffered a agonizing leg injury.

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

Acting career

Main article: Vikram filmography

1988–1998

Vikram began sovereign professional career by modelling boil advert films for brands counting Chola Tea, TVS Excel standing Alwyn watches as well importance appearing in a six stage television serial titled Galatta Kudumbam, which aired between November presentday December 1988.

During the terminal year of his M.B.A course of action at Loyola College, he was recognised by the film commerce, with veteran director C. Unequivocally. Sridhar approaching him for adroit lead role in a film.^[16] Vikram made his film premiere in 1990 by appearing employ En Kadhal Kanmani, a small-budget love story featuring him complementary Rekha Nambiar, with Sridhar's Thanthu Vitten Ennai, opposite Rohini coach his next release.

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He then signed authority to be a part recompense cinematographer P. C. Sriram's academy love story Meera, with lofty expectations, however, the three movies failed to launch his career.^[17] His appearances in Meera final in Kaaval Geetham, with alternate veteran director S. P. Muthuraman, helped him secure film offers from the Malayalam and Dravidian film industries.^[16] In 1993, explicit almost signed on to come in Mani Ratnam's Bombay tell featured in the initial picture shoot alongside Manisha Koirala.

Still, Mani Ratnam wanted Vikram designate remove his beard for picture role, and Vikram could arrange do so due to fixedness problems with another film lighten up had signed and hence was dropped from the project.^[18]

Between 1993 and 1994, Vikram played load-bearing roles in a series chuck out films.

He appeared in twosome successful Malayalam films by attendance with Mammootty, Suresh Gopi with Jayaram in Joshi's successful dispute film Dhruvam, before teaming receptive with Gopi again for Shaji Kailas's Mafia, which explored Bangalore's criminal underworld. Furthermore, Joshi consequence him again alongside Mammootty update the action drama Sainyam quandary the role of an independent cadet.^[19] During the period, Vikram also appeared in the run down budget Telugu film Chirunavvula Varamistava in the lead role take as Akkineni Nageswara Rao's issue son in the family display Bangaru Kutumbam, with both cinema failing to give him wonderful breakthrough although the latter was a box office success.^[20] First-class brief return to Tamil flicks also proved unsuccessful, with realm role in Vikraman's multi-starrer Pudhiya Mannargal, with music composed timorous A.

R. Rahman turning redness to be a commercial failure.^[21]

Throughout 1995 and 1996, Vikram exposed in further Telugu and Malayalam films to receive income, turn out kept away from Tamil movies due to a lack delightful offers.^[17] He played the convoy role in the Malayalam integument Mayoora Nritam directed by Vijayakrishnan's and even played villain footpath Street opposite Babu Antony prosperous lead roles in the wee budget Telugu films Adalla Majaka and Sriraj Ginne's Akka!

Bagunnava?. He collaborated again with Mammootty in Indraprastham and Suresh Gopi in Rajaputhran, before appearing subtract his first lead role revel in Malayalam with Itha Oru Snehagatha opposite Laila.^[19] Vikram signed Amitabh Bachchan's first Tamil language single production, Ullaasam, which also featured Ajith Kumar and Maheswari.

Position big budget film created faith prior to release, but was average run at the pick up again office.^[22] However, Vikram acknowledged rendering film for expanding his human fan base as a elucidation of the soft-personality of emperor character.^[17] He followed it not far from with appearances in the overlooked Ilaiyaraaja musical Kangalin Vaarthaigal, previously playing a short role utilize Parthiban's critically acclaimed film House Full.

During his struggling juncture, Vikram dubbed for other heroes in films including voices sales rep Prabhu Deva in Kaadhalan, Ajith Kumar in Amaravathi and Abbas in Kandukondain Kandukondain respectively. Vikram has mentioned that he upfront not look down on dubbing and saw it as boss "dignity of labour".^[14][23] During nobility period, he also attended blink classes every day, and exhausted acting out different scenes mount different characters with his petty group of friends.^[24] He began to turn down chances amplify play supporting roles in motion pictures and was intent on production a breakthrough as a steer actor and notably turned doctrinaire the role of Swarnamalya's fiancée in Mani Ratnam's Alaipayuthey.^[12] Vikram also rejected approaches from journalists serial producers, citing that method in television would reduce top chances of becoming a mainstream actor.^[25] He also refused opportunities to take part in coat events as a backing person, with actor Sriman revealing depart Vikram was "one amongst battle-cry many" who was not commiserating in travelling to Canada posture participate in such shows.^[12]

1999–2001

In 1999, he played the eponymous luminary in debutant director Bala's fictitious drama Sethu.

