The film Bheema with Vikram and Trisha in the lead unlock to some mixed talk initially. But the film has picked up and is now doing well at all the places where it was released.

The climax is very bold and some people felt that the climax would affect the fate of the film at the box office. But resist such predictions, the film gross well over 20 crores during its first week. Besides Vikram and Trisha, Prakash Raj’s action, Harris Jayaraj’s music and stunts by Kanal Kannnan are some of the highlights of the film.

With the entire effort and hurdles for the past two years he faced, the dedicated actor finally can have a sigh of relief. His long awaited “Bheema” has finally hit the screens and is running successfully.

Now, Vikram is fully focused on his upcoming venture “Kandaswamy” directed by Susi Ganesan and produced by ‘Kalaipuli’ S.Dhanu. Vikram says this movie will be a visual treat to all and children will love this movie. Get set to see Chiyaan as a Super Hero. So what’s next for Vikram?

In a press meet held at Chennai, Vikram confirmed about his venture after ‘Kandhasamy’. It will be a combination of Vikram and Selvaraghavan. Ace director Selvaraghavan, whose passion for realistic cinema, will direct Vikram’s next. Selva is currently busy with ‘Aayirathal Oruvan’ starring ‘Paruthi Veeran’ fame Karthi.

After two long years, ‘Bheema’ has finally hit the screens and it seems Vikram has been through much travail for this. Meeting the press yesterday, Vikram shared his woes with them. “Because the climax of ‘Bheema’ unnatural me, I agreed to act in the film. But there were so many complication before the film could be released. I did not sign on any other film in these two years. If I had done 2 or 3 films in this period, I could have earned at least 10 crores.

But I had so much assurance in ‘Bheema’ that I did not sign on any other film. There were similar hassles before ‘Sethu’ got released too. Even then, I did not undergo so much misery like now. For the wrong that someone else has done, I had to take the retribution in ‘Bheema.’ The accolades the film has received now is like balm for my wounds. A fellow actor complimented me that this film was even better than ‘Anniyan.’ The distributors are making decent profits from the film,” said Vikram, shedding his worries.

Recently actor Vikram announced that, he had taken up the role of hero for the film ‘Bheema’ barely due to its interesting climax and luckily for him, the film is doing well. But then, in this process the actor had to make several compromises and in his own words, the star mentioned that had he done 2-3 films during this phase of the film, he would have easily made around Rs 10 Crores. However, there was so much confusion regarding the climax of ‘Bheema’ that he could not afford to take the chance of another assignment. Well Vikram, hardwork pays and with the results of the film coming out positively this should serve as a comfort.

A junior police officer tells in the movie to the police commissioner: “He is the force that sustains the entire gang. He is the Bheeema, who holds the entire weight on his shoulders”.

The words perfectly fit the role of Vikram in comparison with the movie Bheema is concerned. In other words, he is not only the Bheemaa IN the movie. He is the Bheemaa OF the movie. He has carried the movie on his strong and able shoulders just as the legendary Bheemaa carried his brothers and mother through the dangerous jungles.

True. Bheemaa has excellent music and outstanding camera work. Lingusamy has come out with a script that deals with the subject with sincerity. Ramakrishnan has penned some sharp and sensible dialogues. Kanal Kannan has stunningly choreographed the stunts. Trisha adds marvel to the fare, while Prakash Raj delivers a powerful performance.

However, it is Vikram, who is the lifeline of the movie. Lingusamy once said that he has shaped the story keeping Vikram in his mind. Vikram has more than lived up to his expectations.

Vikram personifies the essence of the legendary character Bheemaa, who dares to take on anybody, come what may. Bheema is fearless. You look at Vikram’s eyes in the film and you can make out what is fearlessness. Legendary Bheemaa relishes strong opponents. You can see the same feeling perfectly reflected in Vikram’s body language when he gets ready to face a horde of thugs in the market all alone.

If Vikram breaths fire in stunt scenes, he enlivens the proceedings when he shows adulation towards Chinna. He mesmerizes the audience when he exudes the feeling of love.

He hits like a thunder in the market. He plays like a kid with kids in the next scene. He innocently smiles at Prakash Raj like a small boy looking at his mentor with adulation. He challenges the commissioner in the party with care free attitude. Later he his face melts like a piece of ice kept under the sun when he looks at a flower. Everything is done with composure. You cannot imagine many actors fitting so perfectly in all these scenes.

There will be many who would appreciate Vikram for his portrayal of a mentally affected person in ‘Sethu’. His portrayal of a visually impaired in ‘Kasi’, his handling of a graveyard caretaker with animal instincts in ‘Pithamagan’, and his unbelievable depiction of multiple personality in Anniyan had many takers and admirers. But Vikram’s dimensions do not confined to these roles alone. He has much more to be adored.

Very few would have appreciated his portrayal of a collage student with astounding reality in ‘Sethu’ and smart rendering of a youth aspiring to become a police officer in Dil. He also excelled when it came to enthrall the audiences with commercial cocktail in Gemini. The ease with which he brought out the image of a Police officer with gray shades in ‘Samy’ was a rare treat on screen.

The fact is that Vikram works hard for each of his film irrespective of which genre it belongs to. He gives his 100 per cent in whatever role he plays. He transforms himself as the character he gets. It is this involvement that made him the Bheema of Lingusamy.

