Actor Vikram is aware of this
The hard work of his hard work is visible everywhere, and you can see the video
You keep re-inventing yourself for different roles ' both physically and mentally. Do you believe it is worth it?
Of course. There are two things ' after I make my first buck, everything is about passion. How much do you need a month? There is only so much money we need. But after that, it all boils down to what gives you that high, what keeps you going. What are you most passionate about? For me, I love getting into the character and I love experimenting. It is like painting. You can't go ask Picasso or MF Husain why they have used dark backgrounds or have used the colour red. When they are painting, they forget the commercial aspect and get completely involved in what they are doing. When you act, you get completely glued to it. I'm crazy that way. Even if I have to prepare myself for three years, I will do it. I will have my regular chicken, egg white, potato, and follow a diet and go to the gym twice a day. No matter when the shoot is, I have to be ready. To keep yourself motivated is difficult. If you are convinced about a role, you will want to give it your 100%. If you see 10 Endrathukulla, you will realise I haven't done this kind of a role before. My performance is different. It is very difficult to do a role such as this. It is different when you struggle for years, get into a character and finish a role, but to do a role like the one in this film is difficult. I always strive to be as different as possible. The day I stop getting that high, I will retire from acting. But I love cinema too much and don't think that will ever happen.
[Vikram] has always been about the jokes and high spirits and anecdotes that can really punch up a conversation. Like the one about how he ended up with that name. His parents—J Albert Victor and Rajeswari—named him Kennedy and called him Kenny. He hated the name, even if he had to admit that it was better than the one his ambitious grandfather had in mind: “Astronaut”. At some point, realising that if he wanted a name he liked, he’d have to come up with it himself, he took VI from his father’s name, K from Kennedy, RA from his mother’s, and RAM from his sun sign, Aries. A screen name was born.
