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Director
  
Rajasekhar

Duration
  

Country
  
India

7.2/10
IMDb

Genre
  
Sci-Fi

Music director
  
Ilayaraja

Language
  
Kamal Haasan holding a gun while Ambika hugging him in the movie poster of the 1986 Indian Tamil-language action-adventure film, Vikram

Release date
  
15 January 1986

Songs
  
VikramVikram

Cast
  
(Arun Kumar Vikram), , ,
Charu Haasan
(Mr Rao),
Delhi Ganesh
, (Sugurthuraj)


Similar
  
Dasavathaaram, Narsimha (1991 film), Allah Rakha (film)

Vikram is a 1986 Indian Tamil-language action-adventure film directed by Rajasekhar, starring Kamal Haasan, Sathyaraj, Amjad Khan, Ambika, Dimple Kapadia, Lizy, Charuhasan and Janagaraj. The first Indian movie to use computer for recording the songs.

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Kamal Haasan holding a gun and Lizy's hands in a scene from the 1986 Indian Tamil-language action-adventure film, Vikram

Vikram(1986) BGM by Meastro Ilaiyaraja


Plot

Kamal Haasan holding a gun while Ambika hugging him in the movie poster of the 1986 Indian Tamil-language action-adventure film, Vikram

On 15 March 1984, Ashraf Hussain, Francis Adaikalaraj, RD Bohra are convicted for 20 years imprisonment for their involvement in various anti-national activities. Being unremorseful, the convicts play Chinese Chequers whilst the judge sentences them. Approaching the escort van, one of the convicts boisterously rebukes at press of becoming free soon.

Kamal Haasan holding a gun and Lizy's hands in a scene from the 1986 Indian Tamil-language action-adventure film, Vikram

The very next day, a nuclear-capable ICBM, AgniPutra is being dispatched from an unknown location to Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota only to be stolen en route by Sugirtharaja (Sathyaraj) and his henchmen. Back in Head Quarters (HQ), a visibly distraught panel of ministers and military top brass led by Rao (Charu Hasan) mulls over the dangerous prospects of the missile falling into terrorists' hands and finally pick Commander Arun Kumar Vikram (Kamal Haasan), to locate the AgniPutra with some resentment. Secretary (T. S. Raghavendra), eavesdrop and passes informs Sugirtharaja about Vikram, who sends a henchmen (Vikram Dharma) to kill Vikram. The plan fails as Vikram's three-month old pregnant wife (Ambika), accidentally get shot point blank. Enraged Vikram returns and rebukes Rao for the costly leak and deftly exposes the mole, the secretary. After torturing, Thangaraj names Sugirtharaja as the mastermind in front of the panel, and jumps to his death without giving any further details.

Kamal Haasan holding a gun while Ambika hugging him in the movie poster of the 1986 Indian Tamil-language action-adventure film, Vikram

Desperate to find the missile, which is designed to auto-ignite within 10 days, Rao introduces Vikram to a computer expert Preethi (Lizy), who knows the design of AgniPutra's on-board computer and its functions. Initially annoyed with Vikram's brutal ways, she mellows down eventually. Sugirtharaja's henchmen (Vikram Dharma) destroys all evidences at Thangaraj's home, before Vikram and Preethi arrives in. The ensuing chase ends at cinema theatre, playing a documentary news reel about India-Salamia friendship, where Vikram spots Sugirtharaja. Upon investigation, Vikram realises that Kingdom of Salamia discourages intel-sharing with India. With the diplomatic route ruled out, Vikram and Preethi imposing as folk artists embark along with a troupe to Salamia, ruled by Sultan (Amjad Khan).

Kamal Haasan holding a gun while Dimple Kapadia wearing a red dress in the 1986 Indian Tamil-language action-adventure film, Vikram

Being saved from Snakebite by Vikram, Inimaasi (Dimple Kapadia) falls head-over-heels for him. Though Preethi is constantly put off by Vikram’s arrogance, she falls for him too. Vikram identifies the location where the missile is, also discovers that the High Priest is a mere puppet under Sugirtharaja's directions, who secretly reprograms the missile, while Preethi being caught by the guards. Preethi then siding with Sugirtharaja, pretending to be cheated by Vikram passes information to Vikram unbeknownst to Sugirtharaja. While trying to reprogram the on-board computer, he loses the information and inadvertently forays into a spa where he meets Inimaasi. His attempts to expose the priest's treason are met with sheer dissent. The sultan catches the couple, suspecting fornication and sentences Vikram to be decapitated in public. Escaping execution and vikram flees towards desert where a gun-toting Sugirtharaja and royal sentries chases him until he gives in to dehydration and left to dead, when Vikram is bitten by a black cobra.

Kamal Haasan and Dimple Kapadia staring at each other while holding hands in a scene from the 1986 action-adventure film, Vikram

Back at the Royal Palace, the High priest stages a coup and holds the Sultan at gunpoint. Meanwhile, Inimaasi manages to escape and finds the delirious Vikram in the desert, and nurses him. The couple then return to the palace and fight off the armed sentries while the Sultan impales the high priest. Sugirtharaja, oblivious to the fact that AgniPutra's on-board computer has been tweaked, launches of hoping to decimate New Delhi. At HQ, the Indian officials observe in despair as their computer screen shows a 2D animation of AgniPutra slowly descending upon New Delhi, only later it drifts and plunges into the Bay of Bengal, disarming automatically. Back in Salamia, the royal guards sabotage the siege and restore order.

A disillusioned Sugirtharaja forces Preethi into a glider plane and takes off. Vikram manages to board the plane using lasso through skids. While scuffling and pummeling Sugirtharaja, sets-off bomb and jumps with the only parachute backpack available strapped-on. As the plane explodes, Vikram and Preethi jump off in a free fall and reaches out Sugirtharaja and grabs his parachute, leaving him dead. Vikram and Preethi romances mid-air before reaching ground, where the princess arrives calling out Vikram, so as Preethi too and in a dilemma Vikram frivolously runs away from both.

Cast

  • Kamal Haasan as Commander Arun Kumar Vikram aka A. K. Vikram, a ruthless and intelligent RAW agent
  • Sathyaraj as Sugirtharaja
  • Amjad Khan as the Sultan, Kingdom of Salamia, a fictional kingdom (presumably in Central Asia)
  • Ambika as Vikram's wife
  • Dimple Kapadia as Inimaasi, Princess and sister of Sultan, Kingdom of Salamia.
  • Lizy as Preethi, a computer expert and IIT Madras graduate in Computer engineering.
  • Charuhasan as Mr.Rao, chief of Research and Analysis Wing
  • Janagaraj as Dubash-Tamil translator in Salamia
  • Manorama as Pallathor Ramadevi, Consort of Sultan, Kingdom of Salamia
  • Vikram Dharma as Sugirtharaja's henchman
  • V. K. Ramasamy as Minister
  • T. S. Raghavendra as Thangaraj, secretary at Research and Analysis Wing office
  • R. S. Shivaji as Terrorist
  • Sabu Cyril as Terrorist
  • Reception

    Made on a high budget of 2 crore, Vikram attracted mixed reviews.

    Soundtrack

    The soundtrack was composed by Ilayaraja. A total of five songs were composed out of which four were included in the soundtrack.

    In other media

    The 2016 film Iru Mugan was compared to Vikram as it featured an "ex-agent, who lost his wife as collateral damage. He's been assigned another mission only if he chose to accept it."

    References

    Vikram (1986 Tamil film) Wikipedia
    Vikram (1986 Tamil film) IMDb Vikram (1986 Tamil film) themoviedb.org


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