Kennedy John Victor, better known by his stage name Vikram, is an Indian actor and playback singer who predominantly appears in Tamil cinema and also appears in Telugu and Malayalam Cinemas.

 

Bio
Real Name	Kennedy John Victor
Nickname	Vikram, Man of Steel and Chiyaan Vikram
Profession	Actor, Singer and Producer
Physical Stats & More
Height	in centimeters- 170 cm in meters- 1.70 m in Feet Inches- 5’ 7”
Weight	in Kilograms- 68 kg in Pounds- 150 lbs
Body Measurements	- Chest: 38 Inches - Waist: 32 Inches - Biceps: 15 Inches
Eye Colour	Brown
Hair Colour	Black
Personal Life
Date of Birth	17 April 1966
Age (as in 2015)	50 Years
Birth Place	Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Aries
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
School	Mountfort School, Yercaud, Salem
College	Loyola College, Chennai
Educational Qualifications	Graduate in English literature and MBA
Debut	En Kadhal Kanmani (1990)
Family	Father- John Victor a.k.a Vinod Raj (Actor) Mother- Rajeshwari (Sub-Collector) Brothers- Arvind (Younger, Actor) Sisters- Anita (Younger, Teacher)
Religion	Christian
Address	18, Murali St, Mahalingapuram, Chennai
Hobbies	Acting
Controversies	• Once he said something about Rana Daggubati in a media interaction which he simply didn't liked and replied him in a gentle way. • In 2015, transgender community protested against his film I for their portrayal in the film.
Favourite Things
Favourite Food	Pazhya Sadam and Karruvattu Kolambu
Favourite Actor	Rajnikanth and Robert De Niro
Favourite Actress	Sandra Bullock, Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts
Favourite Director	Dharani
Favourite Musician	Yanni and Michael Bolton
Favourite Color	Black
Girls, Affairs and More
Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Girlfriends	Shailaja Balakrishnan
Wife	Shailaja Balakrishnan
Children	Daughter- Akshita Son- Dhruv
Money Factor
Salary	12 Crore/film (INR)
Net Worth	$ 20 million

 

Some lesser known facts about Vikram

• Does Vikram smoke?: Yes

• Does Vikram drink alcohol?: Yes

• His father left his home to become an actor, but only got supporting roles instead of leading roles.

• His father’s struggle inspired him to get into acting line and hence he joined theatre plays in his college days, and even won the Best Actor award from IIT Madras. 

• Because of a severe accident in his college days, his acting career was haulted for around 3 years, also during this period he met his wife Shailaja .

• He was first offered the role of Arvind Swamy in Mani Ratnam’s film Bombay, but he refused because he had to shave his beard , which he cannot do as he was doing some other film which has its requirement.

• After 10 years of struggle, he gained fame with 1999s film Sethu.

• He gave everything he had for his role in Sethu, like he shaved his head, lost 21 kgs and grew long nails.

• His role of a Chithan (gravedigger) in the film Pithamagan was probably one of the toughest roles of his career.

• In 2003, he won the National Award for his role of Chithan in Pithamagan.

• He married his wife Shailaja at a mass marriage event in Guruvayur, Kerela.

• For his challenging role of developmental disability in the drama Deiva Thirumagal, he spend time with mentally challenged people for a month to get into the character.

• He is the brand ambassador of Sanjeevani Trust, Vidya Sudha (special children school) and also supports The Banyan charity.

• Famous Tamil actor and director Thyagarajanis his maternal uncle.

• For his 3 differnt look in the film I of 2015, he shaved off his head and lost 25 kgs of weight.