• Film actor • film producer • • voice actor Years active 1990–present Spouse(s) Shailaja Balakrishnan (m.1992) Children 2 Awards (2003) (1999, 2003,2010) (2004) Kennedy John Victor (born 17 April 1966), better known by his stage name Vikram or Chiyaan Vikram, is an Indian actor and singer who predominantly appears in films. He has won seven as well as one and amongst other recognitions and was awarded an by the People's University of Milan in May 2011. He made his debut in the 1990 film, which was followed by a series of small-budget Tamil, and films in the 1990s, many of which went unnoticed.

However, the success of 's tragedy film (1999), in which Vikram appeared as a rogue turned lover, started Vikram's successful career as an actor. In the early 2000s, Vikram appeared in a series of, with (2001), (2002), (2003) and (2003) becoming commercially successful ventures.

During the period, Vikram also appeared in diverse roles and received critical acclaim for his performance as a blind villager in and a -esque figure in. In 2003, Vikram's performance as a gravedigger with autism spectrum disorders in Bala's saw him win the, with his character only speaking a couple of lines of dialogue in the entire film.

Vikram is a 1986 Indian Tamil-language action-adventure film. 04:12 Vanithamani - S. Throughout the movie, the locales are exotic and well pictured. Upon release, Vikram was panned by critics. It was termed one of Kamal's bad movies. But financially, Vikram was a success and had a good run throughout. The songs became classics and even the baddie Sathyaraj became a sought-after hero, after Vikram.

His appearance as an idealistic lawyer with in 's blockbuster (2005) also won critical acclaim, as did his appearance as a superhero in (2009). Vikram's portrayal of Veeraiya, a tribal leader inspired by the character, in 's saw him secure further accolades, as did his appearance as a mentally challenged adult with the maturity of a six-year-old boy in (2011). He consequently appeared in multiple get-ups as a bodybuilder and a crippled hunchback, losing up to 35 kilograms for sequences, during the making of Shankar's romantic thriller (2015) and won rave reviews from critics for his performance. It is currently the of all time.

Vikram has promoted various social causes and appeared as the Youth Envoy for the in 2011. He has been a brand ambassador of Sanjeevani Trust and a school for special children, Vidya Sudha, which he stayed at during the making of Deiva Thirumagal as well as having long-term associations with the Kasi Eye Care and running his own welfare association through the Vikram Foundation. In 2016, he produced and directed the video to the flood relief anthem,, as a tribute to the city's volunteers following the. Sify.com (17 April 2017).

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