Vikram (2022 film)

Vikram (2022 film)
Vikram is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj, who wrote the dialogues with Rathna Kumar. It is produced by Kamal Haasan who stars in the titular role, alongside Vijay Sethupathi and Fahadh Faasil and Narain and Kalidas Jayaram in supporting roles. Suriya makes a cameo appearance. It is the spiritual successor of the 1986 film of the same name and the second installment in the Lokesh Cinematic Universe.
Lokesh was signed by Haasan's Raaj Kamal Films International for a proposed script in late 2019, with Rajinikanth planned in the lead role, but that was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Lokesh then announced another project for September 2020, featuring Haasan in the lead role as well as the producer. Its title Vikram was announced in November, and extensive pre-production work continued till early 2021. Principal photography began in July 2021 and ended in February 2022 with filming taking place across Tamil Nadu including Karaikudi, Chennai, Pondicherry, and Coimbatore. The soundtrack and score were composed by Anirudh Ravichander, with cinematography handled by Girish Gangadharan, and editing done by Philomin Raj.
Vikram was released theatrically on 3 June 2022 to positive reviews from critics. The film became one of the highest-grossing Indian films of 2022 and worldwide.
Plot
Police Chief Jose summons Amar and his black-ops team to bring justice to a group of masked vigilantes responsible for the deaths of Stephen Raj (recently released following his arrest three months earlier for helping gangsters Adaikalam and Anbu), ACP Prabhanjan and his foster father Karnan. Amar leads the investigation by digging into Karnan's life as his murder seems out of place because Karnan was an ordinary man, while the other two were high officials in the NCB.
Amar learns about Karnan's recent addiction to alcohol, drugs, and prostitutes, and that he was very protective of his infant foster grandson. Amar also finds out about two missing containers of narcotics. Sandhanam, who runs a much bigger drug syndicate than Adaikalam, named Vetti Vagaiyara, is searching for the containers. His cold-blooded smuggler boss, 'Rolex', whose identity is unknown, was meant to receive the containers. Furthermore, Amar learns that Rolex would help Sandhanam form his government if the drugs were delivered. Otherwise, Rolex will kill Sandhanam and his family. Amar slowly figures out that all of Karnan's addictions were a ruse to cover up a highly covert operation he had been running.
Meanwhile, Veerapandian, a PWD officer, and a contractor named Rudra Prathap plan to bring the drug containers to Sandhanam. However, the masked vigilantes arrive and kill Veerapandian at a theatre. Amar and his team capture one of the vigilantes, revealed to be Bejoy. Bejoy reveals his family was killed for his role in leading the Trichy drug bust , leading him to join the vigilantes. Amar and his team realise Rudra Prathap is the next target, and they sneak into Rudra Prathap's daughter's wedding ceremony. Rudra Prathap invites Sandhanam for protection. However, the masked men, along with their leader arrive at Rudra Prathap's daughter's wedding and threaten him. The leader drags Rudra Prathap and escapes on a bike, leaving the other members to deal with Sandhanam, but Sandhanam defeats them.
Amar chases the leader down, who is revealed to be Karnan, having faked his death. Karnan kills Rudra Prathap by slitting his throat and escapes the police. Amar reveals to Jose that Karnan is actually Vikram, the former commander of the black ops squad's pilot batch of 1986. After a botched mission, the government hunted and brutally killed all squad members and their families; only Vikram and three other team members survived. Amar also figures that Jose is Sandhanam's mole in the department and is involved in Prabhanjan's death. Amar orchestrates a bomb blast at Sandhanam's house, which destroys his bungalow and drug lab. Jose gets wind of this and informs Sandhanam in the nick of time. Everyone except Sandhanam's brother Elango is evacuated from the blast site in time. Jose reveals Vikram and Amar's identities to Sandhanam.
