Biography of Vikram
Vikram was born on 17 April 1966 in Madras, Tamil Nadu, India, as John Kennedy Vinod Raj in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, is an Indian film actor, voice actor and a playback singer. He made his debut in the 1990 film En Kadhal Kanmani, which was followed by a series of low-budget Tamil and Telugu films and supporting roles in some high budget 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 India’s most prestigious National Film Award for Best Actor once. He is called popularly as “Chiyaan” Vikram by his fans.
Vikram was born to Vinod Raj and Rajeshwari in Chennai. His father was from Paramakudi, Ramanathapuram district. Vikram did his schooling at Montfort School, Yercaud. While in school, his love of drama and pursuit of his dream were nurtured. With his parents wanting him to finish college after high school, he graduated in English from Loyola College, Chennai, and followed it up with an M.B.A.
His father is also a film actor. Vikram and his father starred together for the first time in the movie Kanthaswamy. His mother is a retired sub-collector. Vikram married Shylaja, a psychology teacher, from Thalassery, Kerala, in 1992. They have two children, a daughter named Akshita and a son named Dhruv.
Vikram was born to Vinod Raj and Rajeshwari in Chennai. His father was from Paramakudi, Ramanathapuram district. Vikram did his schooling at Montfort School, Yercaud. While in school, his love of drama and pursuit of his dream were nurtured. With his parents wanting him to finish college after high school, he graduated in English from Loyola College, Chennai, and followed it up with an M.B.A.
His father is also a film actor. Vikram and his father starred together for the first time in the movie Kanthaswamy. His mother is a retired sub-collector. Vikram married Shylaja, a psychology teacher, from Thalassery, Kerala, in 1992. They have two children, a daughter named Akshita and a son named Dhruv.
In 2008, he began work on Kanthaswamy, directed by Susi Ganesan and produced by Kalaipuli S. Thanu, which released on 21 August 2009. Kanthaswamy featured Vikram as a vigilante dressed as an anthromorphic rooster. Though the film received mixed reviews, it was a commercial success. Vikram’s latest release was Mani Ratnam’s bilingual feature which featured him opposite Aishwarya Rai- Raavanan in Tamil and Raavan in Hindi, which released simultaneously in June 2010. He played the role of Dev, the antagonist, in Hindi and the lead role of Veera in the Tamil version. The film was critically panned but Vikram’s acting was lauded, hence the Tamil version received a better response than the Hindi version. Vikram has also signed up for Deiva Thirumagan with A. L. Vijay as director while a film with Suseenthiran is in discussion.