Other name(s) :Chiyaan, Kenny
John Kennedy (born April 17, 1966), better known by his stage name Vikram (Tamil: விக்ரம்), is a National Film Award-winning Tamil film actor. He is also a 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, Telugu and Malayalam 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.[1] 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.
some of Vikram's best-known films, Dhill (2001), Dhool (2003), Gemini (2002), Saamy (2003), Kanthaswamy (2009) 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 most successful actors of Tamil cinema.
Vikram started his career in 1990 with En Kadhal Kanmani which did not do well.Then went on to do more then a dozen movies which did not do well in box office. He starred in Ullasam along Ajith Kumar.This film was produced by Amitabh Bachchan.
Awards
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)
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