John Kennedy Vinod Raj (born 17 April 1966),
better known by his stage name Chiyaan
Vikram ,is a Tamil film actor, voice actor, and
playback singer. He made his debut in the 1990
film En Kadhal Kanmani.
Actor Vikram's role in upcoming Tamil action
film Thaandavam is inspired from Daniel Kish, a
blind American expert in human echolocation.
"One part of the character played by Vikram is
inspired from real life, but not the entire plot.
The story of the film was developed and for
the blind character's behaviour, Daniel became
the inspiration,"