 He is amongst the most decorated actors in terms of awards in the history of Tamil cinema . He holds a National Film Award for Best Actor ; a feat only matched by four other actors in Tamil films . Moreover , Vikram holds seven <unk> Awards South , with the tally being only second to Kamal Haasan who has ten wins . In 2010 his film , Raavan was promoted at the Cannes Film Festival and then screened at Venice Film Festival and the Busan International Film Festival . Within weeks of release , Deiva Thirumagal was sent to the Asia Pacific Screen Awards after it was nominated by the Film Federation of India and the National Film Development Corporation . Vikram is also a recipient of the Kalaimamani Award from the Government of Tamil Nadu in 2004 . Other recognitions includes a string of Cinema Express Awards , Vijay Awards and Tamil Nadu State Film Awards , including recognition in three different categories . In 2011 , Vikram was awarded an honorary doctorate from Università <unk> degli Studi di Milano ( People 's University of Milan ) in the field of Fine Arts . Vikram accepted the title on 29 May 2011 and in his next release , Deiva Thirumagal , he was <unk> as Dr. Chiyaan Vikram . 
