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: It was the first Tamil film to have a budget exceeding ₹1 crore.

In Tamil cinema, "Vikram" primarily refers to three distinct entities: the iconic 2022 action thriller starring Kamal Haasan, the 1986 spy film that inspired it, and the versatile award-winning actor Chiyaan Vikram Vikram (2022 Film) vikram tamil

Despite being a top actor, he has fewer clean hits than contemporaries like Suriya or Ajith. His films often recover due to his performance but rarely break records. : It was the first Tamil film to

Played the psychotic, drug-addled antagonist Santhanam. Played the psychotic, drug-addled antagonist Santhanam

: Also starring Kamal Haasan, it introduced the character of Agent Vikram, which was reimagined decades later for the 2022 sequel [5, 20, 28].

Vikram set a benchmark with Pithamagan (2003) and famously gained 20 kg for Saamy (2003) before losing it all for Anniyan (2005). His most extreme change came in I (2015), where he played a bodybuilder, a hunchback, and a burned man. No one in Tamil cinema commits to a role's physique like Vikram.

Directed by Shankar, this psychological thriller showcased Vikram alternating seamlessly between three distinct personalities: a meek lawyer, a suave ramp model, and a vigilante killer.