Vikram | |
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Directed by | Lokesh Kanagaraj |
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Based on | Vikram Character Created By: Sujatha |
Produced by | Kamal Haasan R. Mahendran |
Starring | Kamal Haasan Vijay Sethupathi Fahadh Faasil Suriya |
Cinematography | Girish Gangadharan |
Edited by | Philomin Raj |
Music by | Anirudh Ravichander |
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Distributed by | Red Giant Movies |
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Running time | 174 minutes[1] |
Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
Budget | est. ₹120 crore[2][3][4] |
Box office | est. ₹435–500 crore[5][6] |
Vikram is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film[7] co-written and directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj and produced by Raaj Kamal Films International. The film stars Kamal Haasan, Vijay Sethupathi, Fahadh Faasil and Suriya, alongside Narain, Kalidas Jayaram, Gayathrie, Chemban Vinod Jose, Santhana Bharathi and Elango Kumaravel. It is the second instalment in the Lokesh Cinematic Universe and is a spiritual successor to the 1986 film of the same name. The film follows Vikram, the former commander of a black-ops squad's pilot batch, and his efforts to take down Sandhanam, the runner of a drug syndicate Vetti Vagaiyara.
The film was officially announced in September 2020 under the tentative title Kamal Haasan 232, as it is the actor's 232nd film as the lead actor, and the official title was announced in November 2020. Principal photography commenced in July 2021. It was shot sporadically in several legs, with filming locations including Karaikudi, Chennai, Pondicherry, Coimbatore, and wrapped by late-February 2022. The music was composed by Anirudh Ravichander, while cinematography and editing were handled by Girish Gangadharan and Philomin Raj.
Vikram was released on 3 June 2022 to positive reviews from critics. The film became the fourth highest-grossing Indian film of 2022 and second highest-grossing Tamil film of 2022.
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