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this week - Article: Vikram |
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If
there were a story of the Ugly Duckling turning into
the beautiful swan in modern film history, it would
very well apply in the case of current hot favorite,
Vikram.
Despite being in the industry for more than a decade
and a half, he attained the current cult status only
after several gut-wrenching years of struggle. He belongs
to a family with no film background. He went to the
Montfort School in Yercaud. Since his schooldays, he
showed great talent for music and theatrics. He participated
in several plays and won appreciation for his talent.
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He
attended college in Chennai, where the student drama
societies gave him the staple to hone his acting skills.
Taken on board by
P.C. Sriram
in his film, Meera, he gave a sensitive performance
of the romantic hero. Although the film was reasonably
successful, it did exactly rain offers for Vikram.
He turned to playing the second hero in small budget
films in Tamil and more so in Malayalam. He earned his
bread and butter from Malayalam films and also achieved
some creative satisfaction as a dubbing artist. |
During
those years of struggle, he got the chance to work with
some of the finest technicians in the industry who definitely
had a good word to say about him. They watched helplessly
as Lady Luck did not smile on this obviously talented
actor. Vikram,
however knew in his heart that his passion for cinema
would definitely be rewarded and it was only a matter
of time before he became a star.
During the year 2000, a young maverick
director called Bala
was scouting for someone with a script which the leading
actors would not touch with a bargepole. It was that
of an intense man who becomes a lunatic when his romance
goes awry.Bala had great faith in his script and he
had no second thoughts about casting Vikram.
His performance in the role of someone who exists in
the fringes of our so-called civilized society made
the audience give him a standing ovation. |
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The film
also had disturbing indictment on the way we treat
the less fortunate mortals.The
film became a runaway hit and Vikram
arrived on the Tamil scene.
The
rest as we say is history. Post-Sethu, all his films
have created much expectation in the minds of the audience
and
Vikram
has always fulfilled it beyond doubt. Dil, Gemini and
Sami also showed his prowess in action-oriented roles.
His out-of-the-world performance as the grave digger
in Pithamagan brought him the National award last year.
His recent release Anniyan,
which came after a gap of two years is ringing in the
cash registers. His next offering will be Maja.
Hats
off to you, Cheeyon,
we love you!
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Madhavan
Manirathnam
Surya
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