Chiyaan
Vikram
is
turning
a
year
older
today
(April
17).
The
Tamil
actor,
who
is
busy
with
Shankar's
mega-budget
project
Ai,
is
celebrating
his
48th
birthday.
The
actor
started
his
career
with
En
Kadhal
Kanmani
way
back
in
1990.
After
struggling
for
close
to
10
years,
Chiyaan
got
much-needed
big
break
in
the
form
of
Bala's
Sethu.
In
the
later
years,
he
delivered
masala
hits
like
Dhill,
Gemini,
Dhool,
and
Saamy.
Vikram
reinvented
himself
with
Pithamagan
in
the
role
of
a
graveyard
caretaker
with
autism
spectrum
disorders.
It
won
the
National
Award
for
him.
More
than
the
award,
he
became
a
household
name
in
South
India.
Shankar's
Anniyan
reinstated
his
stardom
in
Kollywood.
The
movie
went
to
become
a
hit
not
only
in
Tamil
Nadu
but
also
in
Andhra
Pradesh
and
Karnataka.
In
the
later
years,
he
has
done
challenging
roles.
He
has
not
sticked
to
usual
commercial
roles
like
his
contemporaries
rather
chosen
the
experimental
path.
As
a
result,
there
is
very
less
commercial
hits
to
his
credit.
However,
he
remains
one
of
the
top
actors
of
this
generation
by
acting
in
variety
of
roles
and
winning
both
commercial
and
critical
success.
Vikram's
next
release
is
Ai.
He
has
teamed
up
with
Shankar
again
and
hoping
that
it
will
give
him
a
commercial
break
again.