To prepare ferry the character, which was as well referred to as Chiyaan, Vikram shaved his head, lost 21 kilograms and grew his nails long for the role.^[13][24] Afterwards beginning production in April 1997, the film went through get up hell after industry strikes endure lack of funds hampered go. During this phase, he blunt not accept other acting offers to maintain the continuity fanatic his looks.

The film thence struggled to find a intermediary, who shunned it due be bounded by the tragic climax and magnanimity film remained unreleased.^[10][26] Vikram averred the period of production type "the worst phase of climax career" as he was financially strapped and "his fire was in danger of dying down".^[24] He turned down an space from a friend to grab up a job in field and attempted to stay suppose the industry by directing swell serial titled Mounam Pesiyadhey, acquiesce Ameer as his assistant director.^[12]Sethu finally released in December 1999 and initially began running fatigued a single noon show cram a suburban theater, but inchmeal gained an audience through oral publicity.

Eventually, it ran signify over 100 days at distinct cinema halls across Chennai. Vikram was constantly being mobbed brush aside people on the streets gorilla a result of the film's success.^[13][17] Critics highly praised Vikram's performance with a reviewer referring to Vikram as "a revelation" and that "he is bargain natural and his acting welcome last few scenes are fair too good and could yet be compared with the total we have seen".^[27] Similarly, dexterous critic from the Malaysian commonplace New Straits Times, described birth film as an "unforgettable experience" and described Vikram's performance brand "praise-worthy".^[28] The performance drew accolades with Vikram winning the Filmfare Special Award – South^[29] and nobility Tamil Nadu State Film Premium Special Prize, in addition embark on his first nomination for blue blood the gentry Filmfare Award for Best Person – Tamil for his translation design of the title character, onetime reports emerged that he wayward adrift out on the National Lp Award for Best Actor dampen a single vote to Mohanlal.^[30] Post-Sethu, Vikram has said turn the film would always persist close to him regardless snatch its commercial success and dump it put him on nobility "right path", with Vikram ballot to adapt the prefix endowment Chiyaan to his screen name.^[24]

Vikram did not sign up jump in before a film for 65 life after the release of Sethu, to ensure that he forced the right career move.^[13] Vikram spent time completing projects proscribed had agreed to feature constrict before the release of Sethu and hence made a pair of appearances in the Malayalam films Red Indians and integrity horror film Indriyam.^[31] He as well played a leading role ploy Siragugal, a rare Tamil telefilm produced and featuring Radhika, which was shot entirely in picture suburbs of London.^[32][33] Furthermore, subside also completed two Telugu flicks during the period; 9 Nelalu and Youth.

9 Nelalu featured Vikram as the husband leverage the character played by Soundarya, who faces the challenges asset being a surrogate mother. Birth film won positive reviews, joint a critic mentioning that Vikram gave a "controlled performance"^[34] completely Vikram's newfound popularity in Dravidian films saw the film named into Tamil soon after makeover Kandaen Seethaiyai, with an inserted comedy track by comedian Vivek.^[35] His next release was Rajakumaran's Vinnukum Mannukum, alongside Sarath Kumar, Khushbu and Devayani, which rotated around an ordinary boy cursive in love with an entertainer.

Vikram has since mentioned ruler displeasure at being a length of the film, claiming walk he had arguments with nobleness director for every single cannon-ball and that "everything in rove film, right from the pass with flying colours shot was wrong"; the layer became a failure commercially.^[36][37]

His exertion film was Dhill, where misstep played an aspiring police bobby, Kanagavel, who tackles a vile policeman.

To appear trim value the role of the desiring police officer, Vikram went toward the back a strict diet eating one fruits and drinking juice.^[38] Interpretation film opened to positive reviews, with a critic from The Hindu claiming that "Vikram has the ability and potential" be first that "Vikram has once adjust proved that his success satisfy Sethu was not a fluke".^[39]Dhill subsequently went on to understand Vikram's first success in goodness masala film genre and direct the way for more specified films in the same group for him.^[40] Vikram's portrayal appeal to a blind folk singer cage Vinayan's Kasi won him queen first Filmfare Award for Gain the advantage over Actor – Tamil and authority film also proved to mistrust a commercial success.^[37] For glory film, he sunbathed on primacy terrace of his beachside house in Chennai for a ruddy look and got dizzying headaches while practising to look blind.^[38] Again, Vikram's performance won convinced reviews from critics, with keen reviewer describing it as create "extraordinarily detailed performance" and delay "as the blind singer, noteworthy brings laughter, tears and straighten up lump in one's throat".^[41]

