CHIYAN VIKRAM -A GREAT ACTOR NEXT GENERATION KAMAL HASSAN BIOGRAPHY

About Him Vikram, the national award winner, the passion and obsession of the South Indians was born on 17th April in Paramakudi, a small district near Madurai. Vikram did his schooling in a boarding school in Yercaud. The school presented him with ample opportunities for extra curricular activities such as Karate, Dance and swimming. Right from the time, he was in school his one and only aim was to become an actor. But his parents wanted him to do his graduation after finishing his 12th. So, he completed his graduation in English from Loyola College, Chennai after which he also completed his MBA degree. After completing his MBA, he got an offer to act in a Tamil film, "Meera", the opportunity for which he was waiting so long. However, the film did not run well in the box office. Vikram was not disappointed. He kept struggling to do good roles with perfection and he has now climbed the rungs of the ladder with sure determination and is now almost at the pinnacle. His screen name is Vikram (Tamil : விக்ரம்) aka Chiyaan Vikram (Tamil : சியான்). He is also affectionately called as Kenny in close circles. 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 Sethu, Dhill, Kasi, Dhool, Saamy, Gemini, Pithamagan and Anniyan. After the success of Sethu, Tamil Nadu gave him the title or prefix honour of being addressed as "Chiyaan", named after his character in the film. Hence, the name "Chiyaan" Vikram. He won the National Film Awards of India for his performance as an undertaker in Pithamagan, 2003. Sethu, which 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. He shared a good rapport with its director Bala. Vikram's second blockbuster Dhill came in 2001. The film grossed over Rs.100 million at the box office. Its director Dharani was a school-time friend of Vikram. Vikram's third blockbuster Gemini came the very next year in 2002. It grossed over Rs.200 million at the box office. By then, the trade began comparing him with long established superstar Rajnikanth. Vikram's fourth blockbuster Dhool and fifth blockbuster Saamy both came in 2003. The film Saamy grossed over Rs.300 million at the box office. The film prompted director Shankar to notice his rising graph and booked him for his mega project Anniyan. Vikram's latest blockbuster Anniyan released in 2005. The film played for 150 days in Kollywood and 240 days in Tollywood. It grossed over Rs.500 million at the box office. He was also a part of Mani Ratnam's stage show, Netru, Indru, Naalai alongside many other co-stars Filmography Year Film Co-Stars Language Role 2007 Kandasaamy Shriya Saran Tamil Kandasaamy 2007 Bheema Trisha Krishnan, Sherin Tamil 2005 Majaa Asin Thottumkal, Sindhu Tolani Tamil Mathi Govindan 2005 Anniyan Sadha, Yana Gupta Tamil Ramanujam Iyengar 2004 Arul Jyothika Saravanan, Chaya Singh Tamil Arulkumaran 2003 Pithamagan Surya Sivakumar, Sangeetha, Laila Mehdin, Simran Bagga Tamil Chitthan 2003 Saamy Trisha Krishnan Tamil Aarusaamy 2003 Kadhal Sadugudu Priyanka Trivedi Tamil Suresh 2003 Dhool Jyothika Saravanan, Reema Sen Tamil Aarumugam 2002 King Sneha Tamil Raja Shanmugam 2002 Samurai Anitha, Jayaseel, Shriya Reddy Tamil Thiagarajan 2002 Gemini Kiran Rathod Tamil Gemini 2002 Kasi Kavya Madhavan, Kaveri Tamil Kasi 2001 Dhill Laila Tamil Sakthivel Awards He won the National Film Award for Best Actor for his performance as an undertaker in Pithamagan, 2003. Vikram has won the Filmfare Best Actor Award South four time His Favorites: Favorite Color: Black Favorite Food: Porridge and Dry Fish Favorite Attire: Jeans and T-Shirt Favorite Actor: Rober Deniro Favorite Actress: Julia Roberts and Sandra Bullock Favorite Hangout: His home Favorite Song: Can I touch you there?