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Happy birthday Chiyaan Vikram: Did you know the 'Pithamagan' star acted with Mammootty, Suresh Gopi in Malayalam?

Back then, he was a young actor showing great potential, but yet to conquer the heights of stardom. Established director Joshiy cast him to play Mammootty's trusted associate in his superhit action flick "Dhruvam" - handing the youngster a perfect launchpad. Vikram starred in eight Malayalam movies between 1993 and 2001. 
Back then, he was a young actor showing great potential, but yet to conquer the heights of stardom. Established director Joshiy cast him to play Mammootty's trusted associate in his superhit action flick 'Dhruvam' - handing the youngster a perfect launchpad. Vikram starred in eight Malayalam movies between 1993 and 2001. (YouTube screengrabs)
Back then, he was a young actor showing great potential, but yet to conquer the heights of stardom. Established director Joshiy cast him to play Mammootty's trusted associate in his superhit action flick 'Dhruvam' - handing the youngster a perfect launchpad. Vikram starred in eight Malayalam movies between 1993 and 2001. (YouTube screengrabs)
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#1 DHRUVAM (1993): Vikram made his Mollywood debut in Joshiy's star-studded 'Dhruvam'. A pan south-Indian cast was assembled by the superhit director for this ambitious project that included Mammootty, Gauthami, Tiger Prabhakar, Jayaram and Suresh Gopi among others. (YouTube screengrab)
#1 DHRUVAM (1993): Vikram made his Mollywood debut in Joshiy's star-studded 'Dhruvam'. A pan south-Indian cast was assembled by the superhit director for this ambitious project that included Mammootty, Gauthami, Tiger Prabhakar, Jayaram and Suresh Gopi among others. (YouTube screengrab)
Opposite Rudra, Vikram played Bhadran, the daring driver-come-bodyguard of Mammootty's Narasimha Mannadiar. Vikram had fight sequences alongside all three Mollywood's stars -- Jayaram, Suresh Gopi and Mammootty -- and was also part of the movie's closing scenes. (YouTube screengrab)
Opposite Rudra, Vikram played Bhadran, the daring driver-come-bodyguard of Mammootty's Narasimha Mannadiar. Vikram had fight sequences alongside all three Mollywood's stars -- Jayaram, Suresh Gopi and Mammootty -- and was also part of the movie's closing scenes. (YouTube screengrab)
#2 SAINAYAM (1994): Vikram's third Malayalam movie in chronological order, 'Sainyam' (another Joshiy movie) remains one of the few military flicks in Malayalam that unfold with the Indian Air Force in its centre. He played Jiji, the alpha-male among the batch of cadets training under Mammootty and Mukesh to become future fighter pilots. Alongside Dileep, Abhi, Priya Raman and others, the training period of the cadets made the fun-filled sub-plot for the movie, parallel to the more serious storyline involving guns and terrorists and national security. (YouTube screengrab)
#2 SAINAYAM (1994): Vikram's third Malayalam movie in chronological order, 'Sainyam' (another Joshiy movie) remains one of the few military flicks in Malayalam that unfold with the Indian Air Force in its centre. He played Jiji, the alpha-male among the batch of cadets training under Mammootty and Mukesh to become future fighter pilots. Alongside Dileep, Abhi, Priya Raman and others, the training period of the cadets made the fun-filled sub-plot for the movie, parallel to the more serious storyline involving guns and terrorists and national security. (YouTube screengrab)
#3 INDRAPRASTHAM (1996): Vikram played second-fiddle to Mammootty's Sathish in this Haridas directorial. The movie had Simran in the lead role with Akshay Anand and Prakash Raj also appearing in important roles. An ambitious project filmed in Bengaluru and New Delhi, this thriller was among the first to introduce the possibilities of a computer in committing and hiding crimes.
#3 INDRAPRASTHAM (1996): Vikram played second-fiddle to Mammootty's Sathish in this Haridas directorial. The movie had Simran in the lead role with Akshay Anand and Prakash Raj also appearing in important roles. An ambitious project filmed in Bengaluru and New Delhi, this thriller was among the first to introduce the possibilities of a computer in committing and hiding crimes.
#4 MAFIA (1993): Vikram's second movie in Mollywood was directed by none other than Shaji Kailas. The action superhit is still known for its neatly choreographed action scenes that pitted Suresh Gopi against the ever-threatening Babu Antony. Vikram's character was of Suresh Gopi's brother Harishankar, whose kidnap sets the stage for the final face-off between the rivalling gangs. (YouTube screengrab)
#4 MAFIA (1993): Vikram's second movie in Mollywood was directed by none other than Shaji Kailas. The action superhit is still known for its neatly choreographed action scenes that pitted Suresh Gopi against the ever-threatening Babu Antony. Vikram's character was of Suresh Gopi's brother Harishankar, whose kidnap sets the stage for the final face-off between the rivalling gangs. (YouTube screengrab)
#5 RAJAPUTHRAN (1996): Another Suresh Gopi movie, Shajoon Kariyal's 'Rajaputhran' had Vikram playing Manu, the leader of a gang of lost youngsters whose accidental meeting with industrialist Anand (SG) becomes a turning point for both. It remains a mystery why the director chose Vikram's character to escort a hurt accomplice to safety and thereby missing the final fight... (YouTube screengrab)
#5 RAJAPUTHRAN (1996): Another Suresh Gopi movie, Shajoon Kariyal's 'Rajaputhran' had Vikram playing Manu, the leader of a gang of lost youngsters whose accidental meeting with industrialist Anand (SG) becomes a turning point for both. It remains a mystery why the director chose Vikram's character to escort a hurt accomplice to safety and thereby missing the final fight... (YouTube screengrab)
RED INDIANS (2001): An experimental project, Sunil's all about muscles action project was later dubbed into Telugu. Vikram played Rahul, a youngster kidnapped by dacoits to make bombs, opposite Preetha Vijayakumar and Vijayaraghavan. (YouTube screengrab)
RED INDIANS (2001): An experimental project, Sunil's all about muscles action project was later dubbed into Telugu. Vikram played Rahul, a youngster kidnapped by dacoits to make bombs, opposite Preetha Vijayakumar and Vijayaraghavan. (YouTube screengrab)
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