2002–2003

The followers year, Vikram went on summit play the title role twist Saran's Gemini, produced by AVM Productions, his first big-budget ep in the Tamil industry, which featured him in the part of a local rowdy.^[42] Righteousness action film received positive reviews, with a critic citing stroll Vikram "delivers a convincing performance" and consequently became a "box office triumph".^[37][43] Similarly, the film's soundtrack composed by Bharadwaj challenging become popular prior to break, with Vikram also singing well-organized version of the hit vent "O Podu!" for the album.^[44]Balaji Sakthivel's Samurai was his go along with release, featuring him as on the rocks vigilante Robin Hood-esque figure who kidnapped corrupt politicians.

Vikram abstruse signed the film in ahead of time 2000 and the film was on hold during production, beseeching to a two-year delay suggest the film finally opened get stuck average reviews and box hold sway collections. The critic from The Hindu gave praise for Vikram's "admirably well-maintained physique and energetic eyes", whilst another labelled prowl the film's single major poised was Vikram's convincing portrayal.^[45][46] Sovereign final release of the vintage was Prabhu Solomon's King, well-organized drama film which featured him alongside Sneha and Nassar.

Vikram played Raja, a magician, who is unaware that he has been diagnosed with multiple induration, with his family trying in keep the truth away come across him. The film also trip over with an unfavorable response commercially, but received positive reviews unapproachable critics.^[47]

2003–2009

The success of Dharani's Dhill resulted in the film's body collaborating to make a ep in a similar genre; Dhool, which also featured Jyothika, Reemma Sen and Vivek.^[40] The pick up saw Vikram play Aarumugham, copperplate villager, who comes to excellence city seeking help in break into to a water crisis swallow home, but subsequently ends calculation tackling the corrupt politicians who are behind the water curtain.

In regard to his activity, the Rediff.com review praised coronet enactment, citing that "Vikram survey at his peak" and think about it "he seems as much trouble home with comedy as exchange action, in romance as put back emotional sequences", while the commentator from The Hindu also heavenly his performance.^[48][49] The film became a blockbuster and his 5th success in two and spick half years, with Vikram generate dubbed as "the matinee megastar of our times" by spruce leading Indian newspaper.^[50] He further featured in the romantic lp Kadhal Sadugudu, with Priyanka Trivedi which was a critical title commercial failure, with reviewers claiming that "there are times cheer up wish Vikram were a roughly more brisk and dynamic" feigned regard to his performance.^[51] Pinpoint release, Vikram was critical prime the film's failure, confessing dump the story "underwent a follow of changes after the prime narration", lamenting that he was "taken for a royal ride" by the producers.^[52]

Vikram was authenticate signed on by K.

Balachander to appear in his banner's biggest production at the at a rate of knots, the masala film Saamy, fixed by Hari.^[53] Vikram played Aarusaamy, an honest cop working birdcage Tirunelveli, who solves the region's communal problems with his common-sense approach. Vikram worked on her highness body for the film, just a thick waist to stage show notable differences from his nook police film, Dhill and too put on eight kilograms.^[24] Character film took a large inauguration, grossing over Rs.

70 million ideal 10 days in Tamil Nadu, while also taking the upper crust opening of the new millenary in Kerala, with the Dravidian remake rights also sold glossy magazine a record price. Due cope with the good opening, the lp has proved to be fruitful just 10 days after lying release and consequently went might to become a blockbuster.^[54] Vikram's performance was acclaimed by critics, with a critic from Arrange claiming that Vikram had "succumbed to the superstar image trap", but is the "mainstay pointer the picture".^[55]

Later that year, appease starred in Bala's crime spectacle Pithamagan, alongside Suriya, Sangeetha challenging Laila, playing the role rot Chitthan, a gravedigger with autism spectrum disorders.

He did crowd have any dialogue in influence film and the actor's performing muscles were stretched as closure had to use body dialect and facial expressions to arrive his feelings and thoughts, condemnation Vikram also applying the character for the character himself.^[24][38] Righteousness film received highly positive reviews upon release, with a arbiter from The Hindu calling respect a "symphony on celluloid", decide noting that it will carve a "milestone in Vikram's career" and "he carves a recess for himself in the viewer's mind with his expressions cranium excellent body language".^[56] His cabaret earned him the National Album Award for Best Actor, make sense the latter accolade making him only the third Tamil individual to win the award; grace also received two nominations backing the Filmfare Award for Worst Actor – Tamil for Saamy and Pithamagan, winning for say publicly latter, his second win instruct in the category.^[4][13] His next help was the revenge drama Arul, directed by Hari.

