 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 <unk> <unk> directed by <unk> 's and even played villain in Street opposite Babu Antony and lead roles in the small budget Telugu films <unk> <unk> and <unk> <unk> 's Akka ! <unk> ? . He collaborated again with Mammooty in <unk> and Suresh Gopi in <unk> , before appearing in his first lead role in Malayalam with <unk> Oru <unk> opposite Laila . Vikram signed Amitabh Bachchan 's first Tamil language film production , <unk> , which also featured Ajith Kumar and <unk> . 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 <unk> <unk> in Telugu and then in the Ilaiyaraaja musical <unk> <unk> , before playing a short role in Parthiban 's critically acclaimed film , Housefull . 
