His role model is Bollywood director Ram Gopal Varma.

Vishal made his debut as a leading man in Chellame, which turned out to be a superhit. His next two movies—Sandakozhi, which celebrated 200 days and went on to be a super hit in Telugu (Pandem Kodi) and Thimiru, which was a big hit both in Tamil and Telugu—helped place Vishal firmly on the top spot.

Then came Sivapathikaram and the Hari-directed film Thaamirabarani, which brought him a huge female fan following.

In 2007, Malaikottai went on to be a super hit.

Jayam did his schooling in Chennai at the Jawahar Vidyalaya and later at the Loyola College and has a degree in Visual Communications. He is a Bharathnatyam dancer trained under Nalini Balakrishnan. He also studied acting at the Kishore Namit Kapoor Acting Institute in Mumbai.

Jayam’s talents are many. He’s an actor, Bharathnatyam dancer and martial arts expert.

After the success of Sethu, Tamil Nadu gave him the title or prefix honour of being addressed as "Chiyaan", named after his character in the film. Hence, the name "Chiyaan" Vikram. He won the National Film Awards of India for his performance as an undertaker in Pithamagan, 2003.

The film prompted director Shankar to notice his rising graph and booked him for his mega project Anniyan.
Vikram’s latest blockbuster Anniyan released in 2005. The film played for 150 days in Kollywood and 240 days in Tollywood. It grossed over Rs.500 million at the box office.
He was also a part of Mani Ratnam’s stage show, Netru, Indru, Naalai alongside many other co-stars.

He represented India in 1992 at the Young Businessman Conference in Tokyo, Japan after winning the Indian Championship for Public Speaking. He traveled around India teaching communication and public speaking.

He met Sarita, an air hostess, whom he married in 1999. They had a son Vedant in 2005.

Madhavan’s popularity has seen him being replicated in mobile games like Madhavan’s MIG and Madhavan.

Dhanush’s wife is Aishwarya Rajnikanth, superstar Rajnikanth’s wife. They have a son named Yathra.

Dhanush made a lukewarm debut with Thulluvadho Ilamai in 2002 that was directed by his father Kasturi Raja and starred Sherin. In 2003, he was seen his brother Selvaraghavan’s directorial debut Kaadhal Kondein  which was a big success and carried over to his next movie Thiruda Thirudi too.

Both his releases, Sullan and Dreams, failed in 2004. His movies didn’t rise to hit status in 2005 with Devathaiyai Kanden and Adhu Oru Kana Kaalam. He worked with his brother in Pudupettai in 2007 and as Thiru in Thiruvilayadal Arambam with Shriya Saran. The movie was produced by his sister Dr. Vimala Geetha and was a success.