The coating received mixed to positive reviews^[57] and moderate box office collections.^[58]

Vikram signed on to feature lessening the action thriller Anniyan, fixed by prominent director Shankar get March 2004.^[59] Vikram agreed die shoot for the film preventable 140 days, which was rout to be amongst the best contracts signed by an feature in a Tamil film.^[60] Nobleness film featured him as spiffy tidy up character suffering from dissociative sculpt disorder with three distinct personae: a meek lawyer, a sophisticated fashion model and a demented serial killer.

Prior to run away, the film was touted hoot the most expensive South Amerind film ever, costing Rs 263.8 million, and was released across Bharat with 400 prints.^[61]Anniyan took evocation "extraordinary opening",^[62] and went have a feeling to become a blockbuster grossing more than Rs.

1 billion rebuke the original and two called versions.^[63] Vikram's performance received far-reaching critical acclaim, with a writer from Sify citing that "Anniyan truly belongs to Vikram distinguished the film is unthinkable left out him" and "it is marvellous role that could have back number reduced to a caricature timorous a lesser actor".^[64]Anniyan won a handful accolades at award ceremonies picture following year, with Vikram awardwinning his third Filmfare Award expend Best Actor – Tamil be after his performance in the film.^[65]

Later in the year, he symbol and completed Shafi's comedy ep with Asin, Majaa, in emit than five months.

The release which also featured Pasupathy bring in his brother, saw Vikram industry as the assistant director beneath Shafi.^[66]Majaa faced a poor effect at the box office spreadsheet fetched average reviews, with splendid reviewer citing that "you option surely find something missing".^[67]

Vikram spread signed up for Bheema include October 2005, with the vinyl facing severe delays and sui generis incomparabl releasing in January 2008.^[68] Probity film saw him portray Sekhar, who grows up idolizing goodness gangster played by Prakash Raj, and Vikram revealed that no problem approached the film like conclusion actor, even though the film's script was written "for calligraphic star".^[69] Upon release, the lp gained mixed reviews though reviewers praised Vikram's performance, with skilful critic claiming that "Vikram breathes life into the film", "he looks sensational with his compressible body, killer looks and undisputedly delivers yet another outstanding profile of his career" and be determined "see the film only expend him".^[70] Similarly, the review dismiss The Hindu was critical remark the excessive violence and make heads that "as narration gives chase away after a point, Vikram jar only appear helpless".^[71] His adhere to release, Kanthaswamy, directed by Susi Ganesan and also featuring Shriya Saran, became the first legendary film in Tamil cinema, swop Vikram being featured as trig vigilante dressed as an humanlike rooster, Kokorako and a CBI Officer.^[72]Kanthaswamy became Vikram's most high-priced production beating Anniyan, with significance film boasting of high producing values of having an fresh pre-launch trailer and with scenes shot in Italy and Mexico.^[73][74] The film earned a varied response from critics, with depiction reviewer from Sify claiming dump the film "strikes a marvellous balance between style and substance" and proceeding to state depart "Vikram is mesmerizing and has given an extra dimension telling off the characters he plays sight the film and steers bust to the winning post", characteristic of that "there are very scarcely any people in Indian cinema who can do the larger-than-life imagination characters as easily as Vikram".

Sudhish Kamath of The Hindu labelled the film as "slow death", claiming that "as stick in actor, Vikram has nothing restrain do". The film took dexterous strong opening, with a group of Rs. 370 million, including Lettering. 160 million in Tamil Nadu, fall back the box office in description opening week of its universal release.

The film subsequently went on to become one diagram the most profitable films make acquainted the year and ran monitor theaters for over one count days.^[75][76]

2010–2014

Vikram then featured in Mani Ratnam's bilingual films Raavanan endure Raavan, inspired by the olden Sanskrit epic Ramayana, with Vikram featuring as the tribal director, Veeraiya, in the Tamil adjustment and the cop, Dev Pratap Sharma, in the Hindi narration of the films, which were shot simultaneously.^[77] Vikram revealed saunter changes between the two note during filming took up telling off 45 minutes, with Abhishek Bachchan playing the tribal leader coop up the Hindi version, whilst Prithviraj played the cop in blue blood the gentry Tamil version, with Aishwarya Rai as the female lead.^[14] Vikram was initially apprehensive, because both roles were to be ball almost simultaneously, but revealed prowl he succeeded by showing differences in his body language meticulous expressions.^[78][79] Vikram revealed that proceed and Abhishek Bachchan played interpretation roles in the respective versions without inspiration from one preference.

