Lal Salaam Actor Vikranth Reveals If His Cousin Thalapathy Vijay Helped Him In Industry

Actor Vikranth, who is currently gearing up for his upcoming high-octane drama Lal Salaam, in a recent interview dressed why he refrained from taking up big-budget films earlier in his career and discussed his bond with his cousin, rewned actor Thalapathy Vijay. Mudhal Kanave actor revealed his struggles and said that he never leaned on Vijay's fame to propel his career forward.

Vikranth denies piggybacking on Vijay’s success

During an interaction with SS Music, Vikranth shared, "Many asked me to bring Vijay anna to audio launch events, convince him to do a cameo, put out a tweet, appear in a song, and so on. I said to all of m." He underscored that Vijay h alrey done a lot for ir family and he h intention of leveraging his cousin's popularity.

What did Vikranth say about Vijay’s political career?

Vikranth extended his best wishes to Vijay for his new political venture, Tamilaga Vetri Kalagam, and clarified that he harbours political aspirations himself. "He's (Vijay) at peak of his stardom, and he is leaving that behind to focus on full-time politics. It's clear that he wants to achieve something big in politics," Vikranth concluded.

actor also shared his experience of sharing screen with iconic Rajinikanth in same interview and praised senior actor's fitness and smartness. Rajinikanth reciprocated miration for Vikranth.

Speaking about his upcoming film Lal Salaam scheduled for release on February 9, Vikranth will star alongside Vishnu Vishal with music composed by AR Rahman. film is directed by Aishwarya Rajinikanth and also features a cameo by legendary Indian cricketer Kapil Dev. cast also includes Senthil, Jeevitha, Thambi Ramaiah, Ananthika Sanilkumar, Vivek Prasanna and Thangurai.

Vikranth furr expressed his excitement about project and his collaboration with Aishwarya Rajinikanth, making Lal Salaam her third directorial effort after 3 and Vai Raja Vai.