He is a famous South Indian actor. He was born on 17 April 1966 in Chennai. His full name is Kennedy John Victor. People call him Chiyan and kenny. He is an actor and playback singer. His height is 5.6 inches, 1.68 metres, and 168 centimetres.
Education/Qualification
His school education was completed from Mont Fort School, Yercaud. He completed his further studies by taking Graduation in English Literature from Loyola College, Chennai. He has also done MBA.
About Career
His father also wanted to become an actor. For this he left home. But he got only small roles in films. Due to this he could not fulfil his dream of becoming a hero. Looking at him, Vikram thought of becoming an actor since childhood. But Vikram’s father did not want Vikram to come into films. Because his father had struggled a lot to come into films. He did not want him to have to struggle so much. He used to participate a lot in his college competitions. He got a chance to participate in the function of IIT Madras. There Vikram won the Best Actor Award for his acting. Just a few days later, Vikram met with a major accident. He was going home on a bike after work, when he was hit by a truck driver on the way. Due to which one of his legs got seriously injured. Nobbat even reached here. That his leg was asked to be amputated. But later the doctors saved his leg from amputation by doing 23 surgeries on his leg. For a few years, he was not able to walk properly. Therefore, he completed his studies from home with the permission of his college. When his leg got better, Then he worked in small advertisements and modelling. He was named director C.V. Sridhar took notice. He gave the role of lead actor to Vikram in En Kadhal Kanmani in the year 1990. This film did not do well at that time. After this he worked in many small films of Kannada and Tamil. But all this did not work well. After this, he did dubbing work for Ajit Kumar and Prabhu Deva. His struggle lasted for about 10 years. During this period, he did not get any big films. He worked in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada. Also played small roles in films. Now he is becoming known as a dubbing artist. After so many years, he played the lead role in director Bala’s film Setu. For this film, he reduced his weight by 21 kg and also became bald. However, due to the low budget of the film, the film got delayed by 2 years. Due to this film, he kept his look useless for a long time. This time was the worst time of his career. After its release, people appreciated the film a lot. This film was successful. From this film, he made his character’s name Chiyaan his name. Now he is also known as Chiyaan. After this, he gave hit after hit films.
Family Members
His father’s name is John Victor A.K.A. Vinod Raj and mother’s name is Rajeshwari. He has a brother Arvind and a sister Anita. He married Shailja Balakrishnan in 1992. He has a daughter Akshita from her. Who was born in 1993. He has a son Dhruv Vikram. l He was born in 1997.
Affairs/Girlfriend
Shailja Balakrishnan
Movie Name
(1990) En Kadhal Kanmani, (1991) Thanthu Vitten Ennai, (1992) Kaaval Geetham, Meera, (1993) Dhruvam, Akka Pettanam Chelleli Kapuram, Chirunavvula Varamistava, Mafia, (1994) Bangaru Kutumbam, Sainyam, Pudhiya Mannargal, (1995) Street, Adalla Majaka, (1996) Mayoora Nritham, Ooha, Akka! Bagunnava?, Indraprastham, Rajaputhran, Merupu, (1997) Itna Oru Snehagatha, Ullaasam, (1998) Kangalin Vaarthaigal, (1999) House Full, Sethu, Red Indians, (2000) Indriyam, 9 Nelalu, (2001) Youth, Vinnukum Mannukum, Dhill, Kasi, (2002) Gemini, Samurai, King, (2003) Dhool, Kadhal Sadugudu, Saamy, Pithamagan, (2004) Arul, (2005) Anniyan, Majaa, (2008) Bheemlaa, (2009) Kanthaswamy, (2010) Raavan, Raavanan, (2011) Deiva Thirumagal, Rajapattai, (2012) Thaandavam, (2013) David, (2015) I, 10 Endrathukulla, (2016) Iru Mugan, (2018) Sketch, Saamy Square, (2019) Kadaram Kondan, Adithya Varma, (2022) Mahaan, Cobra, Ponniyin Selvan:1, (2023) Ponniyin Selvan:2.
Awards List
National Film Awards, India, Asianet Film Awards, South Filmfare Awards, South Indian International Movie Awards, Stardust Awards, India, IBNLive Movie Awards, Vijay Awards, Edison Awards India, Cinema Express Awards India, Screen Awards, India, Tamil Nadu State Film Awards India, Norway Tamil Film Festival, Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards, Indian Film Festival of Melbourne, Global Film Awards.
Net Worth
His total net worth is around Rs 148 crore. He earns money through ads, sponsorship, brand ambassador, dubbing artist, play back singer and films.