Kamal Haasan's 'Vikram' Emerges Industry Hit In Tamil Nadu By Crossing 'Baahubali 2'
Chennai, June 19 - The Tamil film industry had been delivering blockbuster after blockbuster but none of them could cross the box office collection of SS Rajamouli's historical blockbuster "Baahubali 2 The Conclusion" in Tamil Nadu state. ## The Kollywood film industry, led by some of the biggest Indian superstars, needed a special feature film to dethrone "Baahubali 2" to regain its lost glory. And finally, the record of Prabhas-fronted movie has been broken by legendary Kamal Haasan's "Vikram" after 5 years. ## The Lokesh Kanagaraj-directed action thriller film emerged as the Industry Hit in Tamil Nadu and also become the only Tamil movie to reach the 150 crores gross mark in the state. The bonafide record-breaking success of "Vikram" came at a time when no one was expecting it to reach even close to Baahubali 2's record, but the results are there for everyone to see. Check detailed box office collection of "Vikram".## There are multiple factors that worked in the favor of "Vikram's" box office success. First, it is led by legendary Kamal Haasan, who was returning to the big screen after nearly five years. So there was curiosity among the fans to see their favorite star on the screen after a long time. ## The movie was hugely hyped before its release, and the makers did very well to take the advantage of it by promoting heavily, not only in India but internationally too. While many actors prefer taking a back seat, Kamal Haasan went all out to promote the movie, which was one of the main reasons for the film's success. ## The inclusion of Vijay Sethupathi and Fahadh Faasil in the lead cast along with the blockbuster cameo of Suriya, plus, director Lokesh Kanagraj's ever-growing fan following worked wonders in the favor of the film. Overall, "Vikram" proved to be a film with a perfect casting and brilliant execution by Lokesh, which transformed into its unprecedented success of it. ## For a film, "Industry Hit" is a prestigious tag that reflects its prowess at the box office. "Vikram" proved that big things can be achieved if the execution is perfect.## Stay tuned...
