He then played an undertaker with autism in Bala's tragedy drama Pithamagan (2003) co-starring Suriya. The next year, with consecutive commercial success in Dhool (2003) and Saamy (2003), he attained stardom. Gemini film was the highest grossing Tamil film of the year 2002. Vikram went on to play the quintessential Tamil action hero in a series of commercial successful masala films beginning with Gemini (2002) which grossed ₹210 million at the box office. In 2002, Vikram was awarded his first Filmfare Award for Best Actor for portraying a blind village singer in the Vinayan-directed tragedy Kasi (2001), a remake of the director's Malayalam film Vasanthiyum Lakshmiyum Pinne Njaanum (1999). In 2001, he played an aspiring policeman in the action film Dhill, the directorial debut of Dharani. It was a sleeper hit and earned Vikram a Special Jury award at the Filmfare and Tamil Nadu State Film Award ceremonies. Vikram landed his breakthrough role of a college student who suffers a brain injury in filmmaker Bala's directorial debut, the tragedy film Sethu (1999). Meanwhile, the few sporadic appearances he made in Tamil cinema also proved unsuccessful. In Malayalam films, he usually appeared in ensemble films, playing "second fiddle" to established actors like Mammootty and Suresh Gopi, which failed to help his career. Vikram mostly played the lead roles in Telugu films, many of which were financial failures. His early career in Tamil cinema saw consecutive box-office failures, after which he attempted a transition to Telugu and Malayalam cinema. He made his television debut with the Doordarshan series Galatta Kudumbam (1988), following which his first feature film role came with the experimental film En Kadhal Kanmani (1990). An aspiring actor since childhood, Vikram modelled for television commercials and appeared in a short film, hoping to get noticed by casting directors. He has featured in over 55 motion pictures, three television programs, and several music videos and commercials.
Vikram (often credited Chiyaan Vikram) is an Indian actor, producer, playback singer and former dubbing artiste known for his work in Tamil cinema.
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