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Lokesh Cinematic Universe
Lokesh Cinematic Universe
Created by	Lokesh Kanagaraj
Original work	Kaithi (2019)
Owners	Raaj Kamal Films International; Dream Warrior Pictures
Years	2019–present
Films and television
Film(s)	Kaithi (2019); Vikram (2022);
Audio
Soundtrack(s)	Kaithi (soundtrack); Vikram (soundtrack);
Miscellaneous
Budget	est. ₹145–175 crores (2 films)
Box office	est. ₹525–₹605 crores (2 films)

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Lokesh Cinematic Universe (LCU) is an Indian shared universe of action thriller films created by Lokesh Kanagaraj.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5] The first feature of the universe Kaithi was released in 2019 and the second installment Vikram was released on 3 June 2022.^[6]^[7]^[8] It is the third highest grossing Tamil film franchise.^[9]

Future

Development

Lokesh Kanagaraj has stated that he wanted to do a shared universe of films since finishing his first feature film, Maanagaram. He has stated that these kind of films have longevity. During the production of Kaithi, he explored the idea and experimented with it, by having many open-ended plotlines in Kaithi, which he then incorporated in Vikram, by working together with Dream Warrior Pictures and Raaj Kamal Films International, as they own the properties. He established a shared universe and has announced that more projects will be releasing in the future, that will be set in it. Though the name "Lokesh Cinematic Universe" was coined by fans, he accepted it as official.^[10]^[11]^[12]^[3] Narain is the only actor to have reprised his roles in both the films in the universe in a major role.^[13]

Films

Film

Release date

Director(s)

Dialogue(s)

Producer(s)

Status

Kaithi

25 October 2019

Lokesh Kanagaraj

Lokesh Kanagaraj and Pon Parthiban

S. R. Prakashbabu, S. R. Prabhu and Thiruppur Vivek

Released

Vikram

3 June 2022

Lokesh Kanagaraj and Rathna Kumar

Kamal Haasan and R. Mahendran

Kaithi (2019)

The first installment of the LCU, it stars Karthi in the lead role, along with Narain, Arjun Das, Harish Uthaman, George Maryan and Dheena in pivotal roles. The story follows Dilli, an ex-convict, endeavors to meet his daughter for the first time after 10 years imprisonment. However, his attempts are interrupted due to a drug raid planned by Inspector Bejoy.

Vikram (2022)

The second installment in the LCU, it stars Kamal Haasan, Vijay Sethupathi and Fahadh Faasil with Kalidas Jayaram, Narain and Chemban Vinod Jose in supporting roles and Suriya in a cameo role. The film is a spiritual successor of Vikram (1986).^[14]^[1] The story follows a black ops squad led by Amar, who is assigned to track down a group of ruthless vigilantes. When Amar investigates the case, he realizes it is not what it seems to be and following down this path will lead to nothing, but war between everyone involved.^[4]^[15]

Cast and characters

List indicators

This section includes characters who will appear or have appeared in Lokesh Cinematic Universe.

An empty grey cell indicates the character was not in the film, or that the character's official presence has not yet been confirmed.
^C indicates a cameo role.
^M indicates an appearance in onscreen movie footage.
^V indicates a voice-only role.
^Y indicates a younger version of the character.

^m refers to the character being mentioned.

Characters	Films
Characters	Kaithi (2019)	Vikram (2022)
Commander Arun Kumar Vikram / Karnan	Kamal Haasan^M	Kamal Hassan
Dilli	Karthi	Karthi^V
Rolex		Suriya^C
Agent Amar		Fahadh Faasil
Sandhanam		Vijay Sethupathi
Anbu Doss	Arjun Das	Arjun Das^C
Inspector Bejoy	Narain
Stephen Raj	Hareesh Peradi	Hareesh Peradi^C
Adaikalam	Harish Uthaman	Harish Uthaman^C
Kamatchi	Dheena	Dheena^C
Gayathri Amar		Gayathrie Shankar
Amudha	Baby Monica	Baby Monica^C
Napoleon	George Maryan	George Maryan^M
ACP Prabhanjan		Kalidas Jayaram
Jose		Chemban Vinod Jose
Cutting Plier		Jaffer Sadiq
Agent Tina		Vasanthi
Agent Lawrence		Elango Kumaravel
Agent Uppiliappan		Santhana Bharathi
Vikram Jr.		Baby Darshan

Reception

Box office performance

The Lokesh Cinematic Universe is one of the highest-grossing Tamil film franchises.

