INDIAN ACTOR VIKRAM KENNEDY PROFILE
Vikram Kennedy
Vikram K Vinod
Born Vikram Kennedy Vinod
17 April 1966 (1966-04-17) (age 44)
Paramakudi, Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu, India
Other name(s) Chiyaan, Kenny
Occupation Film actor, voice actor, producer, playback singer
Years active 1990-present
Spouse(s) Shylaja
Vikram Kennedy Vinod (born 17 April 1966), better known by his mononymous stage name Vikram, is a popular Tamil actor. He made his debut in the 1990 film En Kadhal Kanmani, which was followed by a series of low-budget Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films throughout the early decade. After the critical and commercial success of Sethu (1999) he has been part of numerous other commercially successful films and has earned major critical acclaim for many of his performances. During his years in the Indian film industry, he has won three Filmfare Awards, as well as securing India's most prestigious film award, by achieving, and being nominated for, the National Film Award for Best Actor.
While some of Vikram's best-known films, Dhil (2001), Gemini (2002), Dhool (2003), Saamy (2003) and Anniyan (2005) remain some of Tamil cinema's biggest hits, performances in films like Sethu (1999), Kasi (2002), Pithamagan (2003) and Anniyan (2005) have won him critical acclaims and awards, making Vikram one of the more successful actors of Tamil cinema, both critically and commercially.
BIOGRAPHY
Vikram was born at Paramakudi in 17 April 1966. Vikram did his schooling at Montfort School, Yercaud. The school which emphasises extra curriculum honed multiple skills in sports, music and theater, where his love of drama and pursuit of a dream was nurtured. His parents wanting him to do his graduation after finishing his final high school year, he completed his graduation in English from Loyola College, Chennai and followed with an MBA degree.
Vikram's father, Vinod Raj, is also a film actor. The two had starred in the same film for the first time in Kanthaswamy. Vikram's mother, Rajeshwari, is a retired sub-collector. Vikram married Shylaja, a psychologist, in 1992. They have two children, a daughter named Akshitha and a son named Druv.
FILM CAREER
Vikram started his career in 1990 with En Kadhal Kanmani which did not do well.Then went on to do more than a dozen movies which did not do well in box office. He then moved to Malayalam and acted in many movies in supporting roles. He starred in Ullasam along Ajith Kumar.This film was produced by Amitabh Bachchan. Still to taste success he acted in 1999 movie Sethu directed by first time director Bala which turned out to be a path-breaking effort in story telling and huge blockbuster, in which his acting won him critical acclaims. After few films not making much impact. He then acted in 2001 movie Dhill directed by his friend Dharani which did well commercially. In 2002 he started with a Malayalam remake Kasi,which won him Filmfare Best Tamil Actor Award and did well at box office. He then acted in Gemini produced by AVM Productions which became a blockbuster.Later that year he acted in Samurai and King. Both did not do well at box office.
In 2003 Vikram acted in Dhool again with Dharani which was a blockbuster. He then acted in a family drama Kadhal Sadugudu which did not do well followed by Saamy directed by Hari where he played a cop turned another blockbuster for him.This film was produced by K. Balachander. Later that year he starred in Pithamagan directed by Bala which won him both Filmfare Best Tamil Actor Award and National Film Award for Best Actor. This film did well at the box office. In 2004 he acted in Arul directed by Hari who gave saami. This movie did not do well at box office.
In 2004 it was announced that Vikram act in Anniyan directed by S. Shankar which released in 2005 was the most expensive then. In this film he played a person suffering from dissociative identity disorder as he plays three different personalities. This film was both critical and commercial success. He then did a family drama Majaa which did not do well. In later that year he announce his next film Bheema which was started on April 2006 but due to lack of funds the movie postponed and released in January 2008. Bheema became a commercial hit at the box office.
In 2008 he began acting in Kanthaswamy directed by Susi Ganesan and produced by Kalaipuli Thanu which released on 21 August 2009. Currently, Vikram is working on Mani Rathnam's forthcoming films Raavanan in Tamil and Raavan in Hindi, which are set to be released in 2010. He is also currently signed up for Boopathy Pandian's Raja Vesham, an untitled film with Selvaraghavan, and an Indo-Japanese high-budget film to be made in both Tamil and Japanese, titled The 19th Step, which has been shelved until further notice.
