Vikram

especially sujatha's dialogues was very poignant in fact this was his first venture in dialogues and the film script was also written in form of a novel in a tamil weekly. In the novel's prologue sujatha has given credit to kamalhassan ( producer, actor and co writer) for his inputs.I think this is the only one novel which was done for film and later came as a novel normally it will be the viceversa. Vikram was the first important film from south India in terms of science fiction rather than magical. After this film kamal and sujatha joined and worked for many other films like Indian, marudhanayagan etc... and sujatha was a active member in kamal's discussion team and ironically kamal's speech about sujatha after death quoted that "one cannot judge sujatha's creative skills by seeing his work in films "

Today in Indian cinema, where several filmmakers struggle to make a decent spy thriller, kamal hassan made a very good spy thriller back in 1986(pre Timothy Dalton era) like james bond.

Vikram is a fun and entertaining spy adventure movie without any dull moments. Ilaiyaraja's music was perfect. It very well captures the essence of james bond films. Technically or writing wise, it has not aged well but if you see it without the eyes of a modern audience and back as an 80s film, you will enjoy it.

Vikram was one of the most ambitious project on 1980s . Kamal and Sujatha's collaboration tried to deliver a good Sci-Fi action thriller at that time . Making style was good . First half was intresting , but Second half was bit struggling to take story forward . Kamal gave a marvelous performance . Sathyaraj as antagonist gave a show stealing performance , his characterisation and mannerism was impressive . I really liked the way the designed the fictional Country Salamia . Songs were just mind blowing , especially Vikram title song , even it's visuals were stunning . Ilaiyaraaja ayya 🛐 . We should really appreciate cinematography , especially some of the action sequence were well captured . Overall eventhough it's old movie and underwhelming 2nd half , it never fails to entertain and impress .

Vikraaaaaaam !......

This was a typical Kamal Haasan Movie, that will get less appreciation when it is released but will get more applause later on. Kamal haasan has carried the movie on his shoulders and he has sung the title song too.

A Sci-fi movie with missiles, different languages, camels and deserts and head shots. Songs are composed by Ilayaraja and are very soothing and are of different genres. Locations and dialogues are crisp and clean and gives you a good suspense movie feel.

Lissy and Dimple kapadia sizzles in this movie and there are a couple of Lip-locks too.

This movie is one of my all time favorites in Tamil Films ! ! Saw this movie way back in '86 during my schooldays and since then, have seen it nearly 15- 16 times till now.. Even a month before (on Jun 1, 2006), me and my friend went to this film when it was screened in a theatre (Manis) near Hope College, Coimbatore..

The beauty with this film is it's quality. U can't imagine to have this factor in tamil films taken during the '80s (Except, of course in Kamal movies at that time). This movie has excellently been filmed . Add to that four beautiful song numbers and fantastic fight sequences. U'll get Vikram ! ! !

Kamal has written this movie along with Sujatha. Sujatha's stories always have that fantasy factor hided within . They both combine together to give this superb exhibition of adventure.

Also, the songs are just great to hear (and watch ). The title song "Vikram" reminds one about the title sequences in Bond movies. This song provides a nice intro to what lies in store in the movie . . Also, 'vanithamani', 'En jodi manjackuruvi' and 'Meendum vaa' are beautifully taken..

One has to appreciate Late. Mr.Rajasekar for directing such a movie. He is the apt director for such a film. Has some great films behind his name (Padikkadhavan, Maaveeran etc..). He has successfully handled movie greats like kamal, Amjad khan and Dimple..

Also, I can't forget the villain 'SugirdhaRaja' played by the Comic Sathyaraj. He always has provided superb support to kamal as villain in most of his films at that period (like Sattam en kaiyil, Jappanil kalyanaraman, Kaaki sattai etc.. to name a few).. Here too , he has handled the character effectively, and at times, has scored more than Kamal himself..

Totally, this is a great treat to watch and remains as a blockbuster and a trend setter ! ! ! (My only regret with this film is that a sequel has not been taken till date) ! ! !