Vikraman
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Vikraman is a reputed Tamil
filmmaker. He is also one of the most successful Tamil directors.
went on to become a famous romantic actor who donned the mike-wielding singer role in subsequent movies. The music director S. A. Rajkumar became famous immediately for his melody. Its producer was R.B.Choudari. The trio of Vikraman-S.A.Rajkumar-R.B.Choudari came commercially successful. But a flop in Pudhiya Manargal forced him to go back. He is an assistant to actor cum director R. Parthiban in Puthiya Pathai Movie, which was Parthiban's debut film as a director and an actor. Noted director KS Ravikumar was his assistant Film Director in his early days
in 1996. Vijay, whose never had an A class hit, got a huge turnaround with this movie Poove Unakkaga
. He gave a huge hit to Vijay which made Vijay a star in A centres as well. His next movie Suryavamsam
with Sarath Kumar
and Devayani
was a mega hit in 1997. His next movie Unnidathil Ennai Koduthen
made in 1998 gave a fresh lease of life to Karthik and Roja
who were once dominating the film industry. In 2000 he made a movie Vanathai Pola
, another blockbuster which gave back the superstardom to Vijaykanth
. It also won National Film Award for wholesome entertainment and also many state awards including the best picture award for the year 2000. However, his next movie in 2003, Priyamana Thozhi
produced by the prestigious AVM
banner was a colossal flop. Its bilingual Vasantham
in Telugu (directed by Vikraman himself) was one of the top grossers of 2003 and also gave a fresh lease of life to its hero Venkatesh
who had to face two duds in 2002. But he had to face another dud in 2004 in Cheppave Chirugali, a Telugu
remake of his blockbuster Tamil
film starring Surya and Sneha, Unnai Ninaithu
. Taking a 2 year break, he had started work again for a Tamil
movie called Chennai Kadhal
with a young hero Bharath in the lead. The movie was an utter flop at the box office.
Mariyadhai is the another Tamil film that stars Vijayakanth, who performs two roles, actresses
Meena, Meera Jasmine and Ambika play in the lead roles directed by Vikraman. The film Mariyathai almost took away mariyathai (Respect) of every technicians who worked in that movie. In spite RAJ TVs promotions this film too went out as fast as it came.Another flop in vikraman's career.
, it was a story of a son hated by the father who moves on to increase his father's prestige in Suryavamsam, or a story of a family of four brothers who want to stay united at any cost in Vanathai Pola
, everything were dealt in a serious manner and also an ideal but a possible solution was given. He is also known for depicting love failure in his movies, though that is not dealt with in a pessimistic way. He is also known to make movies without vulgarity or crass comedy. He is also called "Amoga Raasi" (lucky charm) director as all the heroes and heroines who starred in his films have become big stars afterwards.
Tamil people
Tamil people , also called Tamils or Tamilians, are an ethnic group native to Tamil Nadu, India and the north-eastern region of Sri Lanka. Historic and post 15th century emigrant communities are also found across the world, notably Malaysia, Singapore, Mauritius, South Africa, Australia, Canada,...
filmmaker. He is also one of the most successful Tamil directors.
Early career
Vikraman made his debut with the movie Pudhu Vasantham, a story of four unemployed friends who are musical experts. This movie released in 1989 was successful. Its hero MuraliMurali (Tamil actor)
Murali was a Tamil film actor who appeared in the leading and supporting roles throughout his career. Murali has acted with many stars including Vijaykanth, Prabhu, Sathyaraj, Karthik, Prabhu Deva, Surya, Parthiban, Sarath Kumar, Mammootty and Sivaji Ganesan...
went on to become a famous romantic actor who donned the mike-wielding singer role in subsequent movies. The music director S. A. Rajkumar became famous immediately for his melody. Its producer was R.B.Choudari. The trio of Vikraman-S.A.Rajkumar-R.B.Choudari came commercially successful. But a flop in Pudhiya Manargal forced him to go back. He is an assistant to actor cum director R. Parthiban in Puthiya Pathai Movie, which was Parthiban's debut film as a director and an actor. Noted director KS Ravikumar was his assistant Film Director in his early days
Second phase of his career
Vikraman was recalled once again by R.B. Choudari to make a film with VijayVijay
Vijay is a common given name for males in India. The word Vijay is derived from Vijaya, meaning "Victory". It is another name for Arjuna, the hero of the great Hindu epic, the Mahabharata. The word Vijay is similar in meaning to Jai, although there is a small difference...
in 1996. Vijay, whose never had an A class hit, got a huge turnaround with this movie Poove Unakkaga
Poove Unakkaga
Poove Unakkaga is a Tamil romance movie starring Joseph Vijay.-Plot:Nagesh and Nambiar have been best friends since college and so have their children, Jaiganesh and Vasudevan. Jaiganesh's family members are Christians while Malaysia Vasudevan's are Hindu. Jaiganesh's son is Lawrence and Malaysia...
