Even after achieving stardom, he has faced massive lulls. After the massive success of Anniyan , he had a few high-profile misfires. But he always bounces back. He reinvented himself in the 2010s with the gripping thriller Deiva Thirumagal (where he played a man with the mental maturity of a five-year-old) and the visually stunning I .
Vikram's tryst with acting began at a young age. He made his acting debut as a child artist in the 1980 film "En Parkku Sonthadha," but it was his role as a lead actor in the 1986 film "Iruvar" that catapulted him to fame. Directed by Mani Ratnam, "Iruvar" was a critically acclaimed film that marked Vikram's entry into the big league. tamil actor vikram
Then, in 2022, director Lokesh Kanagaraj called him for Vikram —a meta-film where he played a ghost-like, aging cop. The film was a violent, stylish homage to his own career. When the title card dropped with the iconic Saamy background score, theaters exploded. The film became a ₹400+ crore worldwide blockbuster. Even after achieving stardom, he has faced massive lulls