:: Star Talk :: "Hard work the secret of success" - Vikram
Vikram has carved a place for himself in the film industry, doing a variety of roles. Now standing at the zenith of his career, he still remains modest and down to earth. Choosy about scripts and characters, co-operative with all his directors and producers, internalising characters to bring his roles to life - these are his defining characteristics.
Now busy on the sets of 'Bheema', we met this dynamic guy during shooting at AVM Studios…
Tell us about your character in 'Bheema'
'Bheema' has a good story just like some of my previous films, 'Sethu', 'Dhil', and 'Dhool'. It is not possible to achieve any good thing without effort. For the first time, director Linguswamy and I come together for this film. He told me exactly how I should look in this film.
So I started going to the gym daily. I exercise for more than four hours and it has definitely helped keep my body muscular and sturdy. I have strict instructions from my director to not speak about my character, so please do not ask any questions about that!
Do you feel pleased about your National Award and your continuous victories in filmdom?
Continuous defeat will only encourage people to achieve victory. But continuous victory certainly helps mark calibre. For this I have paid the price of several years. I have faced several defeats in the Tamil film industry. Only a positive outlook and confidence can keep one from negative thoughts and laziness.
To answer your question, how can I not get pleasure from my victories after so much lot of defeat? My father also left his hometown Paramakudi with a dream of making it big as an actor in Tamil cinema. He was only able to find small opportunities. I too had the same desire, right from when I was studying in school. I too nurtured my father's dream in my heart.
With the films 'Ullasam', 'Pudhiya Mannargal' and 'House full' I did not grab anyone's attention. Only after I did 'Sethu' did my status change. Acting under Bala's direction in 'Pithamagan' won me the National Award.
You have been changing your 'getup' frequently. How and why?
There is no explanation to give! To do the same character repeatedly is not good; we should try to don a different 'getup' each time. People like actors who can give them different fare each time by acting differently for each film.
I would never like to act as a shadow to a previous film. If someone looks at my stills from 'Sethu' people will immediately identify the film. It is the same with ‘Pithamagan’ and ‘Anniyan’. I literally sleep, eat and drink cinema. New characters have come to my doorstep because I have never copied a performance. I have to adopt the body language and physique suitable for these characters.
You gave your entire ‘call sheet’ for ‘Anniyan’. Won’t people forget you if you do that and won’t that reduce the number of chances you get?
I had given two years for the film because the director was Shankar. He didn’t waste any of my time. Instead he spent it carving my character and gave me the full glory of that film. While I was busy with ‘Anniyan’, several reputed directors and producers came to my home, requested me to act in their film and promised me good remuneration. I did lose all that but I am ecstatic that I gained the praise of the people. ‘Anniyan’ got the great victory in both Tamil and Telugu that I expected it to have.
You have already made a name for yourself as a good actor and have won National Award as well. What is your next destination?Only time has the answer to this question. I have been working hard solely to get a name as a good actor among the people. To keep this status, I will continue to work like this. Hard work and persistence are the themes of success. The status I have now is that of hero. Only time will determine what status I have after a few years. I can only hope that victory continues to reward my hard work. Right now in ‘Bheema’, I am playing a role that no one has done here before.Will ‘Bheema’ be as successful as ‘Pithamagan’ and ‘Anniyan’? The cemetery caretaker in ‘Pithamagan’ and the Ambi and Remo roles in Anniyan have all won praise from the people. People immediately respond to the different and the peculiar. The minute I heard the script of ‘Bheema’, I began to change into the character I play. Only then will the film do well
Vikram has carved a place for himself in the film industry, doing a variety of roles. Now standing at the zenith of his career, he still remains modest and down to earth. Choosy about scripts and characters, co-operative with all his directors and producers, internalising characters to bring his roles to life - these are his defining characteristics.
Now busy on the sets of 'Bheema', we met this dynamic guy during shooting at AVM Studios…
Tell us about your character in 'Bheema'
'Bheema' has a good story just like some of my previous films, 'Sethu', 'Dhil', and 'Dhool'. It is not possible to achieve any good thing without effort. For the first time, director Linguswamy and I come together for this film. He told me exactly how I should look in this film.
So I started going to the gym daily. I exercise for more than four hours and it has definitely helped keep my body muscular and sturdy. I have strict instructions from my director to not speak about my character, so please do not ask any questions about that!
Do you feel pleased about your National Award and your continuous victories in filmdom?
Continuous defeat will only encourage people to achieve victory. But continuous victory certainly helps mark calibre. For this I have paid the price of several years. I have faced several defeats in the Tamil film industry. Only a positive outlook and confidence can keep one from negative thoughts and laziness.
To answer your question, how can I not get pleasure from my victories after so much lot of defeat? My father also left his hometown Paramakudi with a dream of making it big as an actor in Tamil cinema. He was only able to find small opportunities. I too had the same desire, right from when I was studying in school. I too nurtured my father's dream in my heart.
With the films 'Ullasam', 'Pudhiya Mannargal' and 'House full' I did not grab anyone's attention. Only after I did 'Sethu' did my status change. Acting under Bala's direction in 'Pithamagan' won me the National Award.
You have been changing your 'getup' frequently. How and why?
There is no explanation to give! To do the same character repeatedly is not good; we should try to don a different 'getup' each time. People like actors who can give them different fare each time by acting differently for each film.
I would never like to act as a shadow to a previous film. If someone looks at my stills from 'Sethu' people will immediately identify the film. It is the same with ‘Pithamagan’ and ‘Anniyan’. I literally sleep, eat and drink cinema. New characters have come to my doorstep because I have never copied a performance. I have to adopt the body language and physique suitable for these characters.
You gave your entire ‘call sheet’ for ‘Anniyan’. Won’t people forget you if you do that and won’t that reduce the number of chances you get?
I had given two years for the film because the director was Shankar. He didn’t waste any of my time. Instead he spent it carving my character and gave me the full glory of that film. While I was busy with ‘Anniyan’, several reputed directors and producers came to my home, requested me to act in their film and promised me good remuneration. I did lose all that but I am ecstatic that I gained the praise of the people. ‘Anniyan’ got the great victory in both Tamil and Telugu that I expected it to have.
You have already made a name for yourself as a good actor and have won National Award as well. What is your next destination?Only time has the answer to this question. I have been working hard solely to get a name as a good actor among the people. To keep this status, I will continue to work like this. Hard work and persistence are the themes of success. The status I have now is that of hero. Only time will determine what status I have after a few years. I can only hope that victory continues to reward my hard work. Right now in ‘Bheema’, I am playing a role that no one has done here before.Will ‘Bheema’ be as successful as ‘Pithamagan’ and ‘Anniyan’? The cemetery caretaker in ‘Pithamagan’ and the Ambi and Remo roles in Anniyan have all won praise from the people. People immediately respond to the different and the peculiar. The minute I heard the script of ‘Bheema’, I began to change into the character I play. Only then will the film do well
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