Avan
Ivan
This
one
has
to
be
the
pick
among
the
lot
and
Vishal's
performance
in
the
film
would
definitely
rank
at
the
top
in
the
best
works
of
the
actor
so
far.
In
the
film,
directed
by
Bala,
Vishal
portrayed
the
role
of
a
character
named
Walter
Vanangamudi,
a
person
with
a
slight
effeminate
touch
and
his
show-stealing
performance
in
the
film
was
one
of
the
major
highlights
of
the
film.
Paandiya
Nadu
Paandiya
Nadu
is
one
of
the
most
acclaimed
movies,
both
critically
and
commercially,
in
the
acting
career
of
Vishal
so
far.
In
the
film,
directed
by
Sussenthiran,
Vishal
portrayed
the
role
of
a
normal
youngster,
who
gets
into
a
tussle
with
a
mafia
gang.
Vishal
went
on
to
portray
the
innocence
as
well
as
the
controlled
rage
of
the
character
'Shivakumar' with
perfection.
Naan
Sigappu
Manithan
Naan
Sigappu
Manithan,
directed
by
Thirru,
featured
Vishal
in
the
role
of
a
youngster,
who
suffers
from
a
disease
called
Narcolepsy,
which
pushes
him
down
to
sleep
whenever
an
extreme
emotion
hits
his
mind.
The
vulnerability
of
the
disease
as
well
as
the
helplessness
of
the
character
was
so
well
portrayed
by
Vishal
in
this
film,
which
was
in
the
lines
of
a
revenge
thriller.
Thupparivalan
Thupparivalan
saw
Vishal
teaming
up
with
director
Mysskin
for
the
first
time
and
the
actor
completely
transformed
into
the
skin
of
the
detective,
who
has
a
slightly
eccentric
approach
in
his
way
of
investigations.
Vishal
was
in
top
form
as
detective
Kaniyan
Poongundran
and
Vishal's
expertise
in
doing
the
scintillating
action
sequences
was
shown
in
a
different
level
in
this
movie.
Sandakozhi
Well,
Vishal's
performance
in
Sandakozhi
deserves
a
special
place
in
this
list.
Sandakozhi
was
a
proper
out-and-out
commercial
entertainer
and
more
importantly,
the
film
was
just
the
second
film
in
the
acting
career
of
Vishal.
In
his
second
movie
as
a
lead
hero,
Vishal
came
up
with
a
fiery
performance
that
lifted
him
to
the
star
status.