VikramMovie Review

Name: Vikram Movie Review - Middling Actioner
Item: Vikram
Rating: 2.75
Author: Sathvik SV

Tamil 2h 18m

Action Adventure Science Fiction

Streaming Date 29 May 1986 Movie

On Screen

Vikram Movie Cast (19)

Kamal Haasan Actor

Sathyaraj Actor

Amjad Khan Actor

Dimple Kapadia Actress

Lissy Actress

Ambika Actress

Charu Haasan Actor

Janagaraj Actor

Manorama Actress

Santhana Bharathi Actor

V. K. Ramasamy Actor

Delhi Ganesh Actor

T. S. Raghavendra Actor

R.S. Shivaji Actor

Chinni Jayanth Actor

Kamal Haasan Lead Actor

Vijay Sethupathi Actor

Fahadh Faasil Actor

Suriya Actor

Behind The Camera

Crew

CREW

Vikram Dharma

ART

Sabu Cyril

ORIGINAL MUSIC COMPOSER

Ilaiyaraaja

SCREENPLAY

Kamal Haasan, Sujatha Rangarajan

PRODUCER

Kamal Haasan, Chandrahasan, Mahendran

PLAYBACK SINGER

Kamal Haasan

NOVEL

Sujatha Rangarajan

DIRECTOR

Rajashekar, Lokesh Kanagaraj

EDITOR

R. Vittal

LYRICIST

Vairamuthu

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY

V. Ranga

FIGHT CHOREOGRAPHER

Vikram Dharma

Vikram Movie Review - Middling Actioner

Vikram, an actioner featuring South Indian cinema’s stalwarts, Kamal Haasan, Vijay Sethupathi, and Fahadh Faasil is out in theaters now. Here’s our review of the Lokesh Kanagaraj directorial.

Sathvik SV

Updated: June 08, 2022 12:10 IST

Rating : 2.75/5

Vikram Review - Story

Vikram revolves around anarchists - Vijay Sethupathi and Fahadh Faasil who resort to violence to run an illegal trade. But they have to come up against a former black-ops officer, Kamal Haasan who is here to restore order. The fight between these rugged men forms the core plot.

Vikram Review - Analysis

If there is one thing Vikram has in abundance, it would be a stellar star cast. The film marks the collaboration of a few of South India’s finest actors, Kamal, Fahadh, and Vijay. The trio delivers absolutely gold-class performances. Fahadh runs the show in the first half and he exudes class in his role. Kamal takes over the reins in the latter half and he propels the film with his swag and charm.

Vikram is a dark-shade actioner with Lokesh Kanagaraj's mark narrative. There is a good blend of the commercial template and a novel emotional core plot fueling the screenplay. But the thing is that the fusion isn’t all that seamless.

Vikram has several good action blocks and commercial high episodes involving the principal characters. But as a whole, the film lacks the seamless transition from high blocks to drama blocks. The continuity is missing. Also, things unfold at their own pace in the opening half. Only towards the interval block do things get interesting.

Lokesh is known for making technically sleek films and he doesn’t disappoint with Vikram. The low-lit visuals add a whole new dimension to the narrative. Anirudh’s background score is the heart and soul of the film. His exceptional work provides the much-needed impetus to the film in several elevation blocks. The Rolex (Suriya) track towards the end leaves us jumping out of our seats. This ends the film on a high.

Vikram ends up as a middling actioner. The performances from the lead cast are of top quality and the background score is outrageously good. The narrative is uneven but the high moments in either half make up for it to an extent. But it doesn’t cater to all sections of the audience.