Vikram (actor)

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Vikram
Born John Kennedy
April 17, 1966(1966-04-17)
Paramakudi, Tamil Nadu, India
Years active 1990 - present
Spouse(s) Shyla
Official website

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, Anniyan and Bheema.

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[edit] Personal life

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

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.

He went to Loyola College in Chennai, India.[citation needed]

Vikram's father is also a supporting actor, acting in many films. He is known for his role in Ghilli as Trisha Krishnan's father. Vikram and his father have not appeared together in a film yet.

[edit] Acting Career

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 S. Shankar to notice his rising graph and booked him for his high budgeted Anniyan'it was superhit'.

Vikram being, prominent in the Tamil and Telugu film industries, had made his first appearance in Bollywood through Anniyan which was dubbed and released in Hindi as Aparichit. Anniyan was also dubbed in French, the first Tamil film to be done so.

[edit] Filmography

Year Title Role(s) Language Notes
1990 En Kadhal Kanmani Tamil
1991 Thanthu Vitten Ennai raju Tamil
1992 Kaaval Geetham Tamil
Meera Tamil
1993 Dhruvam Bhadran Malayalam
Chirunnavvula Varamisthava Telugu
Mafia Malayalam
1994 Sainyam Malayalam
Bangaru Kutumbham Telugu
Pudhiya Mannargal satyamoorthi Tamil
1995 Street Malayalam
Adaala Majaakka Telugu
1996 Mayooranritham Malayalam
Akka Bangunnava Telugu
Indraprastham Peter Malayalam
Rajaputhran manu Malayalam
1997 Ithu Oru Snehagadha roy Malayalam
Ullasam Dev Tamil
1998 Kangalin Vaarthighal Tamil
1999 Housefull Hamid Tamil
Sethu Sethu Tamil
2000 Red Indians Malayalam
2001 Indriyam Malayalam
Tommidi Nelalu Virendra Telugu
Youth Telugu
Vinnukum Mannukum Vikram Tamil
Dhill Kanagavel Tamil Winner: Filmfare Best Tamil Actor Award
2002 Kasi Kasi Tamil
Gemini Gemini Tamil
Samurai Thiagarajan Tamil Dubbed into Telugu as Samurai
King Raja Shanmugam Tamil Dubbed into Telugu as Remo
2003 Dhool Aarumugam Tamil
Kadhal Sadugudu Suresh Tamil Dubbed into Telugu as Sivudu
Saamy Aarusaamy Tamil
Pithamagan Chitthan Tamil Winner: National Film Award for Best Actor
Winner: Filmfare Best Tamil Actor Award
Dubbed into Telugu as Siva Puthrudu
2004 Arul Arulkumaran Tamil Dubbed into Telugu as Akandudu
2005 Anniyan Ramanujam Iyengar/Anniyan/Remo Tamil Winner: Filmfare Best Tamil Actor Award
Dubbed into Telugu as Aparichitudhu
Dubbed into Hindi as Aparichit
Majaa Mathi Govindan Tamil Dubbed into Telugu as Majaa
2008 Bheema Sekhar Tamil
Kanthaswamy Kanthaswamy Tamil To be released on 28 October 2008

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