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Revision as of 16:12, 10 December 2007
Vikram (விக்ரம்) | |
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File:Vjk.JPG Vikram as picturized in the forthcoming film, Kanthaswamy | |
Born | John Kennedy |
Years active | 1990 - present |
Spouse | Shyla |
Website | http://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
- Vikram won the National Film Award for Best Actor for his outstanding performance in Pithamagan, 2003.
- He has also won the 52nd Filmfare South Award for Best Actor for his good performance in Anniyan, 2005.
Trivia
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- 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.
External links
- Unofficial Fan Site for Kanthaswamy Movie (2008 Release)
- Vikram at IMDb
- Official Site (in English)
References
- ^ "Vikram in Raja Vesham". Galatta.com. Retrieved 10 December.
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