The run time of Kamal Haasan-Lokesh Kanagaraj's Vikram out, details inside

It is no secret that Vikram, directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj, will hit the screens on June 3. The latest information is that the run time of the Kamal Haasan-starrer is 173 minutes (which is two hours; 53 minutes). The film will premiere in the USA at 6.30 pm on June 2. After its theatrical release, Vikram will eventually stream on Disney+Hotstar, and the satellite rights have been acquired by Star Vijay.

Written and directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj, the film also stars Vijay Sethupathi and Fahadh Faasil in prominent roles. The cast includes Kalidas Jayaram, Narain, Shivani Narayanan, Hareesh Peradi, and Gayathrie Shankar among others.

Vikram has cinematography by Girish Gangadharan and editing by Philomin Raj.

Speaking to Film Companion about collaborating with Lokesh Kanagaraj, Kamal Haasan said it was very comfortable. “Either you drive the car or you are being driven. What’s more comfortable than being driven in such traffic. Back-seat driving is not the right thing to do, you might end up crashing. I think Lokesh Kanagaraj took to the job very well and showed great enthusiasm.”

When asked if this Vikram had anything to do with the 1986 Tamil film, bearing the same title, Kamal Haasan said, “Except for one incident, no. That incident is: My story for the first Vikram was considered to be too maverick. It didn’t have any songs and moved mysteriously and unpredictably. Lokesh said he’d like to call it Vikram. He wanted to do something not necessarily in that genre, but more that kind of action’.”

Kamal Haasan, after a pause, added, he casually told Lokesh about his idea. “He liked it and said he would want to develop it. From there, he’s added his style, taking the story in a different direction. It’s the search for the protagonist. You’ll see the first scene and say, ‘Wow! How are they going to take it forward?’ It’s a very Quentin Tarantino kind of film.”