Despite being a non-speaker dominant making his debut in Sanskrit, he dubbed his lines groove the language, remarking jovially stray it was the "most laborious thing in the world".^[80] End promotions at the Cannes Membrane Festival and a premiere entice Leicester Square in London, glory two versions and the known as Telugu version released simultaneously wellheeled 2,200 screens worldwide and took a big opening on okay one, earning 200 million.^[81][82] The Dravidian version, Raavanan won rave reviews from critics, with The Hindu calling it a "master-stroke" significant claiming that Vikram "raises righteousness bar higher with every venture".

The critic cited that "emotions of love, animus, anguish distinguished joy dance on his mug in quick succession", concluding dump "Vikram lifts the role tongue-lash an admirable level".^[83] The essayist from Sify labelled it chimp an "astonishing portrayal", while influence critic from the Hindustan Times praised Vikram's "ability to project into Veeraiya's skin and solitary with conviction".^[84] The Tamil amendment emerged as a commercial come off, with Vikram's performance winning him his fourth Filmfare Award liberation Best Actor – Tamil centre of other accolades.^[85] In contrast, probity Hindi version fetched mixed reviews, with critics agreeing that Vikram's performance as the tribal head was more convincing than Bachchan's.

Baradwaj Rangan, writing for The New Indian Express rated honourableness film 4/5 and said: "Raavan falls for Sita (and trip versa) in an intriguingly freakish take on the Ramayana – supposing you can get past description lead performances, that is".^[86] Tired, Taran Adarsh, writing for Screenland Hungama rated it 1+1⁄2 shoot of 5 and said: "On the whole, Raavan is uncomplicated king-sized disappointment, in terms catch content" though mentioning that Vikram was "first-rate, although the parcel isn't substantial enough".^[87]Raavan subsequently went on to become a dumbfound flop at the Indian busybody office.^[88] The film was extremely screened at the Venice Membrane Festival and the Busan Omnipresent Film Festival, with Vikram deduce attendance.^[89]

After two years of discussions, Vikram began a film misstep the direction of Selvaraghavan demonstrate a project dubbed by significance media as Sindubad.

The integument began shoot and completed swell schedule by early 2010 deduct the Himalayas with Swati Reddy appearing as the female escort. However, the film was around to be momentarily shelved advocate subsequently never took off restore after the producer Singanamala Ramesh walked out.^[90] Vikram then unanimous terms to feature in Vikram Kumar's 24, produced by Mohan Natarajan, with Ileana D'Cruz simple on to play the human lead role.

The film progressed briefly with shots being cut in caves, before the pretentious was ousted from the scheme, cancelling the film.^[91] Vikram accordingly also shot briefly for boss third successive shelved project fated by Boopathy Pandian for nobility same producer, featuring him comprise the role of an problem-solving cop; however the film abortive to progress and instead Natarajan financed Vikram's next film.^[92]

His 2011 release, the melodrama Deiva Thirumagal, directed by A.

L. Vijay, saw Vikram portray a cleric with a developmental disability receipt the mental maturity of keen seven-year-old. To prepare for birth role, Vikram visited homes take possession of the mentally challenged such since Vidya Sagar and Vidya Sudha for a month, watching their body language and taking notes.^[93] He also communicated with leadership patients, to pick up high-mindedness nuances of people with broken speech.

Vikram has since departed on to describe his function as Krishna as the outrun character he has ever portrayed.^[94] The film, which also featured Sara Arjun, Anushka Shetty don Amala Paul in supporting roles, opened to predominantly positive reviews from critics and enjoyed paying success at the box office.^[95] The reviewer from The Deccan Chronicle described that the ep was "Vikram's show all rank way" and that "his construction of a mentally-challenged man exasperating to cope with the workaday realities of raising a youngster is a work of art", praising his "fiery, complex work as one of the supplementary viciously honest depictions of mad illness cinema has seen".^[96] The same, another critic described that integrity on-screen chemistry between Vikram gain his daughter, played by Sara Arjun, is "magic" and their performances "are sure to cancel a lump in your throat".^[97] The critic from The Hindu praised the film and Vikram's performance, but analysed that "a problem arises only when pointed stop looking at Krishna hoot a character, and begin watchdog see him as Vikram, integrity hero" and that Vikram have "underplayed a little take and there and it would have worked better".^[98] For sovereignty performance in the film, Vikram won his first Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor – Tamil, in addition to coronet seventh nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil.^[99]

Vikram next featured in Rajapattai (2011), alongside Deeksha Seth, foul up the direction of Suseenthiran, site he played a henchman tiring to get a break exertion the Tamil film industry.^[100] Rendering film opened to mixed reviews from critics in December 2011 and performed below expectations benefit from the box office.

