Vikram is presently starring director Shankar’s upcoming Tamil-Telugu bilingual I opposite Britain’s Amy Jackson, who had starred with him in A.L. Vijay’s Thaandavam last year. Shankar, whose Nanban early last year proved to be an average hit, needs to deliver a super-duper hit to sustain his billing as the top director in Kollywood.
Even before wrapping up the shoot of I, Vikram is already on the look out for offers for his next film. Vikram, who is on the wrong side of the forties, is not being courted by film-makers in the same manner as it was the case some few years back. Reports which appeared in the press some weeks back said that Bala was considering casting Vikram in the lead in his next film.
Though appreciated by critics, Bala’s last film Paradesi fell flat at the box-office. It’s an entirely different issue that the box-office result of Paradesi would hardly have a bearing on Bala’s style of film-making. Though Vikram had been meeting Bala quite a few times in the past few weeks, Bala hasn’t reportedly confirmed that he would be roping in Vikram to essay the lead role in his untitled next film.
Unconfirmed reports say that Bala was planning to make a film starring Atharva and Sasikumar in the lead. Whether or not Vikram is aware of Bala’s plans remains uncertain but what is certain is that Vikram appears to be keen in being part of Bala’s next film. After all, didn’t Bala’s Pithamagan which released way back in 2003 help Vikram get his national award for ‘best actor’?