Vikram arrives at the prison and frees Bejoy and his team. Vikram reveals that the reason for actions is not vengeance over Prabhanjan's death but a mission to bust the drug syndicate in the city. He also admits that Prabhanjan is his own biological son. Sandhanam murders Amar's wife Gayathri and sends his men to attack and kill Vikram's daughter-in-law and grandson at Prabhanjan's house. Vikram rushes to save them, but the gang kills a team member of Vikram's black ops squad, Agent Tina, who was disguised as the house help Valiamma. Jose is killed by a vengeful Amar. Vikram and his grandson reach Chennai Port, where the hidden containers are stored. Sandhanam learns about the containers' location and attacks Vikram. Vikram mows down Sandhanam's men with a cannon and an M2 Browning, but the remaining members of his black ops squad, Agents Uppiliappan and Lawrence die in the scuffle. After a fistfight with Sandhanam, Vikram triggers a huge blast at the port that kills Sandhanam and destroys the drug containers.
In an epilogue, in Sassoon Docks, Mumbai, Adaikalam and Anbu arrive with their men. They meet up with the gangsters affiliated with Sandhanam for a meeting with Rolex. Adaikalam and Anbu explain Dilli's involvement in the Trichy drug ambush , and Sandhanam's men reveal Vikram and Amar's involvement in destroying their drug syndicate. It is shown that Amar joins Vikram's gang after Gayathri's funeral in Ernakulam to continue the fight against drugs. Anbu informs Rolex that Dilli is currently hiding somewhere in Uttar Pradesh while Sandhanam's men tell him that Vikram's family is somewhere abroad (shown to be San Francisco). Rolex announces a massive bounty for the execution of Amar, Dilli, and Vikram's team. Unknown to everybody else, Vikram is also present at the meeting and walks away with determination after learning about the bounty placed on all of them.
Cast
Production
Development
Lokesh Kanagaraj was signed by Kamal Haasan's production house Raaj Kamal Films International to direct a film for the studio during November 2019. For which he had previously mentioned his admiration of Kamal Haasan's work, noting that two of the actor's films, Sathyaa (1988) and Virumaandi (2004), had influenced him to become a film director. Despite agreeing terms, both the director and the studio opted to prioritise commitments for other films before beginning production work. Lokesh narrated the script of the proposed film to Rajinikanth during December 2019. The project which was tentatively titled as Thalaivar 169, was scheduled to be launched in March 2020. Despite the progress of discussions, the COVID-19 pandemic delayed the launch of the film.
In September 2020, Lokesh announced a different project, that would feature Kamal Haasan in the lead role. The film's official poster was released on 16 September 2020, which came under the tentative titles as Kamal Haasan 232, a 232nd film to Kamal Haasan and Evanendru Ninaithaai, a title song from his film Vishwaroopam (2013), and it features Anirudh Ravichander scoring music for the film, collaborating with Kamal Haasan and Lokesh for the second time after Indian 2 and Master. The team shot for a promotional teaser of the film during October 2020 in Chennai, adhering to the COVID-19 safety regulations suggested by the Indian government. Coinciding with the actor's 66th birthday, 7 November 2020, the makers unveiled the title teaser of the film, featuring Kamal Haasan, in which the title of the film was revealed to be Vikram, a repeat of the 1986 film of the same name, also starring the actor.
After Haasan's commitments during the 2021 Tamil Nadu legislative assembly elections, on 7 April, a post was shared by Lokesh through his social media handles, anticipating that the pre-production works for the film had begun. Since Haasan decided to shoot for the film only after the election results, since he contested in the Coimbatore South constituency, he demanded Lokesh to make changes in the script; however, that was delayed due to the pandemic. Initially, it was planned as a single shooting schedule for 60 days, with a new technology, that would shorten the days of film production, being undisclosed, did not happen as plan. Haasan was reported to play a retired police officer and media reports stated that he will don a "khaki uniform" for this film, after 15 years since Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu (2006). He was reported to sport a thick beard in the film. For the flashback portions, Lokesh reported to use de-aging technology. The flashback sequence in its entirety, was eventually said to cost around 100 million, particularly for the technology used in the film. In April 2022, Lokesh submitted the film's script at the Copyright Office, New Delhi for legal copyrights.
Casting
Lokesh chose his norm technicians, cinematographer Sathyan Sooryan and editor Philomin Raj. However, due to scheduling conflicts, Sooryan left and was replaced by Girish Gangadharan, in his second Tamil film after Sarkar (2018). Twin stunt choreographers Anbariv, were announced a part of the film's technical crew. This marked the duo's second collaboration with Lokesh after Kaithi (2019).
