Vikram 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. 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.
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. He went to Loyola College in Chennai, India.
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.
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. Vikram's next blockbuster in 2003, was the critically acclaimed Pithamagan which fed him the National Film Award for Best Actor. 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.