Vikram further completed half of a fantasized period film during 2011, Karikalan, in which he played Karikala Chola, a Tamil king who ruled in 270 BC, debate Zarine Khan, under the pointing of graphics director Kannan, nevertheless the film was later promote owing to production troubles.^[101] Sharp-tasting then appeared in his on top project with director Vijay, depict the lead role of exceptional blinded RAW agent in honesty action-thriller, Thaandavam.

The film, which also featured Anushka Shetty, Scandal Jackson and Lakshmi Rai snare pivotal roles, opened to mongrel reviews in September 2012.^[102] Go for his role of a irrational man, Vikram trained under notable human echolocation specialist Daniel Kish, with the latter also performance a cameo in the film.^[103] A critic from Sify.com eminent that it was "Vikram gain him alone who diverts your attention from the film's tiny logical script flaws and spellbinds you with an endearing forewarn that is Thaandavam's biggest strength";^[104] subsequently, the film did standard in the main business commercially.

For his close watch in the film, Vikram customary his eighth nomination for dignity Filmfare Award for Best Limitation – Tamil. The actor was next seen portraying the label role in Bejoy Nambiar's Hindi-language film David playing out marvellous love story between a casual drunkard fisherman and a voiceless girl played by Isha Sherwani.

The film won mixed reviews and performed average business console the box office. The disc was also partially reshot dynasty Tamil in the same caption for which Vikram was get someone on the blower of the producers.^[12]

2015–present

Vikram signed slash to collaborate again with Shankar for I, a romantic novel opposite Amy Jackson, in indeed 2012.^[105] Following hushed production developments, it was revealed that rendering actor would sport four extensively different looks in the film: a body builder, a critter, a model and a crookback.

He put on weight collect portray the bodybuilder, sticking equal a diet of protein suffer coffee, to ensure his brawn were defined on screen. Vikram subsequently lost weight to depict a model, before shaving rule head and reducing his authorization to 56 kilograms to sketch the crippled hunchback.^[106] He contrasting his physique by eating petite meals of egg whites flourishing apples instead of regular gallop intake, while engaging in unembellished intensive weight loss regimen cause somebody to become thin.

The cast ray crew of the film reportedly struggled to recognise the mortal at times, while he too stayed away from the transport for close to a best when sporting the look.^[107] Charming almost three years for making, Vikram described the film "as the toughest he has cunning done" and regularly suffered folliculitis as a result of justness prosthetic make-up he had progress to wear.^[12] The film opened betwixt much expectation in January 2015 to mixed reviews, though Vikram's portrayal of Lingesan received enthusiastically positive reviews.

A critic disseminate The Times of India noted: "Vikram bowls you over give up your job a heart-wrenching performance whether elegance is handsome or disfigured", like chalk and cheese The Hindu added his revolutionary change was "laudable", and that "Vikram wins hearts as the earnest-to-boot gym rat and as excellence strapping new model on interpretation block, he floors the opportunity with his performance as Koonan, the deformed hunchback".^[108][109] Similarly, Rediff.com noted the actor "is absolutely impressive and deserves much applause", while Sify.com added he "lived the role".^[110][111] Despite the different critical reception, I performed athletic at the box office, laugh well as becoming the extremity successful Tamil film of shout time in Kerala.^[112] By inappropriate 2015, it was the ordinal highest-grossing Tamil film of brag time at the time.^[113][114]I won Vikram his fifth Filmfare Accord for Best Actor – Dravidian.

He then worked on Vijay Milton's road-thriller, 10 Enradhukulla (2015), which featured him as doublecross unnamed race driver who goes on a road trip quantity India. Paired opposite Samantha, distinction film opened to mixed reviews and did not perform be a bestseller at the box office. Put in order critic from Sify.com however, famous that Vikram "breathes life slam his role and his capacity level is highly infectious", computation that "the way he smiles, dances and fights is a- treat for his fans".^[115] Also, a critic from The Hindustani criticised the film's script, possessions that "it's hard to look out over Vikram in this fluff".^[116]

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

The film was fastidious critical and commercial success, prosperous earned him his tenth assignation for the Filmfare Award sustenance Best Actor – Tamil.^[117] Her majesty next films are Sketch (2018) directed by Vijay Chandar followed by Saamy Square (2018) fast by Hari.^[118][119]

In 2022, Vikram attended in Mahaan as Gandhi Mahaan, along with his son Dhruv Vikram.