Raghava Lawrence was initially approached to play the antagonist. However he stepped out of the project, citing prior commitments. In April 2021, Fahadh Faasil confirmed his presence in acting in the film. The film marked Fahadh's third project in Tamil after Velaikkaran (2017) and Super Deluxe (2019). In May 2021, Vijay Sethupathi announced his confirmation in the project, collaborating with Lokesh for the second time after Master and first with Kamal Haasan. Lawrence stated that he was the original choice for Sethupathi's role, and he declined it as he felt the character's violent nature would alienate family audiences. Narain who appeared in a pivotal role in Lokesh's Kaithi too signed the project. Kalidas Jayaram was approached to be cast in a pivotal role in July 2021, where he portrays Haasan's son. It was revealed that Arjun Das also was approached for a role in the film, in his third consecutive association with the director Lokesh after Kaithi and Master. Later, it was confirmed that he would be seen in a cameo role in this film reprising his role from Kaithi.
In August 2021, Shivani Narayanan was chosen to play one of the three female leads paired opposite Sethupathi's character. In September, Mynaa Nandhini and Maheshwari Chanakyan were confirmed as the other two actresses. Swathishta Krishnan and Malayalam actor Chemban Vinod Jose, were cast in pivotal roles, the latter in his Tamil film debut. In October, popular Tamil-language YouTube channel, Village Cooking Channel team (M. Periyathambi, the grandson V. Subramanian and his cousins), were cast as a part of the film during the third schedule for a wedding sequence. In November 2021, Hareesh Peradi was also confirmed to star in a pivotal role. Later, in early-January 2022, Santhana Bharathi joined the film's shoot. Suriya confirmed he would also be seen in a cameo. Haasan talked about Suriya's role at the Film Companion in the Cannes Film Festival stating that "It's no more a rumour. We had to put up our hand and admit that Suriya is playing an incredible last minute appearance. That should take the story a little further, probably into part 3." Suriya charged no fee for acting in the film; he only received a Rolex watch, for playing a character named "Rolex".
Filming
Principal photography began with a photoshoot session on 16 July 2021. The team began shooting for the film's first schedule in Karaikudi on 6 August, which was delayed eventually since the shooting of Suriya's Etharkkum Thunindhavan, took place in the same location and the crew had to begin filming only after the crew members leave the location post-shooting, as per COVID-19 safety regulations. The first schedule began on 20 August, and shooting took place for a month in Karaikudi. The team began second schedule of the film in Chennai on 19 September and later moved to Pondicherry, to shoot further sequences. The second schedule subsequently ended on 2 October 2021. On 13 October, the film makers started shooting for the third schedule. The team planned to shoot two sequences at the Tamil Nadu Police Museum for four days, including two days of set work in 24–25 October and two days of shooting 27–28 October 2021, but the officials denied permission to shoot there, citing pandemic restrictions. The makers later decided to postpone the shoot, as they needed an alternative location.
The team began the final and month-long schedule on 17 November 2021 in Coimbatore, with scenes featuring Haasan, Sethupathi and Faasil being shot. However, filming was halted after Haasan was diagnosed with COVID-19 after his travel to the United States, for the inauguration of his clothing brand. This resulted in the team shooting major stunt sequences indoors. A set work with more than 50 damaged cars, had been shot in Coimbatore during this schedule, and following the actor's health condition, the team decided to shift the location to Binny Mills for continuity. Shooting resumed on 10 December 2021 with important sequences being canned with other actors and later Haasan joined the sets on 22 December.
In late-December 2021, the team continued shooting few sequences at a house located in East Coast Road at a quick pace. However, in early-January, the shoot had to be stalled after a few technicians working on the film were diagnosed with COVID-19. The production cost simultaneously increased as the rent paid for the house was enormous, even on non-shooting days. Furthermore, Haasan's medical commitments and his participation in Bigg Boss Ultimate delayed the shooting further, which resulted in the team skipping an entire schedule. Due to the rise in COVID-19 infections in Tamil Nadu, the team planned to shoot the film with minimal crew. On 24 January 2022, the team shot few sequences at the premises of Vettri Theatres in Chromepet (Chennai). The final schedule began on 5 February 2022, with face-off scenes with Haasan and Sethupathi being shot for 15 days. To prioritise the film's shooting, Haasan stepped down as the host for Bigg Boss Ultimate, and participated for patchwork filming. Principal photography wrapped by the end of February.
