Universal Hero Kamal Haasan is among the top actors in the country. His acting prowess was to a level that his contemporary star Rajinikanth compared him with great actors like Shivaji Ganeshan and M.G.R. Despite being an epitome of acting, it’s been some time since Kamal Haasan scored a big commercial hit.
His dry run at the box office ended with Vikram which set the box office on fire and earned crores across languages. Ulaganayagan Kamal Haasan not only scored a big hit, but he also recorded his career biggest hit and Vikram emerged as one of the biggest hits in Tamil Nadu.
According to the trade analysts, Vikram added another feather to its cap by recording the highest footfalls at theatres in the past 100 years. No Tamil Cinema managed to do that. Vikram also recorded the highest Share and Gross for any Tamil Cinema.
Vikram displayed Kamal Haasan in a never-before avatar. Movie lovers and fans loved the way director Lokesh Kanakaraj designed his character. His swag and style impressed many. The screenplay of Vikram was so tight that the audience won’t get bored at any point of time.
On the other hand, movie lovers started loving the feeling of watching films in theatres after the lockdown was lifted. Since then, movie lovers are showering a lot of love on entertaining films. Irrespective of language, movie lovers are loving films. We have seen how Pan-India films earned hundreds of crores in the northern belt.
Though Vikram did not earn as big as other Pan-India films from the south earned, the Kamal Haasan starrer recorded decent collections. In Telugu too, Vikram earned big collections. Nithiin hit the bull’s eye with the film as he bought the Telugu rights.
On top of this, Vikram has a stunning cast of Kamal Haasan, Fahadh Faasil, and Vijay Sethupathi. The combination scenes of the actors made audiences go wild in theatres. Actor Suriya essayed a short cameo and the cameo is the added advantage of the film. Vikram is a revenge drama that has all the required ingredients to make it a good commercial entertainer. The collections prove Vikram is a big commercial success.