Tamil Actor Vikram Profile

Birth name: John Kennedy
Nick name: Chiyaan | chiyan | Kenny
Date Of Birth: 17th April 1965
Birth Place: Paramakudi, Tamil Nadu, India

Nationality: Indian

Eye color:Brown

Star Sign:Aries

Spouse: Shyla Vikram

Schoool Days: Montfort Boys Anglo-Indian School, Salem

College Days: Loyola college, Chennai, India

Education: Mount Fort School, Yercaud

Graduation: Loyola College, PGDMBA – LIBA

Profession: Film Artiste
Favorite Color: Black

Favorite Food: Pazhya Sadam ( Porridge ) And Karruvattu Kolambu ( Dry Fish )

Favorite Attire: Hawai Chappal And Dirty Pair Of Jeans & T-Shirt

Favorite Actors: Rober Deniro, Rajinikanth

Favorite Actress: Sandra Bullock, Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts

Favorite Rock Band: Michael Bolton

Favorite Song: Can I Touch You There – By Kenny Loggins

Favorite Composer: Yanni

Favorite Hangout: Home

Chiyaan Vikram, born in Paramakkudi, Ramnad district,TN as Kennedy, is an Indian born actor who has starred in a number of top-grossing Tamil films and is currently one of the reigning heroes of Tamil Film Industry (aka Kollywood). His screen name is Vikram in Tamil. Vikram is also affectionately called as Kenny in close circles. With numerous blockbusters to his credit, he has carefully inched a place for himself on the silver screen.
The film that gave him the star status include Sethu, Dhill, Kasi, Dhool, Saamy, Gemini, Pithamagan and Anniyan. After the success in the film Sethu, Tamil Nadu gave him the title or prefix honour of being addressed as Chiyaan , named after his character in the film, hence, the name Chiyaan Vikram.
Vikrm won the prestigious National Film Awards of India for his performance as an undertaker in Pithamagan, 2003. The move Sedhu, which released in 1999, was Vikram’s first blockbuster though he made his debut almost a decade earlier, grossed over Rs.50 million at the box office. Vikram shared a good rapport with its director Bala.
Vikram’s second blockbuster, Dhill, came in 2001. The film grossed over Rs.100 million at the box office and the director Dharani was a school-time friend of Vikram. Vikram’s third blockbuster Gemini came the next year in 2002. It grossed over Rs.200 million at the box office but by then, the trade began comparing him with long established superstar Rajnikanth.
His fourth blockbuster Dhool and fifth blockbuster Saamy both came in 2003. The film Saamy, grossed over Rs.300 million at the box office and the film prompted director Shankar to notice his rising graph and booked him for his mega project Anniyan.
Vikram’s latest blockbuster Anniyan released in 2005. The film played for 150 days in Kollywood and 240 days in Tollywood and it grossed over Rs.500 million at the box office