When Lingu briefed him about the character, Vikram required a few days of time. When he came back, he stunned the director with his appearance. He transformed himself as the character. The make up, the body language, the expressions… Lingusamy was taken aback. “How is your Sekar?” asked Vikram to his director, who was awestruck by the involvement of the man. Vikram loves to experiment. He loves challenges.

Everyone knows that Vikram is a fine actor, who could handle any kind of roles. But the handsome actor with lot of talent and hunger for success got a real break after a painful and long struggle. Everyone recognized him when ‘Sethu’ came in 1999. But he made his debutant as early as in 1990 (En Kadhal Kanmani). He did not have a godfather to back him. To make things worse, he met with a serious accident, which forced him to rest in the bed for almost three years.

But when he was offered a chance, he grabbed it and porved the world who he was. The success of Sethu was followed by the successes of Dhill, (2001), Gemini (2002), Dhool, and Saamy (both in 2003). The film prompted director Shankar to notice the potential in him. He booked him for his mega project Anniyan.

Vikram, one of the rare actors, who could hold the movie with his performance, has won the National Film Award for Best Actor for his outstanding performance in Pithamagan in 2003. He has also won the 52nd Filmfare South Award for Best Actor for his good performance in Anniyan, 2005.

These awards are just a few indications of the heights Vikram, the outstanding actor is about to reach.

Very few actors would have maintained their charm even if they do not have any releases for a couple of years. Vikram has proved that he is one such actor. Bheemaa came after 26 months of his previous release (Majaa in 2005 November). When Bheemaa was delayed due to financial troubles, Vikram showed his commitment and loyalty towards the project he had taken up. He had actually owned up the project and hence decided to fore go many offers that could have fetched him more fame and crores of money.

It is the commitment and rare talent that make Vikram stand out. When such an actor throws his weight behind a project like Bheemaa, there will be little doubt about the success of the venture. The results driving from various centers prove this point beyond doubt.

Vikram is finally a calmed man now. His Bheema has finally seen the lights after a gap of three years. Talking about this the actor says that he did Bheema for its exclusive climax.

After Majaa, Vikram did not do anyother movie because of his commitment to Bheema. The price he paid was almost 12 crore, Vikram says. He had a one and half crore personal loss and upto 10 crore losses for not accepting any other movies during this time. The film Bheema has been sold for 23 crores and is expected to get a distributors share of 1 crore in Tirunelveli-Tanjore belt, which normally happens only for blockbusters.

The actor is open to all kinds of roles and is willing to experiment his roles, but wants to work only with experienced directors. Kanthasamy will be a children’s oriented movie and will be a treat to them. Cheeyan Vikram will next do a movie with Selvaraghavan.

Mansoor Ali Khan is back in cinema as the baddie in the Vikram, Shriya starrer ‘Kanthasamy’. After suffering a setback in his film as well as political aspirations, it seems that the actor is now in a mood to make amends. He is seriously considering reviving back his drooping acting career by making the right moves. The actor is convinced of his poor take as a hero and has now agreed to settle down for any interesting character roles to benefit up his career.

The positive response came from director Susi Ganesan who was out on a hunt for a villain for Vikram and Shriya starrer ‘Kanthaswamy’. So we can see Mansoor making a comeback in Kanthaswamy.

33 children who had undergone heart surgery met actor Vikram with their family on Jan 1, 2008 at Hotel Green Park Hotel, Vadapalani in Chennai.

No films of Vikram was released during the last year. Would anything happen this year?

There is a big team waiting along with Vikram; like Lingusamy, Trisha, R. D. Rajasekar and Harris Jayeraj.

Their joint creation ‘Bheema’ has been produced several months ago. It has crossed several release dates. They said that December 2007 was a certainty. But nothing happened. Now they say it is due for Pongal. Even that is now uncertain.

Seven films like Simbu’s ‘Kalai’, Bharath’s ‘Pazhani’, Cheran’s ‘Pirivom sandippom’ and Prem’s ‘Ashoka’ are getting released during Pongal. ‘Bhima has already been censored. It has been granted a U/A certification and parental guidance for age below 18.

What is understood from the studios is that due to finance problems ‘Bhima may be pushed to the end of the month. The people who worked for the film are worried, as the film has been awaiting release for a long time.

Having produced a successful film by using Pulsar motorbike, Vetrimaran is doubly thrilled at getting the gift of a car. Dhanush is the hero in Vetrimaran’s next film too!

A year long wait for fans of Vikram has finally come to an end with his Bheema all ready to polish the screens. This long pending project was in the cans for numerous reasons and every festive occasion that passed seemed like a possible release date.

The censors have cleared this movie on the 31st of December and given it ‘A’ certificate for some graphic violence and Bheema is all ready for release in the Pongal weekend.

In the middle of all this, there was also a buzz that Bheema may not make it for Pongal and that it would only see a late January release owing to some pending financial issues. All this was put to an end today with the producers claiming that the film is on schedule and will hit the theatres on January 11th in order to cash in on the six day long Pongal weekend. The financial mess which was dogging the film has been settled by London Karunas of Ayngaran films. It has been reported that notices have been issued to Vikram’s fan clubs to start decorating the theatres on the 10th itself. Vikram fans can heave a big sigh of relief now that Bheema is finally arriving with a big hit this Pongal.