 The following year , Vikram went on to play the title role in Saran 's Gemini produced by AVM Productions , his first big @-@ budget film in the Tamil industry , which featured him in the role of a local rowdy . The action film won good reviews , with a critic citing that Vikram " delivers a convincing performance " and consequently became a box office triumph . Similarly , the film 's soundtrack composed by Bharathwaj had become popular prior to release , with Vikram also singing a version of the hit song " O Podu ! " for the album . Balaji Sakthivel 's Samurai was his next release featuring him as a vigilante Robin Hood @-@ esque figure who kidnapped corrupt politicians . Vikram had signed the film in early 2000 and the film was on hold during production leading to a two @-@ year delay and the film finally opened to average reviews and collections . The critic from The Hindu drew praise for Vikram 's " admirably well @-@ maintained physique and powerful eyes " , whilst another labelled that the film 's single major positive was Vikram 's convincing portrayal . His final release of the year was Prabhu Solomon 's King , a drama film which featured him alongside Sneha and Nassar . Vikram played Raja , a magician , who is unaware that he has been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis with his family trying to keep the truth away from him . The film also met with an unfavorable response commercially but won positive acclaim from critics . 
