Vikram, who turned 43 yesterday, with an immensely successful last decade and a highly struggling patch prior to it, is the collective symbol of hope. The glint in the eyes of those who reach the shores of filmdom who hope that their hard work will make it big. Someday.

For all the hope that Vikram has instilled in actors today, he could well be considered a superhero, beyond the camera for his current film, ‘Kanthaswamy’. Here’s an actor who was only next to Kamal Haasan to say experimentation mattered, a lot more than fancy commercial flicks, titles and punch dialogues.

A National Award-winner he might me, but his films weren’t the breed of award films. There was always a ’Majaa’ after an ’Anniyan’, the tightrope walk always maintained. It takes courage to do that, and Vikram has displayed it more than once.