Vikram Kennedy Vinod (born 17 April 1966), better known by his mononymous stage name Vikram ( ), is a National Film Award-winning film actor, playback singer, voice actor and film producer in Tamil cinema. 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. 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, and being nominated for, the National Film Award for Best Actor.
While some of Vikram's best-known films, Dhil (2001), Gemini (2002), Dhool (2003), Saamy (2003) and Bheema (2008) 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 more successful actors of Tamil cinema, both critically and commercially.
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