 The success of Dharani 's Dhill resulted in the film 's team collaborating to make a film in a similar genre , Dhool , which also featured Jyothika , Reemma Sen and Vivek . The film saw Vikram play <unk> , a villager , who comes to the city seeking help in regard to a water crisis back home but subsequently ends up tackling the corrupt politicians who are behind the water scam . In regard to his performance , the Rediff.com review praised his enactment citing that " Vikram is at his peak " and that " he seems as much at home with comedy as with action , in romance as in emotional sequences " , while the critic from The Hindu also praised his performance . The film became a blockbuster and his fifth success in two and a half years with Vikram being dubbed as " the matinee idol of our times " by a leading Indian newspaper . He also featured in the romantic film , Kadhal <unk> with Priyanka Trivedi which was a critical and commercial failure , with reviewers claiming that " there are times you wish Vikram were a little more brisk and dynamic " in regard to his performance . Post release , Vikram was critical of the film 's failure confessed that the story " underwent a lot of changes after the initial narration " , lamenting he was " taken for a royal ride " by the producers . 
