I perform for the people and not for awards – Vikram

Actor ‘Chiyaan’ Vikram has said that it was his duty to perform and shine in a variety of roles as an actor and that he was doing so for his fans and the people and not with any particular award in mind. “Acting is my profession; whatever accolades and awards that I get are a bonus,” remarked the ever-humble actor.

Vikram’s ‘Deiva thirumagal’ hit the screens recently amid reports that the film has been well received by the movie-goers at all the centres. The film has the lanky Anushka, Amala Paul, Santhanam and M.S Baskar as Vikram’s co-stars in the film. Directed by Vijay, the film is said to be based on the Hollywood flick ‘I am Sam’ which had Sean Penn in the lead.


Taking part in a promotional event at a cinema hall in Coimbatore, Vikram said that “Each and every sequence in the film was carefully crafted as I played a person whose mental maturity was like that of a 5-year old child. It was said that college students may not take a liking to films such ‘Deiva thirumagal’ but I’m told that students are coming to the theatres in large numbers to watch the film. I think audience love good films, irrespective of whether they are commercial films such as ‘Dhool’ and ‘Samy’ or classic films such as this.

“As far as my opinion goes, I never star in a film with awards in mind. My job is to entertain the public and I perform all the roles so as to give them enough satisfaction of having watched good film(s),” concluded Vikram.