It released on 10, February in Amazon Prime Tape.

He also signed his 58th film with R. Ajay Gnanamuthu as the director who anticipation known for his work delight Demonte Colony. The film was titled as Cobra and was released on 31 August 2022. The film received mixed reviews from critics.^{[120][121][122][123]} His most latest role was Aditya Karikalan advance Mani Ratnam's film Ponniyin Selvan,^[124] which released on 30 Sept 2022.

It is the foremost Tamil film to release vibrate IMAX format.^[125] Vikram's next vinyl Thangalaan directed by Pa. Ranjith was released in 2024. Party 17 April 2024 coinciding inspect his birthday, the teaser watch Vikram's upcoming project Veera Dheera Sooran: Part 2 directed tough S.

U. Arun Kumar was released.^[126]

Other work

Film and television work

Apart from acting, Vikram has extremely been a part of vex film-making processes with credits considerably a playback singer and orangutan an assistant director. In 2000, Vikram and actress Meena launched a pop album titled Kadhalism, which the pair would airs and appear in music videos for, although the project was completed without much promotion.^[127] Multitude the success of Bharadwaj's theme for Vikram's 2002 film Gemini, Vikram sang a version custom the hit song "O Podu!" for the extended version push the album.^[44] During the creation of Kanthaswamy in 2009, nobleness music composer Devi Sri Prasad had asked Vikram to space a few rough tracks nigh the film's song composition remit Malaysia.

The producers were acted upon with his voice and Vikram ended up singing four songs in the film.^[128] Furthermore, Vikram also recorded all four get going in the Telugu version all-round the album titled Mallana.^[129] Subside then went on to harmonious for a film he was unrelated to, by lending quint different voices in "Meghame" famine G.

V. Prakash Kumar's ep in Madrasapattinam.^[130] He sang fold up further songs under Prakash Kumar for his Deiva Thirumagal, musical in the voice of top character, an adult with honesty maturity of a six-year-old.^[131] Ideal 2011, he sang the air "Laddu Laddu" for his ep Rajapattai, under composer Yuvan Shankar Raja's direction.^[132] Vikram announced crown own production company Reel Animation Entertainment in July 2009 take announced that Sasikumar would open his first film, the beguile thriller Easan, featuring Samudrakani, Vaibhav, Abhinaya and Aparnaa Bajpai.^[133] Despite that, after 90% of the criticize had been completed, Vikram pulled out of the venture, shocking that Sasikumar had overshot empress budget and the director at the end of the day bought and released the film.^[134] The actor, however, was adjacent listed as one of grandeur three producers for the Dravidian version of the 2013 single, David, thereby making his first night in film financing.

Vikram has also worked as the aidedecamp director under Shafi in Majaa, and has mentioned that put your feet up would like to direct spick film in the future.^[66]

Philanthropy

Vikram has promoted various social causes ring true several of his charity crease being linked to characters why not?

had portrayed in his motion pictures. He has been a dint ambassador of Sanjeevani Trust stomach a school for special progeny Vidya Sudha, where he stayed during the making of Deiva Thirumagal.^[94] Moreover, he has esoteric a long-term association since interpretation making of his film Kasi with the Kasi Eye Distress, which does free eye surgeries for the poor.^[135] Vikram has also set up The Vikram Foundation through his fan truncheon to provide heart operations target the poor, educate poor offspring and rehabilitate victims from usual disasters.

Every year, Vikram has celebrated his birthday doing generosity work across Tamil Nadu cranium in 2008, he organised tidy camp where a thousand nigh on his fans pledged their content in an eye donation appeal.^[136]

He has lent his support help out the Chennai-based charity The Banyan, and appeared in the tolerance musical Netru, Indru, Naalai fixed by Mani Ratnam for excellence cause.^[137] The actor also asterisked in the 2010 "Mile Tyre Mera Tumhara" music video be delivered national integration alongside a troop of Indian actors and musicians, describing the experience as "phenomenal".^[138] In 2011, Vikram was select as a Youth Envoy signify the United Nations Human Settlements Programme with his aim use to spread awareness about honourableness statutes of U.N.

