Kennedy John Victor, known professionally as Vikram, is an Indian actor and playback singer who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. One of the highest paid actors, he is also among the most decorated actors in Indian cinema, with laurels including nine Filmfare Awards South, a National Film Award, four Tamil Nadu State Film Awards and the Kalaimamani Award from the Government of Tamil Nadu. Based on the earnings of Indian celebrities, Vikram was included in the Forbes India Celebrity 100 list for 2016 and 2018. Vikram debuted with the romance En Kadhal Kanmani followed by his major breakthrough with his portrayal of a rogue-turned-lover in Bala's tragedy Sethu and next appeared in hit films like Dhill, Gemini, Dhool, Saamy, Raavanan, Deiva Thirumagal and Iru Mugan. He also earned widespread critical acclaim for diverse roles of disadvantaged people in Kasi, Samurai, Pithamagan; the lattermost won him the National Film Award for Best Actor and Anniyan Vikram's highest-grossing releases came with the romantic thriller I and the epic historical dramas Ponniyin Selvan: I and Ponniyin Selvan: II. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vikram_...) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...)
