 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 <unk> , 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 <unk> in the role of an air cadet . During the period , Vikram also appeared in the small budget Telugu film <unk> <unk> in the lead role and as Akkineni Nageswara Rao 's eldest son in the family drama Bangaru <unk> with both films failing commercially . A brief return to Tamil films also proved unsuccessful , with his role in Vikraman 's <unk> Pudhiya <unk> with music composed by A. R. Rahman turning out to be a commercial failure . 
