The release date of ‘Vikram’ (2022) directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj and starring Kamal Haasan is nearing. Over the next few hours the social networking site went viral with comments about the film. In this context, let us recall the film ‘Vikram’ (1986) in some detail.
Turning the wheel of time back, ‘Vikram’ was released exactly 36 years ago. Produced and released by Rajkamal Films International.
Kamal Haasan, Sathyaraj, Amjad Khan, Ambika, Lissy, Dimple Kapadia, Manorama, Janakaraj, VK Ramasamy, Saruhasan were the big stars in this cast. Everyone can say that he was greeted in character.
The story of the film was written by writer Sujatha. The screenplay was co-written by Kamal Haasan and Sujatha. Rajasekar was the driver.
The film was released on Friday amid much anticipation. It is also said that this is the first Tamil film to be made at a cost of around one crore rupees. The essence of this story can be told as in the science fiction genre. ‘Vikram’ was also a good commercial spearhead.
What is the story told by Sujatha?
The story was set in the 1980s when Tamil cinema heroes invaded Madras. It can also be said that it was a time when directors like Balachander, Bharathiraja, Mahendran and Palumakendra were changing it a bit. It was at such a time that ‘Vikram’ was released.
Three terrorists must be released if the Agniputra II rocket hijacked by national enemies is to be handed over. Otherwise, if the rocket (missile) explodes, there will be a large amount of damage. All three forces are shocked to hear this news. The reason is that the missile is said to have intercontinental flow. It is said to have a range of about a thousand miles.
Importantly, the rocket is said to be designed to explode automatically in ten days. RAW Intelligence Officer Arun Kumar Vikram is being tasked with finding this powerful rocket. He is the actor Kamal Haasan. Did Vikram do his job? Recover the rocket? Prevented misery? – This is the story. If there is an investigative story in Sujatha’s writing it would be unhealthy to read. The best example of this is ‘Gayatri’. Sujatha has also handled the ‘Vikram’ story in her own style.
Vikram and innovation: ‘Vikram’ is said to be one of the first series of Tamil films to show the computer in Tamil cinema. This image shows the workstation computer. Similarly Vikram and Sukirtaraja (Sathyaraj)’s introduction will be set in a visual way to get to know each other through a slide show. ‘Vikram’ is a language spoken in the fictional country of Salamia just like the ‘Klukki’ fictional language in Bhagwati-1. It was later reported that the language was created by Kamal Haasan.
The character of actor Janakaraj who comes as Dubasha, the character of Amjad Khan who comes as Sultan, the mask and dress of Salamia guards, the scene where Vikrama is given a laundry load, the camel chasing scene, the court scene that starts with the map at the beginning of the film, the title song etc. have attracted a lot of attention. The last 20 minutes of the film will feature scenes full of guns and grenades. Special effects scenes were also featured in the film.
Ilayaraja’s Music: A total of five songs in the film ‘Vikram’. Vairamuthu, Vali and Gangai Amaran are hand painted. Every song is a genre. Apart from the songs, the background music has also attracted a lot of attention. The unique musical core would have added interest to the scenes. That is the style of the young king.
Vikram has excelled in screenwriting, acting, song and production Kamalhasan. He will be showing the acting required for commercial films. Ambika would have finished acting like that in the death scene. He will be distracted by facial expressions such as the loss of his wife, revenge, anger, and harshness at work.
Now again with Kamal Haasan starring, another ‘Vikram’ in his production is out again. This time the field is down with the new team. Like the old Vikram, the new ‘Vikram’ is expected to amaze the fans. It is also clear that the action scenes are a bit more than the old movie.