Vikram

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.