Vikram Profile And Filmography
Born John Kennedy
April 17, 1966 (1966-04-17) (age 43)
Paramakudi, Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu, India
Other name(s) Chiyaan, Kenny
Occupation Film actor, Film producer,playback singer
John Kennedy (born 17 April 1966), better known by his stage name Vikram (Tamil: விக்ரம்), is a national award winning film actor. He mainly acts in Tamil and Malayalam language films. Besides acting, he is also a film producer, playback singer and dubbing artist. He made his debut in the 1990 film En Kadhal Kanmani, which was followed by a series of low-budget Tamil and Telugu films throughout the early decade. Following the failure of his early films, Vikram appeared as a dubbing artiste to prominent actors, whilst trying to find a breakthrough in terms of his acting career.However during this early decade, he got prominent side roles in high-budget Malayalam films; mostly with Megastar Mammootty, and Suresh Gopi. 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 the National Film Award for Best Actor.He started a film production venture "Real Life Entertainment".
Filmography
April 17, 1966 (1966-04-17) (age 43)
Paramakudi, Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu, India
Other name(s) Chiyaan, Kenny
Occupation Film actor, Film producer,playback singer
John Kennedy (born 17 April 1966), better known by his stage name Vikram (Tamil: விக்ரம்), is a national award winning film actor. He mainly acts in Tamil and Malayalam language films. Besides acting, he is also a film producer, playback singer and dubbing artist. He made his debut in the 1990 film En Kadhal Kanmani, which was followed by a series of low-budget Tamil and Telugu films throughout the early decade. Following the failure of his early films, Vikram appeared as a dubbing artiste to prominent actors, whilst trying to find a breakthrough in terms of his acting career.However during this early decade, he got prominent side roles in high-budget Malayalam films; mostly with Megastar Mammootty, and Suresh Gopi. 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 the National Film Award for Best Actor.He started a film production venture "Real Life Entertainment".
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 | Mayooranritham | 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 "Ambi" Iyengar (Anniyan/Remo) | Tamil | Winner: Filmfare Best Tamil Actor Award |
| Majaa | Arivumathi | Tamil | ||
| 2008 | Bheema | Sekhar | Tamil | |
| 2009 | Kanthaswamy | Kanthaswamy | Tamil | |
| 2010 | Raavana | Tamil | ||
| Raavan | Hindi | |||
| Untitled Selvaraghavan Project | Tamil | |||
| 24 | Tamil |
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