விக்ரம் [Vikram]

by Sujatha

அக்னி புத்திரன் என்கிற இந்திய ராக்கெட் எதிரிகளால் கடத்தப் படுகிறது. கடத்தப்பட்ட அந்த அக்னி புத்திரனை மீட்பதற்காக உளவுத்துறை இளைஞன் விக்ரம் களமிறங்குகிறான். கம்ப்யூட்டர் பெண் இஞ்சினியர் ப்ரீத்தி என்பவளுடன் சலாமியா என்கிற வினோத ராஜ்ஜியத்துக்கு பயணமாகிறான். ஏராளமாக ஒரு ராஜா, தாராளமாக ஒரு ராஜகுமாரி, வில்லன் ராஜகுரு என்று சலாமி யாவில் பயணிக்கும் ஆக்ஷன் நிரம்பிய சாகச ஜிலு ஜிலு கதை. 'விக்ரம்' என்ற பெயரில் கமல்ஹாசன் நடிப்பில் உருவான சினிமாவுக்காகவென்றே எழுதப்பட்ட இந்தக் கதை திரைப்படமாக உருவாகும்போதே ஷூட்டிங் புகைப்படங்களுடன் குமுதத்தில் தொடர்கதையாகவும் வந்து ஹிட் ஆனது.

Genres: Fiction, Thriller, Novels

152 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 2010

About the author

Sujatha was the allonym of the Tamil author S. Rangarajan, Author of over 100 novels, 250 short stories, ten books on science, ten stage plays, and a slim volume of poems. He was one of the most popular authors in Tamil literature, and a regular contributor to topical columns in Tamil periodicals such as Ananda Vikatan, Kumudam and Kalki. He had a wide readership, and served for a brief period as the editor of Kumudam, and has also written screenplays and dialogues for several Tamil movies.

As an engineer, he supervised the design and production of the electronic voting machine (EVM) during his tenure at Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), a machine which is currently used in elections throughout India. As an author he inspired many authors, including Balakumaran, Madhan.

Reviews

[Karthick]

Re-post on 09 June 2022

check my book review link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bx2q-...

I read again only for Kamalhasan recent movie release - VIKRAM (2022) - a sequel of vikram (1986) based on this novel. Happy to see a sequel of old movie with same actor directed by his fanboy Lokesh :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKBMC...

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சுஜாதா (Thriller) நாவல் என்றாலே அதில் ஒரு விறுவிறுப்பு இருக்கும்!.
Indian Intelligence Agent /Government External Intelligence Operative விக்ரம், கடத்தப்பட்ட "Agniputra" என்ற Ballistic Missile ஐ எப்படி வில்லனிடம் இருந்து கைப்பற்றுகிறார் என்பதை அருமையான திரைக்கதையோடு அமைத்திருக்கிறார்.
உலகநாயகன் நடிப்பில் வெளிவந்த "விக்ரம்" - A Spy Action Thriller படம் தமிழில் ஒரு "JAMES BOND" என்றே கூறலாம்.
Book & Film - Outstanding (Remember this film released 2 decades ago).

[Tishaban Sribalasundaram]

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[Swami Nathan]

Gosh!!! What made Kamalhassan to invest on a film based on this story..

[Pratip Vijayakumar]

Whenever I finish a Novel written by Sujatha the characters, the names, places and narration stay in my head for long, but for some reason, I'm unable to digest that this novel "Vikram" is very bad on paper.
As a movie it was great and it is really hard for me to not compare this book with the Movie as they are intertwined.It was like reading a bad bollywoodish type movie from Sujatha which I was not ready for. I didn't like the book for its sloppy narration and detailing.
A short and unenjoyable read for me.

[Krishnakumar Mohanasundaram]

Easily, one of Sujatha's lamest work.

As it was written for a film and then serialised as it, you could easily see the filmy narrative built around the core concept of stealing a missile.
Whatever worked in the film, making it a commercial entertainer, doesn't work when done exactly as it is, in words.

[Gautami Raghu]

A great attempt at giving a sci-fi thriller in the 80s!
But it felt mediocre at best, reading it now in 2023. The most irritating part was having to read too many English words in Tamil. It was truly a bit of a struggle.

An average read overall. 2.5 stars rounded to 3.

[Anees]

Nice

[Jagathesan]

Good book. But not good enough like Sujatha’a other books. Slightly boring during initial salamiya sequence and not many high moments makes this novel fall flat and sometimes boring....

[Sriram Mangaleswaran]

All time fav novel,an answer for Bond movies and novels from India

[Vino Kumar Ponnu Krishnan]

சுஜாதாவின் மற்றும் ஒரு சுவாரசியமான நாவல். விக்ரம் படத்தை பார்த்து இருந்தாலும் இந்த புத்தகம் திரைக்கதை வடிவில் இல்லாததால் புதுமையாகவே இருந்தது.

[Gnani]

Nice one from Sujatha. I am amazed with the way the author has written a novel, with the context much ahead of time.

The potrayal of the lead character and the fictional nation requires a special mention.

Four stars

[Padmanabhan]

சுஜாதாவின் சரளமான் நடை திரைப்பட அனுபவத்தை தரும்

சசுஜாதாவின் சரளமான் நடை திரைப்பட அனுபவத்தை தரும். விறுவிறுப்பான் கதை ஓட்டம். சுஜாதா சுஜாதா சுஜாதா சுஜாதா சுஜாதா சுஜாதா சுஜாதா சுஜாதா சுஜாதா சுஜாதா சுஜாதா

[Tisha]

i think u r a mad

[Dineshsanth S]

oops,I think it is the worst novel written by Sujatha.totally unrealistic and cinematic.wasted my time :-(

[Gowtham Sidharth]

Can't believe It was written 2 decades ago, it's more cinematic than any other novels of sujatha, no wonder it's made into a movie

[Nirmal John]

worth a read !!!! some parts are slow other than that the book is great to read !!!

[Arun Manickam]

Stylish :)