Happy Birthday Vikram: Look Back At Tamil Superstar's 5 Best Performances In His Career

One of Tamil cinema's most versatile actors, Vikram celebrated his 53rd birthday today. Throughout his career, the superstar has not only impressed critics but also won the hearts of millions of audiences with his outstanding performances.

On his special day, let’s look back at Vikram’s five best performances in his career.

Sethu

The romantic tragedy Sethu was reportedly a significant turning point of Vikram’s career. In the Bala’s directorial debut, Vikram played the role of a college student called Sethu aka Chiyaan, who slips into a disastrous phase.

Taking on a risky character who had two different shades, Vikram strongly impressed the audience with his brilliant performance. Interestingly, the nickname Vikram Chiyaan that he owns till today was born from here.

Pithamagan

The role of Chithan, born and brought up in a graveyard, is considered as one of his best performances for which he earned a National Award for Best Actor. He won the high praise by not only his excellent acting but also his unrecognizable transformation in this Bala directorial.

Anniyan

Vikram played a man who has Multiple Personality Disorder with different personalities including the naive Ambi, the romantic Romeo, and the shrewd Anniyan. Once again, the versatile actor proved his ability to pull off any characters with ease, and no one could play this role better than him.

Saamy

Many big names from Bollywood to Telugu to Tamil have got into the skin of a cop, and most of them have tasted the sweetness of success. However, this role played by Vikram changed the way the audiences see a cop onscreen.

Playing one foul-mouthed cop in the film, Vikram nailed almost every scene without an inch of over-acting as well as brought out a new aspect into acting.

I

In the film, Vikram played the role of an intellectually disabled man who is fighting for the custody of his daughter. To entirely get into the character, Vikram had to go through a tremendous physical transformation from a beefed-up Mr. India look,  he transformed into a frail hunchback.