No one expected this from Vikram at that time. Not because we doubted his abilities. But, here was a man who had waited more than a decade for commercial success. Now, he was tasting it at last. Dhill had given him the big commercial break and everyone expected him to play safe. But, he surprised with his choice of the role of a blind singer in Kaasi. A remake of the Malayalam movie ‘Vasanthiyum Lakshmiyum Pinne Njanum’, Vikram’s performance in Kaasi showed a new dimension of the actor to his fans who were already accustomed to his offbeat portrayals with Sethu.