Top 10 Versatile Actors

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Originally Posted by groucho, who is blinded by hate for Vikram:-)

Plum, I know it was for Pitha Magan. I am disputing that too. That's a plain actor-proof role. You dirty yourself up, get that dye done, lose weight (again), and act dumb and voila! Award committee will kiss your feet. It's a shortcut to glory

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Then, I recommend you the Kannada version of the same movie, whose name I have forgotten but rajasaranam might remember, where Upendra, whom you might not know about but has all the necessary ingredients even more than Vikram to excel in that role, screw it up and ham badly. It is not at all actor-proof. Imagine Madhavan in the same role, for instance.

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Originally Posted by groucho070

His take on Anniyan was one of the most hillarious piece of circuis freak act I had seen in years...

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Couldn't agree more. Horrendous is the word. I can't still come to terms with the fact that this performance was well appreciated.

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Originally Posted by groucho070

But I like him fair enough in straight forward Masala films. He is good as an action hero.

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Completely agree again. Take a film like Saamy. If you look past the standard gymnastics, he's a really compelling presence. (I'd go so far as to say his Saamy is much more compelling than the vastly overrated Anbuchelvan of 'kAkka kAkka'.) I like him in Majaa too. Graceful and understated comic presence.

Plum :lol:

Hate illangga. Well, I am sure any role done by Vikram, can be done by others. But he do stand out in action role. Nichayamaa paarpen, I enjoy his roles in Dhil, Dhool, Samy...but missed the recent ones. Good actor in action flicks.

equa, on Anniyan, was it Anniyan alone or the more-celebrated(more-pooh-poohed) Remo and Ambi that grated on your nerves?

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Originally Posted by equanimus

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Originally Posted by groucho070

His take on Anniyan was one of the most hillarious piece of circuis freak act I had seen in years...

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Couldn't agree more. Horrendous is the word. I can't still come to terms with the fact that this performance was well appreciated.

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And Anna Vettikad-a yellam innum "critic" nu nadamaada vitrukkaanga namma naatla

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Originally Posted by Plum

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Originally Posted by groucho, who is blinded by hate for Vikram:-)

Plum, I know it was for Pitha Magan. I am disputing that too. That's a plain actor-proof role. You dirty yourself up, get that dye done, lose weight (again), and act dumb and voila! Award committee will kiss your feet. It's a shortcut to glory

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Then, I recommend you the Kannada version of the same movie, whose name I have forgotten but rajasaranam might remember, where Upendra, whom you might not know about but has all the necessary ingredients even more than Vikram to excel in that role, screw it up and ham badly. It is not at all actor-proof. Imagine Madhavan in the same role, for instance.

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Yes I too saw it... What Upendra did was, reproduce vikram's reaction in each and every frame of the kannada version... Thats why it looked so bad... Btw I didn't find anything amazing with Vikram's performance as well... Here I agree with groucho....

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Originally Posted by groucho070

Plum :lol:

Hate illangga. Well, I am sure any role done by Vikram, can be done by others. But he do stand out in action role. Nichayamaa paarpen, I enjoy his roles in Dhil, Dhool, Samy...but missed the recent ones. Good actor in action flicks.

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But Pithamagan by Madhavan or even Surya konjam horrendous-a dhaan irukku nenachu paarka. He did bring something of his own to that role. I can agree if you are talking about Sethu that anyone could have done it(Even Dr Rajasekar managed Sethu in Telugu half-decently despite his age:Sudeep did pretty well in Kannada; Only Salman Khan was total damage in that role). You must grant him that. Curiously enough, I liked him most in Majaa(as equa perceptively observed) and way back in Ullaasam.
P.S: hate ellam kidding dhaan - glad you saw that and I didnt have to explain that to you

Actor-proof ellAm romba over

I can't think of many people who can convincingly participate in the iLangkAththu veesuthE sequences. SuryA-kkE konjam kastappadum-nu thONudhu.

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Originally Posted by groucho070

Plum :lol:

Hate illangga. Well, I am sure any role done by Vikram, can be done by others. But he do stand out in action role. Nichayamaa paarpen, I enjoy his roles in Dhil, Dhool, Samy...but missed the recent ones. Good actor in action flicks.

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But Pithamagan by Madhavan or even Surya konjam horrendous-a dhaan irukku nenachu paarka. He did bring something of his own to that role. I can agree if you are talking about Sethu that anyone could have done it(Even Dr Rajasekar managed Sethu in Telugu half-decently despite his age:Sudeep did pretty well in Kannada; Only Salman Khan was total damage in that role). You must grant him that. Curiously enough, I liked him most in Majaa(as equa perceptively observed) and way back in Ullaasam.
P.S: hate ellam kidding dhaan - glad you saw that and I didnt have to explain that to you

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I liked Vikram in Saamy, Dhool, Majaa and Sethu.... apart from that none......

Maybe Chemistry, Physics nu sollaraangale athuva irukumo....I guess his Chemistry with Pasupathy worked out well...

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Originally Posted by Prabhu Ram

Actor-proof ellAm romba over

I can't think of many people who can convincingly participate in the iLangkAththu veesuthE sequences. SuryA-kkE konjam kastappadum-nu thONudhu.

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Aamam Surya oda Motta Gajini role Sahikala... But Chithan oda mannerisms or Sanjay Ramasamy oda mannerisms ellam enakku konjam Artificial a irunthuchu.... It should have been more Subtle like that of Sivam in Anbe Sivam.....