Vikram Movie Release, Movie Review LIVE News: Vikram is bankrolled by Kamal Haasan.Lokesh Kanagaraj directorial Vikram, starring Kamal Haasan in the titular role, is arriving in theatres this Friday. The action-thriller also stars Vijay Sethupathy and Fahadh Faasil in prominent roles and is releasing in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Hindi and Kannada.
The trailer of Vikram garnered a tremendous response from cinephiles. More than the audience, it is Haasan who is excited to watch the film as he is returning to the movies after a gap of four years. The last film of the actor that left his fans as excited as they are for Vikram was Vishwaroopam 2 in 2018. While promoting Vikram in the national capital, the actor shared his excitement with the media on the film’s release. The actor took it upon himself to promote Vikram across the country extensively. He broke the pattern of Tamil superstars not promoting their films.
From promoting Vikram at this year’s Cannes Film Festival to travelling to Mumbai for an episode of The Kapil Sharma Show, Kamal Haasan did it all. He also made a special appearance on the popular reality show Bigg Boss Malayalam and talked about the film with Mohanlal. He also flew to Kuala Lumpur for promotions and arranged to illuminate Dubai’s Burj Khalifa with Vikram’s promo.
Vikram is bankrolled by Kamal Haasan’s production banner Raaj Kamal Films International. The movie also stars Kalidas Jayaram, Narain, Antony Varghese and Arjun Das in pivotal roles. Suriya will make a cameo appearance in the film.
During a talk show on Vijay TV recently, Haasan had expressed his excitement about making the movie with Suriya. “We had been talking about making a film with Suriya at Raaj Kamal for a long time. And when I asked him for Vikram, he immediately agreed to it. It all just happened over a phone call. By the time when I went to meet him on the sets, he had already finished shooting for the film and was leaving to catch another flight. That’s when I said ‘thank you’ to him.”
Throwing light on the film’s title, Kamal Haasan shared with indianexpress.com, “There is a lot of nostalgia for me here because many years ago when I told this story idea, late Mr Sujatha liked it, but the director was sceptical and apprehensive about the modernity of the theme. But I was very fond of that story, and in my mind, it was called Hitlist. So, while we were talking about the new film, I asked the director what was his favourite film of mine, and he said Vikram and Sathyaa. I asked him what would you like to call your film and he said he would like to call it ‘Vikram’. So, it was named Vikram Hitlist." Read more
Politician-actor Udhayanidhi Stalin watched Vikram on Wednesday in a special screening arranged for him. After watching the movie, he took to Twitter and wrote, "#Vikram super thx to ulaganayakan @ikamalhaasan sir @Dir_Lokesh @VijaySethuOffl @anirudhofficial #Fahad @turmericmediaTM and the whole team for this movie experience ! Sure blockbuster !” Read more
It is not every Friday that you see the biggest stars of south Indian cinema coming together in a movie. It’s something that rarely happens in Tamil cinema. And Lokesh Kanagaraj has pulled a casting coup of sorts by putting Kamal Haasan, Vijay Sethupathi and Fahahd Faasil in the same movie. Imagine, you have no clue about Suriya’s cameo in the movie, and he suddenly pops up in the third act, startling and exciting you at once. Lokesh did a solid job keeping Suriya’s presence in the movie under wraps during the production. If not for eagle-eyed fans who spotted Suriya in the trailer, Lokesh would have pulled off this surprise.
Actor Suriya, who has made a special cameo in Vikram, said he had a great time working on the film. He tweeted, "Loved being on sets with you and the whole team!! @Dir_Lokesh #Vikram."
Kamal Haasan had a great time promoting his film Vikram on The Kapil Sharma Show.
Film trade analyst Ramesh Bala wrote on Twitter, "Hearing news about extra-ordinary booking status of #KamalHaasan 's #Vikram not only in TN but from other southern states and Overseas as well. Number of shows are steadily increasing. #Vikram will be the No.1 movie in #India this weekend. Expecting a fantastic opening. 🔥"
Film trade analyst Ramesh Bala shared a photo from outside a theater which was getting ready for the 'First Day First Show' of Vikram.
In the last four years, we missed seeing Kamal Haasan do what he does best: acting, writing and directing. Vikram seems like a complete package which will fill the void of four years. It has non-stop action, Kamal delivering punchlines, singing and dancing. He has written and sung the folk number “Pathala Pathala”, and we deserve to enjoy it on the big screen.
On Friday, Kamal Haasan will make a trip to the Chennai theatre at 4 am to meet the fans, who have waited for over four years to see him on the big screen. Read more