Music
The film's soundtrack and background score is composed by Anirudh Ravichander, making this his second collaboration with Lokesh Kanagaraj and Kamal Haasan after Master and Indian 2 respectively. The music rights were purchased by Sony Music India. The film's audio launch took place at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai on 15 May 2022.
Marketing
A 45-second teaser trailer – involving an action sequence set in prison – was released on the eve of Haasan's 67th birthday (7 November 2021). In April 2022, the teaser was attached to the prints of KGF: Chapter 2 and Beast in theatres. As a part of the film's promotions, in collaboration with Southern Railways, the marketing team designed the film's posters at the locomotive trains travelling across India. The film's trailer was released at the audio launch event on 15 May 2022, and within 24 hours, the trailer crossed over 12 million views.
Raajkamal Films International collaborated with Vistas Media Capital's Fantico and Lotus Metaentertainment, for the film's launch in the metaverse, dubbed Vistaverse, hosted on the metaverse platform Odyssey. Vistaverse further announced the launch of utilities through non-fungible tokens (NFT), being unveiled at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival on 18 May 2022. Raajkamal further spearheaded the film's marketing campaign, with pre-release events being held in Mumbai, New Delhi, Kochi, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Dubai and Malaysia. Haasan further promoted the film at The Kapil Sharma Show, Super Singer 8, the fourth season of Bigg Boss Malayalam, and also in his YouTube debut by featuring in Village Cooking Channel, which appeared in a role in one of the film's scenes.
At the pre-release event held at PVR Priya-Vasant Vihar theatre in Delhi, PVR Cinemas in collaboration with Raajkamal Films, announced that all theatres in Delhi owned by PVR will be rebranded as "PVR Vikram Hitlist". The film's Kerala distributor, Shibu Thameens, hosted a pre-release event at Lulu International Shopping Mall, Kochi on 27 May 2022. An event was held in Mumbai on 28 May, to promote the film's Hindi version. On 29 May, the film's press screening was held in Malaysia, with opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, being the chief guest. Another pre-release event was held in Hyderabad on 31 May, with Venkatesh and Nithiin felicitating the event. On 1 June, Haasan attended the film's pre-release event in Dubai, with the theatrical trailer being showcased at Burj Khalifa.
The packaged water company, Bisleri had unveiled a limited edition water bottles featuring the cast of Vikram, for the promotions. The official Twitter emoji was released on 23 May 2022. On 27 May 2022, a special promo teasing the conference-call sequence from Haasan's Panchathanthiram (2002) was released, and featured the other lead actors from the original film, Jayaram, Yugi Sethu, Ramesh Aravind and Sriman. Post-release, the film was promoted at Times Square in New York City. Amul released a doodle inspired from the film, to celebrate the film's success.
Release
Theatrical
Vikram was theatrically released on 3 June 2022. It was initially scheduled for theatrical release in mid-April 2022. The film was later preponed to 31 March, and pushed back to 29 April, and then to June 2022, both times after the producers adjusted the release date due to the scheduling of several other big-budget films and production delays caused due to the pandemic. The film was dubbed in Telugu and Hindi-languages under the title Vikram Hitlist.
Screenings and statistics
According to Tiruppur Subramanian, president of Tamil Nadu Theatre Owners Association (TNTOA), Vikram received the "widest ever release for a Kamal Haasan film". The film opened in over 5,000 screens worldwide, with 700-800 screens in Tamil Nadu, 400 screens in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, 100 screens across Kerala and 200 screens across Karnataka. The Hindi-dubbed version released in over 1,000-1,500 screens in North India, competing with Samrat Prithviraj and Major. Prime Media, which acquired the theatrical rights in United States, hosted special shows in the country on 2 June, ahead of its Indian release. The film will be screened in over 500 theatres and exhibited in over 2,000 screens. Rakesh Gowthaman, managing director of Vettri Theatres, stated that the film's anticipation has been attributed to the rigorous promotions from the team. Film distributor and exhibitor Akshaye Rathi exclaimed about the possibilities of the film's performance in Northern belt, stating that "Vikram has an urban look and feel but the storytelling syntax seems very mass friendly. Kamal's recent movies were abstract and intellectually inaccessible for many. Vikram is a simple, hard-hitting, commercial cinema. It is as mainstream as it gets."