Film	Release	Budget	Box office	Ref(s)
Kaithi	25 October 2019	₹25 crore (US$3.0 million)	₹105 crore (US$13 million)	^[16]
Vikram	3 June 2022	₹120 crore (US$14 million)–₹150 crore (US$18 million)	₹420 crore (US$50 million)–₹500 crore (US$60 million)	^[17]^[18]^[19]
Total		₹145 crore (US$17 million)–₹175 crore (US$21 million)	₹525 crore (US$63 million)–₹605 crore (US$72 million)

References

^ ^a ^b Thapa, Shaurya (11 July 2022). "Vikram's Lokesh Cinematic Universe and All Other MCUs of Indian Cinema". India Today. Archived from the original on 11 July 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
^ Athimuthu, Soundarya (14 June 2022). "What Is 'Vikram' Director Lokesh Kanagaraj's 'Lokesh Cinematic Universe'?". TheQuint. Archived from the original on 15 June 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Lokesh Kanagaraj reveals the idea of a cinematic universe". The Times of India. 13 June 2022. Archived from the original on 13 June 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
^ ^a ^b S, Srivatsan (3 June 2022). "'Vikram' movie review: Kamal Haasan steps back to watch Fahadh Faasil and Vijay Sethupathi have fun in Lokesh Cinematic Universe". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 8 June 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
^ "A Ghost and a prisoner – One-stop shop for all things that might connect Kaithi and Vikram". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 4 June 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
^ Athimuthu, Soundarya (3 June 2022). "'Vikram' Review: Kamal, Fahadh & Vijay Sethupathi Shine in Lokesh's Universe". TheQuint. Archived from the original on 5 June 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
^ "Vikram sequel to connect to Kaithi; Director Lokesh Kanagaraj planning crime cinematic universe [Exclusive]". Bollywood Life. 3 June 2022. Archived from the original on 4 June 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
^ "Kamal Haasan confirms Lokesh Kanagaraj's cinematic universe while talking about 'Vikram'? – Tamil News". IndiaGlitz.com. 19 May 2022. Archived from the original on 13 June 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
^ "Vikram director Lokesh Kanagaraj is building his own cinematic universe". The Week. Archived from the original on 19 June 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
^ Krishna (9 June 2022). NELSON-ஐ திட்டுறது கஷ்டமா இருக்கு! – Lokesh Kanagaraj Post Release Interview Part-1 | Vikram (in Tamil). Cinema Vikatan. Archived from the original on 10 June 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
^ "Lokesh Kanagaraj spills a bean on the next film in his cinematic universe – 'Kaithi 2' confirmed!". IndiaGlitz. 9 June 2022. Archived from the original on 13 June 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
^ Rangan, Baradwaj (10 June 2022). Lokesh kanagaraj Interview With Baradwaj Rangan (in Tamil). Galatta Plus. Archived from the original on 10 June 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
^ "Narain: Vikram's stellar response and box office numbers are new to me". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 22 June 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
^ "Kamal Haasan's 'Vikram' shatters box-office records, check out his other hit films". WION. Archived from the original on 14 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
^ "5 reasons why you shouldn't miss Lokesh Kanagaraj's 'Vikram'". DT next. Archived from the original on 4 June 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
^ "Bigil, Petta, Viswasam, Kanchana 3, Nerkonda Paarvai, Kaithi power Kollywood's theatrical takings in 2019 to Rs 1000 cr-Entertainment News , Firstpost". Firstpost. 4 December 2019. Archived from the original on 28 December 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
^ manimegalai.a. "வெற்றிகரமாக 75 நாட்களை நிறைவு செய்த விக்ரம்..! இதுவரை வசூல் செய்தது மட்டும் எத்தனை கோடி தெரியுமா?". Asianet News Network (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 26 August 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
^ "Vikram: Here's how many crores Kamal Haasan, Fahadh Faasil & others charged for their roles in the movie made on a budget of Rs 120 Crores". GQ India. 3 June 2022. Archived from the original on 5 June 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
^ "Kamal Haasan's 'Vikram' to hit theatres tomorrow. Can it beat 'Pushpa', 'RRR' and 'KGF: Chapter 2'?". Business Today. 2 June 2022. Archived from the original on 2 June 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2022.

