Vikram started his acting career with a series of flops across Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu but he shot to fame with his breakthrough role of a college student having a brain injury in the 1999 romantic drama film Sethu. His intense performance in the film won him the Filmfare Special Jury Award. Whether masala entertainment movies or serious concept-based films, Vikram is one of the few actors in Kollywood, who has proved his acting abilities with exemplary performances
| Bio | |
|---|---|
| Real Name | Kennedy John Victor |
| Nickname | Vikram, Man of Steel and Chiyaan Vikram |
| Profession | Actor, Singer and Producer |
| Physical Stats & More | |
| Height | in centimeters- 170 cm |
| in meters- 1.70 m | |
| in Feet Inches- 5’ 7” | |
| Weight | in Kilograms- 68 kg |
| in Pounds- 150 lbs | |
| Body Measurements | - Chest: 38 Inches |
| - Waist: 32 Inches | |
| - Biceps: 15 Inches | |
| Eye Colour | Brown |
| Hair Colour | Black |
| Personal Life | |
| Date of Birth | 1966-04-17 |
| Age (as in 2015) | 50 Years |
| Birth Place | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Zodiac sign/Sun sign | Aries |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Hometown | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| School | Mountfort School, Yercaud, Salem |
| College | Loyola College, Chennai |
| Educational Qualifications | Graduate in English literature and MBA |
| Debut | En Kadhal Kanmani (1990) |
| Family | Father- John Victor a.k.a Vinod Raj (Actor) |
| Mother- Rajeshwari (Sub-Collector) | |
| Brothers- Arvind (Younger, Actor) | |
| Sisters- Anita (Younger, Teacher) | |
| Religion | Christian |
| Address | 18, Murali St, Mahalingapuram, Chennai |
| Hobbies | Acting |
| Controversies | • Once he said something about Rana Daggubati in a media interaction which he simply didn't liked and replied him in a gentle way. |
| • In 2015, transgender community protested against his film I for their portrayal in the film. | |
| Favourite Things | |
| Favourite Food | Pazhya Sadam and Karruvattu Kolambu |
| Favourite Actor | Rajnikanth and Robert De Niro |
| Favourite Actress | Sandra Bullock, Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts |
| Favourite Director | Dharani |
| Favourite Musician | Yanni and Michael Bolton |
| Favourite Color | Black |
| Girls, Affairs and More | |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Affairs/Girlfriends | Shailaja Balakrishnan |
| Wife | Shailaja Balakrishnan |
| Children | Daughter- Akshita |
| Son- Dhruv | |
| Money Factor | |
| Salary | 12 Crore/film (INR) |
| Net Worth | $ 20 million |
Some lesser known facts about Vikram
- Does Vikram smoke?: Yes
- Does Vikram drink alcohol?: Yes
- His father left his home to become an actor, but only got supporting roles instead of leading roles.
- His father’s struggle inspired him to get into acting line and hence he joined theatre plays in his college days, and even won the Best Actor award from IIT Madras.
- Because of a severe accident in his college days, his acting career was haulted for around 3 years, also during this period he met his wife Shailaja .
- He was first offered the role of Arvind Swamy in Mani Ratnam’s film Bombay, but he refused because he had to shave his beard , which he cannot do as he was doing some other film which has its requirement.
- After 10 years of struggle, he gained fame with 1999s film Sethu.
- He gave everything he had for his role in Sethu, like he shaved his head, lost 21 kgs and grew long nails.
- His role of a Chithan (gravedigger) in the film Pithamagan was probably one of the toughest roles of his career.
- In 2003, he won the National Award for his role of Chithan in Pithamagan.
- He married his wife Shailaja at a mass marriage event in Guruvayur, Kerela.
- For his challenging role of developmental disability in the drama Deiva Thirumagal, he spend time with mentally challenged people for a month to get into the character.
- He is the brand ambassador of Sanjeevani Trust, Vidya Sudha (special children school) and also supports The Banyan charity.
- Famous Tamil actor and director Thyagarajanis his maternal uncle.
- For his 3 differnt look in the film I of 2015, he shaved off his head and lost 25 kgs of weight.