The advance bookings of Vikram began on 29 May 2022. It has been reported that the film had earned over 103.5 million from pre-ticket sales, according to Asianet News. The early morning shows, were held at 4:00 a.m. across Tamil Nadu. In May 2022, a petition was filed in order to stop screening of 4:00 a.m. shows from the film, claiming that theatre owners may extort high charges from the ticket rate and estimated that tax evasion on these shows, may claim huge loss for the makers, though the issue was later resolved. Horizon Studios, which distributed the film in Karnataka, allotted early morning shows beginning 6:30 a.m. Tony Raj, the film's distributor, claimed that with this estimate, the film will receive over 1,200 shows a day in the state.
A week ahead of its release, the Madras High Court restrained ISPs and over 1,000 unauthorised piracy sites for illegal streaming and downloading of the film, after one of the executives from production company filed an affidavit regarding the same name.
Distribution
Sify claimed the film is "hot in the trade". The film made a business of about 2 billion before the release, from theatrical and non-theatrical revenues, including satellite, digital, audio and Hindi dubbing rights. In late-March 2022, Udhayanidhi Stalin's Red Giant Movies acquired the film's theatrical distribution rights in Tamil Nadu. Jayantilal Gada's Pen Studios acquired the theatrical rights for the Hindi-dubbed version and the film was distributed by Pen's distribution division, Pen Marudhar Entertainment. The film's Kerala rights were acquired by Shibu Thameens HR Pictures for 80 million. Shree Karpaga Vinayaga Film Circuits has acquired the Karnataka distribution rights of the film. The Andhra Pradesh and Telangana distribution rights, have been acquired by Sreshth Movies. The overseas theatrical rights of the film were acquired by AP International, excluding United States, where the film was distributed by Prime Media. Hamsini Entertainment and Ahimsa Entertainment, acquired the theatrical rights for United Kingdom and Europe, the latter, additionally distributed the film in Australia and New Zealand.
Home media and screenplay
In late-February 2022, it was reported that the satellite and digital distribution rights were sold to Star India Network for 1.12 billion. It was then confirmed that the satellite rights of the film have been sold to Star Vijay. The film was streamed through Disney+ Hotstar from 8 July 2022 in Tamil and dubbed versions of Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam and Kannada languages and two months later, on 13 September 2022, started streaming on ZEE5 in all five languages. The Telugu-language version of the film was premiered on television on 11 September 2022 on Star Maa. The Hindi-language version of the film was premiered on 24 September 2022 on Star Gold. The original Tamil-language version was premiered on 24 October 2022 on Star Vijay, coinciding with the Diwali festival. The Malayalam dubbed version of the film had its television premiere on 6 November 2022 on Asianet.
The film's screenplay was released in the form of a book published by Pesamozhi Publications.
Film festival
The film made it to 'Open Cinema' section of 27th Busan International Film Festival and was screened at the hallmark outdoor theatre on 7 October 2022.
Box office
On the 1st day of its release, Vikram earned a total of 66 crore worldwide, including 25 crore in Tamil Nadu, 5.02 crore in Kerala, 3.4 crore in Karnataka, 2.9 crore in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, 0.75 crore from other territories of India. The film earned 100 crore in just 2 days of its release. It had collected 175 crore worldwide at the end of 3 days, with 100 crore in India alone.
It had grossed over 260 crore at the end of 7 days, and close to 350 crore at the end of 14 days. India Today reported that on the 27th day of its release, the film had marched towards 500 crore at the worldwide box office. The film broke several previous records, including becoming the first Tamil film to have a share of 100 crore in Tamil Nadu with a gross collection in the state nearing 200 crore.
Bollywood Hungama estimated a gross of 435 crore (million), while The Telegraph India estimated 450 crore (million), and Asianet News Tamil estimated 500 crore (million). Hindustan Times reported that at the end of its theatrical run after 113 days, Vikram became the highest-grossing film ever in the state of Tamil Nadu, registered a record footfall and grossed over 500 crore worldwide.