He also acted in a handful of malayalam movies early in his career which were supporting roles. Malayalam industry somehow never roped in Vikram as a hero though he did some remarkable roles as supporting actor, the prominent one being alongside Mammooty in "Druvam" and "Sainyam. The Kerala Film industry and film lovers hold this actor dear at heart for his immaculate acting skills and actions sequences
Vikram's father, Vinod Raj, is also a film actor. The two had starred in the same film for the first time in Kanthaswamy. Vikram's mother, Rajeshwari, is a retired sub-collector. Vikram married Shylaja, a psychologist, in 1992. They have two children, a daughter named Akshitha and a son named Druv.
FILM CAREER
Vikram started his career in 1990 with En Kadhal Kanmani which did not do well.Then went on to do more than a dozen movies which did not do well in box office. He then moved to Malayalam and acted in many movies in supporting roles. He starred in Ullasam along Ajith Kumar.This film was produced by Amitabh Bachchan. Still to taste success he acted in 1999 movie Sethu directed by first time director Bala which turned out to be a path-breaking effort in story telling and huge blockbuster, in which his acting won him critical acclaims. After few films not making much impact. He then acted in 2001 movie Dhill directed by his friend Dharani which did well commercially. In 2002 he started with a Malayalam remake Kasi,which won him Filmfare Best Tamil Actor Award and did well at box office. He then acted in Gemini produced by AVM Productions which became a blockbuster.Later that year he acted in Samurai and King. Both did not do well at box office.
In 2003 Vikram acted in Dhool again with Dharani which was a blockbuster. He then acted in a family drama Kadhal Sadugudu which did not do well followed by Saamy directed by Hari where he played a cop turned another blockbuster for him.This film was produced by K. Balachander. Later that year he starred in Pithamagan directed by Bala which won him both Filmfare Best Tamil Actor Award and National Film Award for Best Actor. This film did well at the box office. In 2004 he acted in Arul directed by Hari who gave saami. This movie did not do well at box office.
In 2004 it was announced that Vikram act in Anniyan directed by S. Shankar which released in 2005 was the most expensive then. In this film he played a person suffering from dissociative identity disorder as he plays three different personalities. This film was both critical and commercial success. He then did a family drama Majaa which did not do well. In later that year he announce his next film Bheema which was started on April 2006 but due to lack of funds the movie postponed and released in January 2008. Bheema became a commercial hit at the box office.
In 2008 he began acting in Kanthaswamy directed by Susi Ganesan and produced by Kalaipuli Thanu which released on 21 August 2009. Currently, Vikram is working on Mani Rathnam's forthcoming films Raavanan in Tamil and Raavan in Hindi, which are set to be released in 2010. He is also currently signed up for Boopathy Pandian's Raja Vesham, an untitled film with Selvaraghavan, and an Indo-Japanese high-budget film to be made in both Tamil and Japanese, titled The 19th Step, which has been shelved until further notice.
He also acted in a handful of malayalam movies early in his career which were supporting roles. Malayalam industry somehow never roped in Vikram as a hero though he did some remarkable roles as supporting actor, the prominent one being alongside Mammooty in "Druvam" and "Sainyam. The Kerala Film industry and film lovers hold this actor dear at heart for his immaculate acting skills and actions sequences
AWARDS
* Nominated, Vijay Award for Favourite Hero for Bheema (2008)
* Nominated, Vijay Award for Favourite Hero for Kanthaswamy (2009)
* Tamil Nadu State Film Special Jury Award for Best Actor for Sethu (1999)
* Filmfare Award for Best Actor for Kaasi (2001)
* ITFA Best Actor Award for Gemini (2003)
* Filmfare Award for Best Actor for Pithamagan (2003)
* Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor for Pithamagan (2003)
* National Film Award for Best Actor for Pithamagan (2004)
* Filmfare Award for Best Actor for Anniyan (2005)
* Asianet Film Awards Special Honour Jury Award for Anniyan (2005)
FilmographY
Year - Title Role - Language - Notes
1990 - En Kadhal - Kanmani - Tamil
1991- Thanthu Vitten Ennai - Raju - Tamil
1992 - Kaaval Geetham - Tamil
Meera- Jeeva - Tamil
1993 - Dhruvam - Bhadran - Malayalam
Chirunnavvula Varamisthava - Telugu
Mafia - Harishankar - Malayalam