[:3-1] Thapa, Shaurya (11 July 2022). "Vikram's Lokesh Cinematic Universe and All Other MCUs of Indian Cinema". India Today. Archived from the original on 11 July 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.

[2] Athimuthu, Soundarya (14 June 2022). "What Is 'Vikram' Director Lokesh Kanagaraj's 'Lokesh Cinematic Universe'?". TheQuint. Archived from the original on 15 June 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2022.

[:2-3] "Lokesh Kanagaraj reveals the idea of a cinematic universe". The Times of India. 13 June 2022. Archived from the original on 13 June 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2022.

[:0-4] S, Srivatsan (3 June 2022). "'Vikram' movie review: Kamal Haasan steps back to watch Fahadh Faasil and Vijay Sethupathi have fun in Lokesh Cinematic Universe". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 8 June 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2022.

[5] "A Ghost and a prisoner – One-stop shop for all things that might connect Kaithi and Vikram". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 4 June 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2022.

[6] Athimuthu, Soundarya (3 June 2022). "'Vikram' Review: Kamal, Fahadh & Vijay Sethupathi Shine in Lokesh's Universe". TheQuint. Archived from the original on 5 June 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2022.

[7] "Vikram sequel to connect to Kaithi; Director Lokesh Kanagaraj planning crime cinematic universe [Exclusive]". Bollywood Life. 3 June 2022. Archived from the original on 4 June 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2022.

[8] "Kamal Haasan confirms Lokesh Kanagaraj's cinematic universe while talking about 'Vikram'? – Tamil News". IndiaGlitz.com. 19 May 2022. Archived from the original on 13 June 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2022.

[9] "Vikram director Lokesh Kanagaraj is building his own cinematic universe". The Week. Archived from the original on 19 June 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2022.

[10] Krishna (9 June 2022). NELSON-ஐ திட்டுறது கஷ்டமா இருக்கு! – Lokesh Kanagaraj Post Release Interview Part-1 | Vikram (in Tamil). Cinema Vikatan. Archived from the original on 10 June 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2022.

[:1-11] "Lokesh Kanagaraj spills a bean on the next film in his cinematic universe – 'Kaithi 2' confirmed!". IndiaGlitz. 9 June 2022. Archived from the original on 13 June 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2022.

[12] Rangan, Baradwaj (10 June 2022). Lokesh kanagaraj Interview With Baradwaj Rangan (in Tamil). Galatta Plus. Archived from the original on 10 June 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2022.

[13] "Narain: Vikram's stellar response and box office numbers are new to me". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 22 June 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2022.

[14] "Kamal Haasan's 'Vikram' shatters box-office records, check out his other hit films". WION. Archived from the original on 14 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.

[15] "5 reasons why you shouldn't miss Lokesh Kanagaraj's 'Vikram'". DT next. Archived from the original on 4 June 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2022.

[16] "Bigil, Petta, Viswasam, Kanchana 3, Nerkonda Paarvai, Kaithi power Kollywood's theatrical takings in 2019 to Rs 1000 cr-Entertainment News , Firstpost". Firstpost. 4 December 2019. Archived from the original on 28 December 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2022.

[17] .a. "வெற்றிகரமாக 75 நாட்களை நிறைவு செய்த விக்ரம்..! இதுவரை வசூல் செய்தது மட்டும் எத்தனை கோடி தெரியுமா?". Asianet News Network (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 26 August 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.

[18] "Vikram: Here's how many crores Kamal Haasan, Fahadh Faasil & others charged for their roles in the movie made on a budget of Rs 120 Crores". GQ India. 3 June 2022. Archived from the original on 5 June 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2022.

[19] "Kamal Haasan's 'Vikram' to hit theatres tomorrow. Can it beat 'Pushpa', 'RRR' and 'KGF: Chapter 2'?". Business Today. 2 June 2022. Archived from the original on 2 June 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2022.

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 ==Future==