 Between 1993 and 1994 , Vikram appeared in a series of films where he portrayed supporting roles . He appeared in three successful Malayalam films by appearing with Mammooty , Suresh Gopi and Jayaram in Joshi 's successful action film Dhruvam , before teaming up with Gopi again for Shaji Kailas 's Mafia , which explored Bangalore 's criminal underworld . Furthermore , Joshi cast him again alongside Mammooty in the action drama Sainyam in the role of an air cadet . During the period , Vikram also appeared in the small budget Telugu film Chirunavvula Varamistava in the lead role and as Akkineni Nageswara Rao 's eldest son in the family drama Bangaru Kutumbam with both films failing commercially . A brief return to Tamil films also proved unsuccessful , with his role in Vikraman 's multistarrer Pudhiya Mannargal with music composed by A. R. Rahman turning out to be a commercial failure . 