1994 - Sainyam Cadet - Jiji - Malayalam
Bangaru Kutumbham - Telugu
Pudhiya Mannargal - Satyamoorthy - Tamil
1995 - Street - Malayalam
Adaala Majaakka - Telugu
1996 - Mayoora Nritam - Malayalam
Akka Bangunnava - Telugu
Indraprastham - Peter - Malayalam
Rajaputhran - Manu - Malayalam
1997 - Ithu Oru Snehagadha - Roy - Malayalam
Ullasam - Dev - Tamil
Kuralla Rajyam - Telugu
1998 - Kangalin Vaarthighal - Tamil
1999 - Housefull - Hamid - Tamil
Sethu Sethu (Chiyaan) - Tamil Winner: Tamil Nadu State Film Special Jury Award for Best Actor
2000 - Red Indians - Malayalam
2001 - Indriyam- Malayalam
9 Nelalu - Virendra - Telugu
Youth - Telugu
Vinnukum Mannukum - Vikram - Tamil
Dhill - Kanagavel - Tamil
2002 - Kasi Kasi - Tamil Winner: Filmfare Best Tamil Actor Award
Gemini Gemini - Tamil Winner: ITFA Best Actor Award
Samurai - Thiagarajan - Tamil
King - Raja - Shanmugam Tamil
2003 - Dhool - Aarumugam - Tamil
Kadhal Sadugudu - Suresh - Tamil
Saamy - Aarusaamy - Tamil
Pithamagan - Chitthan - Tamil Winner: National Film Award for Best Actor
Winner: Filmfare Best Tamil Actor Award
Winner: Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor
2004 - Arul - Arulkumaran - Tamil
2005 - Anniyan - Ramanujam
Anniyan
Remo - Tamil Winner: Filmfare Best Tamil Actor Award
Majaa - Arivumathi - Tamil
2008 - Bheema Sekhar - Tamil Nominated, Vijay Award for Favourite Hero
2009 - Kanthaswamy Kanthaswamy - Tamil Nominated, Vijay Award for Favourite Hero
2010 - Raavanan - Veera - Tamil Official release on June 18, 2010
Raavan - Dev - Hindi Official release on June 18, 2010
2011 - Sindubad - Tamil - Filming
Vedi - Tamil - Pre-production
REEL LIFE HERO - REALLIFE HERO
Actor Vikram with parents and students of Vidya Sudha on its first anniversary celebrationsVikram donated his time to charitable causes on 2008 new year day. — 33 children who had undergone heart surgery met actor Vikram with their family on Jan 1, 2008 at Hotel Green Park Hotel, Vadapalani in Chennai. This was funder by All India ?Chiyaan? Vikram Fans Welfare Association.
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33 children who had undergone heart surgery met actor Vikram with their family on Jan 1, 2008 at Hotel Green Park Hotel, Vadapalani in Chennai.
All India ‘Chiyaan’ Vikram Fans Welfare Association had funded this noble cause. While the seed amounts for most of the surgeries were provided by the actor, the association also mobilised funds through newspaper advertisements and other initiatives
Said Vikram: “It all started due to my wife Shylaya who is the moving spirit and M.Suryanarayanan. He thanked doctors M.S.Ranjit, J. S. N. Murthy and K. R. Balakrishnan of SRMC.
Added Vikram: “Doctors did not wait for the total amount to reach them. They performed the surgeries as per the child’s condition. This understanding between us mattered,�
Vikram interacted with each and every family, patiently posed with them for photographs and sang songs with them. For those like Tarun a five-month-old baby and his parents Munusamy, a daily wage labourer in Tiruttani and his wife Rekha all this meant a lot, as they went home smiling.
SRMC General Manager S. Srikumar who was present at the function said that it was the collective effort of the doctors, the involvement of Vikram and his wife Shailaja and his fans association that made all this possible.
Great work indeed. We salute Vikram and his wife Shailaja on this noble cause
All India ‘Chiyaan’ Vikram Fans Welfare Association had funded this noble cause. While the seed amounts for most of the surgeries were provided by the actor, the association also mobilised funds through newspaper advertisements and other initiatives
Said Vikram: “It all started due to my wife Shylaya who is the moving spirit and M.Suryanarayanan. He thanked doctors M.S.Ranjit, J. S. N. Murthy and K. R. Balakrishnan of SRMC.
Added Vikram: “Doctors did not wait for the total amount to reach them. They performed the surgeries as per the child’s condition. This understanding between us mattered,�
Vikram interacted with each and every family, patiently posed with them for photographs and sang songs with them. For those like Tarun a five-month-old baby and his parents Munusamy, a daily wage labourer in Tiruttani and his wife Rekha all this meant a lot, as they went home smiling.
SRMC General Manager S. Srikumar who was present at the function said that it was the collective effort of the doctors, the involvement of Vikram and his wife Shailaja and his fans association that made all this possible.
Great work indeed. We salute Vikram and his wife Shailaja on this noble cause
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