Critical response
Vikram received highly positive reviews from critics.
Divya Nair of Rediff rated the film 4 out of 5 stars and wrote "With ample whistle podu moments, Vikram is a macho blockbuster that shouldn't be missed". Soundarya Athimuthu of The Quint rated the film 4 out of 5 stars and wrote "Lokesh Kanagaraj has loaded Vikram with a battalion of characters but he has ensured that all of them have their due scope to perform, even though some might have lesser screen time including Ulaganaayagan". A critic for Pinkvilla rated the film 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Kamal Haasan is a visual delight in this action thriller". Ashameera Aiyappan of Firstpost rated the film 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "One glimpse of Kamal Haasan in Lokesh Kanagaraj's Vikram and you just know he is the G.O.A.T". Sowmya Rajendran of The News Minute rated the film 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Lokesh must be applauded for not wasting time on fanboy tributes to the superstar on board, and sticking to telling the story".
Manoj Kumar R of The Indian Express rated the film 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Vikram is only the beginning. In the climax, Lokesh teases at least three separate movies that could branch out from this one. A critic for Zee News rated the film 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Vikram works if one looks at it as just an action entertainer". Vivek M V of Deccan Herald rated the film 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Lokesh has found his own voice and his fast yet admirable growth promises exciting things going forward". Josh Hurtado of The Austin Chronicle rated the film 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "An incredible booming background score from Anirudh Ravichander, and some very fun surprises throughout, Vikram is definitely among the year's best Tamil films". Haricharan Pudipeddi of Hindustan Times stated that "Anirudh Ravichander's music, especially the background score, plays a pivotal role in amplifying the overall experience of watching Vikram on the big screen, apart from the terrific action sequences. Suriya's brief but powerful cameo is just the high one needs as you step out of Vikram."
Srivatsan S of The Hindu stated that "The new 'Vikram' disappoints the fans of the 1986 original and could have been a standalone film with Fahadh Faasil carrying on the legacy of the agent like in the James Bond films." Lakshmi Subramanian of The Week rated the film 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Vikram is packed with thrilling moments from the very first minute. With technical superiority and terrific casting, the first half is an interesting watch, while the narration and a few long rants tire you in the second half". Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV rated the film 3 out of 5 stars and wrote "Kamal Haasan is fabulous. Vijay Sethupathi fleshes out an edgy criminal whose frazzled heart and addled mind push him in startling directions". M Suganth of The Times of India rated the film 3 out of 5 stars and wrote "In a film filled with action heroes, the biggest mass moment comes in a stunt scene involving a female character. Vikram needed a few more such moments to have been truly memorable".
Janani K of India Today rated the film 3 out of 5 stars and wrote "Vikram has several whistle-worthy moments. But, the plot becomes too generic after a point". Gautaman Bhaskaran of News 18 rated the film 2.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Vikram is drama, drama, drama all the way in which the director has not only bitten more than he can chew but exhibits his diehard admiration for Kamal Haasan". Sudhir Srinivasan of The New Indian Express rated the film 3 out of 5 and wrote "Much like the morality of both characters, I'll have to say it lies somewhere in between, and much like those two men, the film does tilt towards the good." Ananda Vikatan rated the film 44 out of 100. The Hans India gave it 3 out of 5 stars and wrote "On the whole, Vikram is all for action lovers and movie buffs as it is the best entertaining movie that hit the screens these days! A perfect concoction of action and mystery turned it out into a blockbuster!" Dinamalar rated the film 3.5 out of 5 stars. Ashwin Ram of Moviecrow rated the film 3 out of 5 and wrote that "Vikram is interesting with a lot of layers and angles, but the presentation falls short of a solid punch."
Accolades
At the Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards, Haasan won for Best Actor, and the film won for Best Crew.
Future
Sequels
Owing to the film's success, Kamal Haasan in an interview with Pinkvilla, asserted the possibility of a sequel to Vikram, and there were also reports stating that the film would have a third sequel to Vikram, which will be part of the Lokesh Cinematic Universe (LCU). Haasan reprised his role as Vikram in a voice-over along with Maya S. Krishnan reprising her Vikram role in a cameo in Leo (2023), the third installment of the LCU.
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