 Throughout 1995 and 1996 , Vikram appeared in further Telugu and Malayalam films to receive income , being kept away from Tamil films due to a lack of offers . He played the lead role in Malayalam film Mayoora Nritam directed by Vijayakrishnan 's and even played villain in Street opposite Babu Antony and lead roles in the small budget Telugu films Adalla Mazaka and Sriraj Ginne 's Akka ! Bagunnava ? . He collaborated again with Mammooty in Indraprastham and Suresh Gopi in Rajaputhran , before appearing in his first lead role in Malayalam with Itha Oru Snehagatha opposite Laila . Vikram signed Amitabh Bachchan 's first Tamil language film production , Ullaasam , which also featured Ajith Kumar and Maheswari . The big budget film created anticipation prior to release but was ultimately panned and fared poorly at the box office . However , Vikram acknowledged the film for expanding his female fan base as a result of the soft @-@ personality of his character . He followed it up with appearances in the unsuccessful films Kurralla Rajyam in Telugu and then in the Ilaiyaraaja musical Kangalin Vaarthaigal , before playing a short role in Parthiban 's critically acclaimed film , Housefull . 
