 Vikram did not sign up to a film for sixty five days after the release of Sethu , to ensure that he made the right career move . Vikram spent time completing projects he had agreed to feature in before the release of Sethu and hence made a couple of appearances in the Malayalam films , Red Indians and the horror film <unk> . He also played a leading role in <unk> , a rare Tamil telefilm produced and featuring Radhika Sarathkumar , which was shot entirely in the suburbs of London . Furthermore , he also completed two Telugu films during the period ; 9 <unk> and Youth . 9 <unk> featured Vikram as the husband of the character played by Soundarya , who faces the challenges of being a surrogate mother . The film won positive reviews , with a critic mentioning that Vikram gave a " controlled performance ; while Vikram 's newfound popularity in Tamil films saw the film dubbed into Tamil soon after as <unk> <unk> , with an inserted comedy track by comedian Vivek . His next release was <unk> 's <unk> <unk> , alongside Sarath Kumar , Kushboo and <unk> , which revolved around an ordinary boy falling in love with an actress . Vikram has since mentioned his displeasure at being a part of the film , claiming that he had arguments with the director for every single shot and that " everything in that film , right from the first shot was wrong " ; the film became a failure commercially . His next film was Dhill where he played an aspiring police officer , <unk> , who tackles a corrupt policeman . To appear trim in the role of the aspiring police officer , Vikram went on a strict diet eating only fruits and drinking juice . The film opened to positive reviews with a critic from The Hindu claiming that " Vikram has the ability and potential " and that " Vikram has once again proved that his success in Sethu was not a fluke " . Dhill subsequently went on to become Vikram 's first success in the masala film genre and led the way for more such films in the same genre for him . Vikram 's portrayal of a blind folk singer in <unk> 's Kasi won him the Filmfare Best Tamil Actor Award and the film also did well commercially . For the movie , he <unk> on the terrace of his beachside home in Chennai for a sunburnt look and got dizzying headaches while practising to look blind . Again , Vikram 's performance won positive reviews from critics with a reviewer describing it as an " extraordinarily detailed performance " and that " as the blind singer , he brings laughter , tears and a lump in one ’ s throat " . 
