Vikram is playing the role of Aditya Karikaalan in Mani Ratnam's Ponniyin Selvan. The film's second part is releasing on 28 April 2023. However not many know that Vikram rejected Ponniyin Selvan.
Sharing the details, Vikram said “Kamal sir called me to his office and told me that he wants to produce Ponniyin Selvan. He wanted to do it for television. He told me, ‘I would like you to do a role… You can do whichever role you want.’ So, I was given the chance to do any of the three roles. I told him that I would read the books.”
He added, "I got back to him and told him that I would wait for it to come out on the big screen." Vikram thanked Kamal Haasan for considering him for the role and the open offer.
Kamal Haasan long time back acquired the rights of Ponniyin Selvan novel from his idol, legendary MGR (MG.Ramachandran). Kamal Haasan shared “The story was with MGR and when I went and asked, he gave it to me. And he told me to make the film immediately. I didn’t understand why back then. The novel came into the public domain. I felt very bad about that. I always thought about whether it will be me or Mani who will be making something like Ponniyin Selvan. I tried but I couldn’t make it. But Mani has had this dream all along.”