Vikram (actor)

Vikram (விக்ரம்)
Vikram (விக்ரம்)
	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) (birth name John Kennedy) 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.^[1]

Personal life

Vikram (birth name John Kennedy) was born on April 17, 1966 , Paramakudi, Ramnad rict, 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. His father acted in Ghilli mega hit movie, as Trisha's father.

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 director Shankar to notice his rising graph and booked him for his mega project Anniyan.

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.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role(s)	Language	Notes
1990	En Kadhal Kanmani		Tamil
1991	Thanthu Vitten Ennai		Tamil
1992	Kaaval Geetham		Tamil
1992	Meera		Tamil
1993	Dhruvam	Bhadram	Malayalam
	Chirunnavvula Varamisthava		Telugu
	Mafia		Malayalam
1994	Sainyam		Malayalam
	Bangaru Kutumbham		Telugu
	Pudhiya Mannargal		Tamil
1995	Street		Malayalam
1995	Adaala Majaakka		Telugu
1996	Mayooranritham		Malayalam
	Akka Bangunnava		Telugu
	Indraprastham	Peter	Malayalam
	Rajaputhran		Malayalam
1997	Ithu Oru Snehagadha		Malayalam
1997	Ullasam	Dev	Tamil
1998	Kangalin Vaarthighal		Tamil
1999	Housefull		Tamil
1999	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
2005	Majaa	Mathi Govindan	Tamil	Dubbed into Telugu as Majaa
2008	Bheema	Sekhar	Tamil
2008	Kanthaswamy	Kanthaswamy	Tamil	Filming

Awards

Vikram won the National Film Award for Best Actor for his outstanding performance in Pithamagan, 2003.
He has also won the 52^nd Filmfare South Award for Best Actor for his good performance in Anniyan, 2005.

External links

References

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