| Chennai,
these days, is under a pleasant spell of weather which
makes people look up to their calendar to check what
time of the year they are in. Adding to this spell
of delight, the contest winners of behindwoods.com
had one more reason to rejoice - their meeting with
Cheeyan Vikram.
It was a pleasant afternoon in Chennai and the winners
were eagerly waiting for their Raavanan aka Veeraiya
to arrive. Not making his fans wait for long hours,
Vikram arrived sooner. He was dapper in a pair of
jeans and a black round neck T shirt and he accessorized
them perfectly with beads round his neck. However,
it was not his attire or looks that impressed the
gathering but his joie de vivre was the reason that
floored them.
Accepting the huge garland from team Behindwoods with
a smile bigger and fresher than the garland itself,
Vikram was ready to interact with his fans right from
the word go. He began the session with a jocular comment
– “you can ask me anything but Raavanan,
Mani Ratnam, Aishwarya Rai, Abhishek, Priya Mani and
Prithviraj.” When the audience was reeling under
this comment trying to assimilate his words, he followed
it with quick live wire comment – “I was
just kidding” - much to everyone’s relief.
He braced all kinds of queries thrown at him with
an honest demeanor that belied his stardom. The questions
ranged from his career to favorite directors to his
future projects. An elderly woman impressed the Raavanan
himself when she wanted to know if he had used a body
double in the climax scene when she said, “enakke
bak bak nnu irundadu anda scene paakumpodu. Neenga
eppadi pannineenga?” Vikram was evidently impressed
by the lady’s usage of words, obviously from
Raavanan, and replied using her words that he did
not use a body double but all the same was tensed
during those shots.
Another fan wanted to know who is the one actress
that he is eager to pair with, now that he has acted
with the most beautiful woman (implying Aishwarya
Rai). “Angeline Jolie,” came the quick
reply.
According to him, Chappani of 16 Vayadinile is one
character he would like to essay. To another fan who
questioned about Vikram’s competitor whether
it was Suriya or Kamal or Vijay, he said that it was
him who he is competing with and no one else.
When the discussions veered to masala films and some
of his fans expressed their desire that he should
not feature in such movies, Vikram politely said that
he would also do them but bring in his own uniqueness
to such films.
The session proceeded with many more such questions
and the fans showered their plaudits on the star for
his remarkable performance in Raavanan. Finally, it
was the photograph and the autograph session which
the National Award winner obliged with an ever smiling
face.
Like all good things must come to end, the afternoon
also culminated but with lovely memories to take home
to which his fans are sure to cherish for a long while.
Thank You Vikram!
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