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Vikram (விக்ரம்)
File:Vjk.JPG
Vikram as picturized in the forthcoming film, Kanthaswamy
Born
John Kennedy
Years active1990 - present
SpouseShyla
Websitehttp://www.chiyaanvikram.com/

Vikram (Tamil: விக்ரம்) is an Indian actor, who starred in a number of top-grossing Tamil films and is currently one of the reigning heroes of Tamil Film Industry (aka Kollywood). With numerous blockbusters to his credit, Vikram has carefully niched a place for himself on the silver screen. Noted films that gave him the star status include Dhruvam, Sethu, Dhill, Kasi, Dhool, Saamy, Gemini, Pithamagan and Anniyan.

He won the National Award for Best Actor for his performance in Pithamagan, 2003.

Sethu, which was released in 1999, was Vikram's first blockbuster though he made his debut almost a decade earlier. The film grossed over Rs.50 million at the box office.

Vikram's second blockbuster Dhill came in 2001. The film grossed over Rs.100 million at the box office.

Vikram's third blockbuster Gemini came the very next year in 2002. It grossed over Rs.200 million at the box office.

Vikram's fourth blockbuster Dhool and fifth blockbuster Saamy both came in 2003. The film prompted director Shankar to notice his rising graph and booked him for his mega project Anniyan.

Biography

Vikram was born on April 17,1966, Paramakudi, Ramnad district, Tamil Nadu. His Mother Tongue is Tamil.

Filmography

Year Film Co-Stars Language Role Director Notes
2008 Raja Vesham [1] Nayanthara Tamil Boopathy Pandian Announced
2008 Kandasaamy Shriya Saran Tamil Kanthasaamy Susi Ganesan To Be Released on April 14, 2008
To Be Dubbed Into Telugu as Mallana
2008 Bheema Trisha Krishnan, Sherin Tamil Shekar Linguswamy To Be Released on January 14, 2008
To Be Dubbed Into Telugu as Bheema
2005 Majaa Asin Thottumkal, Sindhu Tolani Tamil Mathi Govindan Shaffi Remake of a Malayalam film titled Thommanum Makkalum
Dubbed Into Telugu as Majaa
2005 Anniyan Sadha, Vivek, Prakashraj, Nedumudi Venu Tamil Ramanujam Iyengar (Ambi), Anniyan, Remo Shankar Dubbed Into Telugu as Aparichitudhu
Dubbed Into Hindi as Aparichit
2004 Arul Jyothika Saravanan, Chaya Singh Tamil Arulkumaran Hari Dubbed Into Telugu as Akandudu
2003 Pithamagan Surya Sivakumar, Sangeetha, Laila Mehdin, Simran Bagga Tamil Chitthan Bala Dubbed Into Telugu as Siva Puthrudu
2003 Saamy Trisha Krishnan, Vivek Tamil Aarusaamy Hari
2003 Kadhal Sadugudu Priyanka Trivedi Tamil Suresh V. K. Durai Dubbed Into Telugu as Sivudu
2003 Dhool Jyothika Saravanan, Reema Sen, Vivek Tamil Aarumugam Dharani
2002 King Sneha Tamil Raja Shanmugam Prabhu Solomon Dubbed Into Telugu as Remo
2002 Samurai Anitha, Jayaseel, Shriya Reddy Tamil Thiagarajan Balaji Sakthivel Dubbed Into Telugu as Samurai
2002 Gemini Kiran Rathod Tamil Gemini Saran
2002 Kasi Kavya Madhavan, Kaveri Tamil Kasi Vinayan Remake of a Malayalam film Vaasandhiyum Lekshmiyum Pinnae Nyanum
2001 Dhill Laila, Vayyapuri Tamil kanagavel Dharani
2001 Vinnukkum mannukkum devayani Tamil unknown Erangakumaran
2001 youth Telugu unknown Late jithendara Rao
2001 9 nelalu soudarya Telugu unknown Kranthikumar
2001 Indriyam Malayalam
2000 Red indians Malayalam
1999 Sethu Abitha Tamil Chiyaan Bala
1999 Housefull Suvalakshmi Tamil unknown Parthibhan
1998 Kangalin vaarthighal Prema Tamil Unknown
1997 Ullasam Maheswari Tamil Dev JD Jerry
1997 Ithu oru snehagadha laila malayalam Roy captain raju
1996 Rajaputhran shobana malayalam Manu
1996 Indraprastham simran malayalam peter haridas
1996 Akka bangunnava Telugu unknown
1996 Mayooranritham Mohini malayalam
1995 Adaala majaakka Telugu unknown
1995 Street geetha malayalam sajeev anil babu
1994 puthiya mannargal Mohini Tamil Vikraman
1994 Bangaru kutumbham Telugu unknown
1994 Sainyam Mohini malayalam Joshi
1993 Mafia geetha malayalam Hari shaji kailas
1993 Chirunnavvula varamisthava Telugu unknown
1993 Dhruvam Mammootty, gauthami, Jayaram malayalam bhadran Joshi
1992 Meera Aishwarya Tamil jeeva P.c sreeram
1992 Kaaval geetham Tamil S.P.M
1991 Thanthu vitten ennai Rohini Tamil Raju Sridhar
1990 En kadhal kanmani Tamil C.T joy

Awards

Trivia

  • Vikram's birth name is John Kennedy.
  • He went to Loyola college in Chennai, India.[citation needed]
  • Vikram being prominent in Tamil and Telugu film industries had made his first appearance in Bollywood in 2005 in the film Aparichit, the dubbed version of Vikram's Tamil hit Anniyan. Anniyan was also dubbed in French, the first Tamil film to be done so.
  • He did his high schooling at Montfort Boys Anglo-Indian higher secondarySchool at Yercaud, Salem. Bollywood actress Rekha also studied in a neighbouring girls school in Monford.
  • Vikram's father is also a supporting actor, acting in many films. His father acted in Ghilli mega hit movie, as Trisha's father.


References

  1. ^ "Vikram in Raja Vesham". Galatta.com. Retrieved 10 December. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help); External link in |publisher= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
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