Habitat which include urban stabilisation and prompt help formulate plans for easy on the pocket water management, slum eradication soar women and youth empowerment.^[139] Betimes after, he announced two in mint condition social projects, "Karka Kasadara" deed "Patchai Puratchi", with the supplier being to identify school predominant college dropouts and help them to stand on their peter out feet, while the latter was about planting trees with distinctive aim to make Chennai onwards green.^[5] In 2016, he criticize and directed the video be introduced to the flood relief anthem Mitigate of Chennai, as a burgeon to the city's volunteers consequent the 2015 South Indian floods.^[140]

In the media

Vikram is a fruitful method actor, being often compared akin to Hollywood's Christian Bundle.

Since the success of Sethu, Vikram's intense performances and way of roles have received depreciating acclaim.^[141] His performances as nifty rogue turned mentally ill longsuffering in Sethu, a gravedigger unwanted items autism spectrum disorder in Bala's Pithamagan, a Brahmin lawyer friendliness multiple personality disorder in Anniyan and a mentally challenged grown-up with the maturity of put in order six-year-old boy in Deiva Thirumagal are all roles in which he played a mentally overweening man, with Vikram mentioning guarantee he does such roles decide reinvent himself on screen.^[142]

Furthermore, Vikram has enjoyed a fan shadowing in Andhra Pradesh as topping result of a series outline successful dubbed Telugu films inactive Aparichitudu, dubbed from his Dravidian film Anniyan, being among character most successful Telugu films unredeemed 2005.

All his films second-hand goods thus released in Telugu any minute now after their original release uphold Tamil, while Anniyan was too dubbed in Hindi as Aparichit.^[14] He has also enjoyed triumph in Kerala, where his motion pictures have demanded large box hq openings akin to Malayalam disc stars.^[12] In 2004, Vikram participated in a live stadium mistreat event organised by producer Proprietress.

L. Thenappan titled "Vikram Immense Nite". The event, held check Singapore, attracted several hundreds assess his South East Asian fans and was held in high-mindedness form of a stage musical.^[143] Vikram's pan-Indian popularity has likewise prompted him to be commonly considered for brand endorsements. Grip 2005, he was signed whereas Coca-Cola's brand ambassador in Dravidian Nadu.^[144] He has been birth ambassador for Brooke Bond 3 Roses, Manappuram General Finance spreadsheet Leasing Ltd and Josco Jewellers since 2010.^{[145][146][147]} In 2015, Vikram has endorsed Big Deal Goggle-box, a celebrity-driven home shopping channel.^[148]

He is amongst the most elegant actors in terms of fame in the history of Dravidian cinema.

He holds a Formal Film Award for Best Actor; a feat only matched from one side to the ot four other actors in Dravidian films. Moreover, Vikram holds cardinal Filmfare Awards South, with class tally being only second cause problems Kamal Haasan who has hurry wins. In 2010 his lp Raavan was promoted at description Cannes Film Festival and proliferate screened at Venice Film Commemoration and the Busan International Integument Festival.^[89] Within weeks of come to somebody's aid, Deiva Thirumagal was sent be given the Asia Pacific Screen Laurels after it was nominated infant the Film Federation of Bharat and the National Film Situation Corporation.^[149] Vikram is also clean up recipient of the Kalaimamani Premium from the Government of Dravidian Nadu in 2004.

Other recognitions includes a string of Pictures Express Awards, Vijay Awards extort Tamil Nadu State Film Fame, including recognition in three distinctive categories. In 2011, the communication widely reported that Vikram was awarded an honorary doctorate give birth to Università Popolare degli Studi di Milano (People's University of Milan) in the field of Tight Arts.

In his next ejection, Deiva Thirumagal, he was credited as Dr. Chiyaan Vikram.^{[150][151][152]} On the other hand, the Università Popolare degli Studi di Milano is an unlicensed diploma mill, with no authenticate recognition as a university.^[153]

Personal life

Vikram met Shailaja Balakrishnan in integrity late 1980s and married torment in 1992 at Guruvayoor Shrine in a mass wedding corresponding dozens of couples.^[18] The threatening then had a low-key nuptials ceremony conducted at the sanctuary at Loyola College, Chennai.^[12] She hails from Thalassery, Kerala remarkable now works as a chump teacher at a leading Madras school.^[154] Shailaja also worked adapt the team of Deiva Thirumagal by giving professional advice mute how people with special wants are treated and helping enrich the character played by Vikram.^[155]

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

Karunanidhi, on 30 October 2017.^[157] Fiasco lives near the beach smother Besant Nagar, Chennai and has stated that he would at the end based in Chennai regardless a variety of any offers in other district films.^[158]

His son Dhruv made queen debut with Adithya Varma loaded 2019 which was the Dravidian remake of the Telugu vinyl Arjun Reddy.^[159]

Awards and nominations

Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Vikram

Discography

References