Deivathirumagal/I
Two
performances
that
deserve
to
be
in
the
list.
Two
films
in
which
Chiyaan
Vikram
donned
two
contrasting
characters.
In
Deivathirumagal,
he
played
an
intellectually
disabled
who
is
fighting
for
the
custody
of
his
daughter.
He
was
convincing
with
his
stellar
performance.
In
I,
he
had
to
go
through
immense
physical
transformation
and
no
other
actor
could
have
pulled
off
such
a
transition
with
conviction.
Raavanan
Probably,
Vikram's
portrayal
as
Veeraiya
is
one
of
his
most
underrated
performances.
The
film
with
Mani
Ratnam,
featured
him
as
Veeraiya,
a
social
outcast.
The
character
deserved
someone
like
Vikram
and
with
his
unique
mannerisms
he
added
the
required
intensity
to
the
character.
Anniyan
Chiyaan
Vikram's
fan
base
elevated
to
unbeatable
heights
with
this
film,
which
is
a
gem
of
a
watch,
even
now.
Once
again,
the
multi-faceted
actor
proved
his
ability
to
pull
off
multiple
characters
with
ease.
He
was
unimaginably
best
as
the
naive
Ambi,
the
romantic
Romeo
and
the
shrewd
Anniyan,
all
in
a
single
film.
Sethu
Sethu
was
a
path-breaking
film
in
the
career
of
Vikram
and
it
was
this
movie
that
gave
him
the
name
Chiyaan.
In
this
Bala
directorial,
Vikram
played
the
role
of
Sethu
aka
Chiyaan,
an
arrogant
college
student
who
slips
into
a
disastrous
phase
later
on.
We
saw
two
different
Vikram
in
the
two
different
halves
of
the
film
and
the
panache
with
which
he
pulled
of
this
character
is
beyond
description.
Pithamagan
A
spell-binding
performance
from
Vikram,
which
ranks
among
the
best
of
performances
in
Tamil
cinema.
It
wasn't
an
easy
character
to
pull
off
as
the
character
had
a
very
different
body
language
and
attitude.
Vikram
scored
heavily
with
his
emoting
style
by
completely
slipping
into
the
shoes
of
the
character.
His
towering
performance
towards
the
end
of
the
film
proves
why
he
is
one
of
the
finest
actors
that
we
have.
Rightly,
he
also
won
the
National
Film
Award
for
the
Best
Actor.