. He gave a huge hit to Vijay which made Vijay a star in A centres as well. His next movie Suryavamsam
Suryavamsam
Suryavamsam is a Tamil film directed by Vikraman. The film stars Sarath Kumar, Devayani and Raadhika in the lead roles. The film was remade into bollywood as Sooryavansham. Sooryavansham starred actor Amitabh Bachan and Soundarya. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by S. A...
with Sarath Kumar
Sarath Kumar
Sarathkumar Ramanathan is an Indian journalist, film actor, politician, body builder and the current president of the South Indian Film Artistes' Association. He started his career in Tamil cinema playing negative roles, and later played minor roles in other movies. He was first chosen for the...
and Devayani
Devayani
Devayani is an Indian film actress. She starred in numerous Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films, along with a few Hindi films and one Bengali film. She received the Tamil Nadu State Film Awards for her performances in the films Kadhal Kottai and Surya Vamsam...
was a mega hit in 1997. His next movie Unnidathil Ennai Koduthen
Unnidathil Ennai Koduthen
Unnidathil Ennai Koduthen is a 1998 Tamil film directed by Vikraman which stars Karthik and Roja in the lead roles, with Ajith Kumar in a guest appearance. The film also marked supporting actor Ramesh Khanna's debut as an actor, while Moulee and Madhan Bob played other supporting roles...
made in 1998 gave a fresh lease of life to Karthik and Roja
Roja
Roja is a 1992 Tamil political drama, romance film directed by Mani Ratnam. The film was subsequently dubbed in Hindi, Marathi, Malayalam and Telugu....
who were once dominating the film industry. In 2000 he made a movie Vanathai Pola
Vanathai Pola
Vanathai Pola is a Tamil film directed by Vikraman. The film stars Vijaykanth, Prabhu Deva, Meena, Livingston, Kausalya, Senthil, and Anju Aravind. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by S.A.Rajkumar. The film was a super hit in 2000...
, another blockbuster which gave back the superstardom to Vijaykanth
Vijaykanth
Vijayakanth is an Indian actor and politician. He is the founder of the Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam and a Member of Legislative Assembly representing Rishivandiyam, Tamil Nadu, India.-Early life:...
. It also won National Film Award for wholesome entertainment and also many state awards including the best picture award for the year 2000. However, his next movie in 2003, Priyamana Thozhi
Priyamana Thozhi
Priyamana Thozhi is a Tamil film directed by Vikraman. As like other Vikraman films it is based about relationships. The movie stars Madhavan and Sreedevi Vijayakumar in lead roles while Jyothika, Vineeth, Livingston and Manivannan playing other supporting roles. The film's music is composed by...
produced by the prestigious AVM
AVM Productions
AVM is the oldest and largest film production studio in India. It is currently owned by M. Saravanan and his son, M. S. Guhan. The most recent film they have produced since their opening with Nam Iruvar in 1947, is Vettaikkaaran and Leader. The filming studios are located in Vadapalani, Chennai....
banner was a colossal flop. Its bilingual Vasantham
Vasantham
For the Singaporean television channel please see:MediaCorp VasanthamVasantham is a Tollywood film directed by Vikraman and released on July 11, 2003. It stars Venkatesh, Arti Agarwal, and Kalyani.- Plot :...
in Telugu (directed by Vikraman himself) was one of the top grossers of 2003 and also gave a fresh lease of life to its hero Venkatesh
Daggubati Venkatesh
Venkatesh Daggubati is an Indian film actor who stars in Tollywood films. He is the son of veteran Tollywood film producer, former MP, Dr. D. Ramanaidu. He is often credited as Victory Venkatesh in films and is one of the lead actors in Telugu Cinema. He has won seven Nandi Awards and four...
who had to face two duds in 2002. But he had to face another dud in 2004 in Cheppave Chirugali, a Telugu
Telugu language
Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu...
remake of his blockbuster Tamil
Tamil language
Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...
film starring Surya and Sneha, Unnai Ninaithu
Unnai Ninaithu
Unnai Ninaithu is a film starring Surya, Sneha and Laila.-Plot:The basic story of the movie involves Laila and Suriya falling in love. A 3rd character gets entangled in the plot and Laila is compelled by her family to marry him. Heart-broken Suriya leaves her alone, but only to find out that the...
. Taking a 2 year break, he had started work again for a Tamil
Tamil people
Tamil people , also called Tamils or Tamilians, are an ethnic group native to Tamil Nadu, India and the north-eastern region of Sri Lanka. Historic and post 15th century emigrant communities are also found across the world, notably Malaysia, Singapore, Mauritius, South Africa, Australia, Canada,...
movie called Chennai Kadhal
Chennai Kadhal
Chennai Kadhal is a Tamil film directed by Vikraman. The film stars Bharath and Genelia. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by Joshua Sridhar. The film released on 8 December 2006.-Plot:...
with a young hero Bharath in the lead. The movie was an utter flop at the box office.
