


( February 2023) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)Īfter busting the consignment of Adaikalam and Anbu by Inspector Bejoy three months ago, Amar, the head of a black-ops team, is summoned by Police Chief Jose to bring justice to a group of masked vigilantes, who have killed Stephen Raj (following his arrest and subsequent release after being busted for helping Adaikalam and Anbu), ACP Prabhanjan and his foster father, Karnan. Please help improve it by removing unnecessary details and making it more concise. This article's plot summary may be too long or excessively detailed. Grossing over ₹432.5–500 crore (US$54–63 million), the film broke several records, becoming the second highest-grossing Tamil film of 2022.

The film received generally positive reviews, with praise directed towards the script, storylines, cinematography, action sequences, Anirudh's music, Kanagaraj's direction and the performances. Vikram was released theatrically on 3 June 2022. Vikram's soundtrack and score are composed by Anirudh Ravichander, with cinematography handled by Girish Gangadharan and editing done by Philomin Raj. Principal photography began in July 2021 and ended in February 2022 with filming taking place across Tamil Nadu including Karaikudi, Chennai, Pondicherry, and Coimbatore. Its title Vikram was announced in November, and extensive pre-production work continued till early 2021. Kanagaraj then announced another project in September 2020, featuring Haasan in the lead role as well as the producer.

Kanagaraj 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 COVID-19 pandemic. A spiritual successor of the 1986 film also named Vikram, it is the second installment in the Lokesh Cinematic Universe following Kaithi (2019). It is produced by Kamal Haasan who stars in the title role along with Vijay Sethupathi and Fahadh Faasil with Narain, Kalidas Jayaram and Chemban Vinod Jose in supporting roles. Vikram is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj, who co-wrote the script with Rathna Kumar.
