Biography

Vikraman Radhakrishnan is an Indian actor, politician, anchor, and journalist who is known for participating in the reality television show Bigg Boss Tamil season 6 on Star Vijay (October 2022).In 2016, Vikraman played the role of Vikram in the musical short television series Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa on Vijay TV.Vikraman, in an interview, talked about the incident, which made him enter into politics after working as a journalist and said, During Covid, a woman contacted me on social media and appealed for help stating that her brother was unwell. She told me that her parents were quite old and that they lived abroad. She called it a desperate situation and asked if I could help her. As a journalist, I had a set of followers, and I tweeted about it. An ambulance was soon ready at her disposal and the state’s CM, too, replied to me. So, I used this attention that I got in a productive way. But a lone man with an ideology doesn’t get you far. You need more people around you who are of the same thoughts and ideology as you to make things happen. I am someone who believes that the justice you get in the Legislative Assembly is more important than the one you get in the court. Even if you can’t do something, you should make those in power do it. It’s the end result that matters.” [11]OTT Play.Vikraman, through a tweet, revealed an incident of his school days, when he faced discrimination on the basis of his caste, which read, “I went to a Brahmin’s house to raise fund for the Kargil war during my school days. At that time, I happened to see them washing the place I sat” [12]Chennai Memes.Vikraman ardently follows the ideologies of Babasaheb Ambedkar and Periyar. He follows their set principles and is against the Sanatana Dharma. In an interview, he talked about his views against the Sanatana Dharma and said, We follow the principles of Babasaheb Ambedkar and Periyar who have been vocal against Sanatan Dharma. Sanatan Dharma is a dharma which promotes caste inequality, has inhuman values and divides the society into castes. Any human who has understood the concept of Sanatan Dharma will definitely be against it. The party which is promoting social justice, equality will always be against Sanatan Dharma.Vikraman, through his tweets, often criticizes the BJP government and Narendra Modi, the 14th prime minister of India.In May 2022, Vikraman took to Twitter to express his objection to the decision of the Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER) for using the Hindi language as far as possible for official purposes.In July 2022, Vikraman received a Net Zero Fellowship from the School of Policy and Governance. Vikraman Radhakrishnan awarded with net zero fellowship by the School of Policy and Governance.In October 2022, Vikraman participated as a contestant in Star Vijay’s television reality show Bigg Boss Tamil season 6.