Mariyadhai is the another Tamil film that stars Vijayakanth, who performs two roles, actresses
Meena, Meera Jasmine and Ambika play in the lead roles directed by Vikraman. The film Mariyathai almost took away mariyathai (Respect) of every technicians who worked in that movie. In spite RAJ TVs promotions this film too went out as fast as it came.Another flop in vikraman's career.
Speciality
Although he has been criticised for being a bit too sentimental, he was also praised for dealing with issues relating to family or love. If it was religion separating two lovers in Poove UnakkagaPoove Unakkaga
Poove Unakkaga is a Tamil romance movie starring Joseph Vijay.-Plot:Nagesh and Nambiar have been best friends since college and so have their children, Jaiganesh and Vasudevan. Jaiganesh's family members are Christians while Malaysia Vasudevan's are Hindu. Jaiganesh's son is Lawrence and Malaysia...
, it was a story of a son hated by the father who moves on to increase his father's prestige in Suryavamsam, or a story of a family of four brothers who want to stay united at any cost in Vanathai Pola
Vanathai Pola
Vanathai Pola is a Tamil film directed by Vikraman. The film stars Vijaykanth, Prabhu Deva, Meena, Livingston, Kausalya, Senthil, and Anju Aravind. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by S.A.Rajkumar. The film was a super hit in 2000...
, everything were dealt in a serious manner and also an ideal but a possible solution was given. He is also known for depicting love failure in his movies, though that is not dealt with in a pessimistic way. He is also known to make movies without vulgarity or crass comedy. He is also called "Amoga Raasi" (lucky charm) director as all the heroes and heroines who starred in his films have become big stars afterwards.
Filmography
- Pudhu Vasantham
- Perumpulli
- Gokulam
- Naan Pesa Ninaipathellaam
- Pudhiya MannargalPudhiya MannargalPudhiya Mannargal is a 1994 Tamil film directed by Vikraman and music by A. R. Rahman. The film features Vikram and Mohini in the lead roles.,It was a super hit among the audiences and the main highlight was the message delivered in the movie. The movie now is more known for its soundtrack as they...
- Poove UnakkagaPoove UnakkagaPoove Unakkaga is a Tamil romance movie starring Joseph Vijay.-Plot:Nagesh and Nambiar have been best friends since college and so have their children, Jaiganesh and Vasudevan. Jaiganesh's family members are Christians while Malaysia Vasudevan's are Hindu. Jaiganesh's son is Lawrence and Malaysia...
- Unnidathil ennai KoduthenUnnidathil Ennai KoduthenUnnidathil Ennai Koduthen is a 1998 Tamil film directed by Vikraman which stars Karthik and Roja in the lead roles, with Ajith Kumar in a guest appearance. The film also marked supporting actor Ramesh Khanna's debut as an actor, while Moulee and Madhan Bob played other supporting roles...
- SuryavamsamSuryavamsamSuryavamsam is a Tamil film directed by Vikraman. The film stars Sarath Kumar, Devayani and Raadhika in the lead roles. The film was remade into bollywood as Sooryavansham. Sooryavansham starred actor Amitabh Bachan and Soundarya. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by S. A...
- Vanathai PolaVanathai PolaVanathai Pola is a Tamil film directed by Vikraman. The film stars Vijaykanth, Prabhu Deva, Meena, Livingston, Kausalya, Senthil, and Anju Aravind. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by S.A.Rajkumar. The film was a super hit in 2000...
- Cheppale Chirugali (Telugu)
- VasanthamVasanthamFor the Singaporean television channel please see:MediaCorp VasanthamVasantham is a Tollywood film directed by Vikraman and released on July 11, 2003. It stars Venkatesh, Arti Agarwal, and Kalyani.- Plot :...
(Telugu) - Unnai NinaithuUnnai NinaithuUnnai Ninaithu is a film starring Surya, Sneha and Laila.-Plot:The basic story of the movie involves Laila and Suriya falling in love. A 3rd character gets entangled in the plot and Laila is compelled by her family to marry him. Heart-broken Suriya leaves her alone, but only to find out that the...
- Priyamana ThozhiPriyamana ThozhiPriyamana Thozhi is a Tamil film directed by Vikraman. As like other Vikraman films it is based about relationships. The movie stars Madhavan and Sreedevi Vijayakumar in lead roles while Jyothika, Vineeth, Livingston and Manivannan playing other supporting roles. The film's music is composed by...
- Chennai KadhalChennai KadhalChennai Kadhal is a Tamil film directed by Vikraman. The film stars Bharath and Genelia. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by Joshua Sridhar. The film released on 8 December 2006.-Plot:...
- MariyadhaiMariyadhaiMariyadhai is an Indian Tamil film that stars Vijayakanth, who performs two roles, actresses Meena , Meera Jasmine and Ambika play in the lead roles. Directed by Vikraman, who earlier directed hits like Poove Unakkaga and Vanathai Pola , the film released in 2009.-Plot:The story unfolds in a...
- Ilamai Natkal