Vikram (actor)
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| Born | John Kennedy April 17, 1966 Paramakudi, Tamil Nadu, India |
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| Years active | 1990 - present | ||||||||||
| Spouse(s) | Shyla | ||||||||||
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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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
[edit] 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 performance in Anniyan, 2005.
[edit] External links
- Vikram at Paadal.com
- Vikram at the Internet Movie Database
- Official Site (in English)

