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Q: Do you think you don’t have competition
in the industry?
Vikram:
Please, boss, don’t invite trouble for me(guffaws).
I do not claim to be superior. There are many people
who are talented and come up with unbelievable performances.
If you are complacent, so many others are there breathing
down your back. I like to watch everyone’s acting
and imbibe a little of it. My main aim is to perform
as much variety as possible without being cast in a
stereotype.
Q:
Do you think you have any more peaks to scale after
the National award?
Vikram :( touching his
chest) I feel honoured to be chosen for the award. This
recognition is definitely a tonic and made me more popular.
It is also a motivation for striving harder. Cinema
has given me all that I had wanted and my wish is to
do roles as varied as can be. My passion for cinema
has to be answered and I will keep the journey as long
as it burns inside me.
Q:
You have changed your looks to suit the roles. Any novel
ventures in the pipeline….
Vikram:
I think an actor has to get under the skin of the character.
Only the character should stay in the minds of the audience
and they should forget the actor. From Sethu to Anniyan,
I have strived for uniqueness in portrayals. I am also
willing to act as the villain if the character is etched
strongly.
Q:
There is talk that you are incomparable as an actor.
How do you react to this?
Vikram:
God, so much appreciation should not go to my head.
(Pats the back of his head) My journey is on the right
trajectory. I do not view cinema as a source of making
money. My creative urge and the roles which satiate
my hunger for performance are the primary criterion
for accepting a project. Money is only secondary.
Q:
Your next projects…
Vikram:
After Maja,
it will be a film for A.M. Ratnam. Then it will be a
bilingual in Telugu and Tamil for Okkadu Gunasekar.
It will be a typical Telugu masala fare.
Q:
Your parting words for your fans.
Vikram: Please,
please, please give my characters just as much affection
as you have shown so far. I shall be thankful to you
till my last breath. I am raring to dish up unique and
novel performances. So, keep the spotlight on Vikram
intact.
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