Vikram's Himalayan efforts for Ai

Ai is a magnum oeuvre from the "I think Big" man Shankar. The film's post production has been going on for the past few months, and it is one of the most expected film from all corners. Now, we have got something fascinating about the movie's story from a couple of trusted.

Vikram apparently plays a boxer going on a revenge spree, to score it even with the people who took every bit of his life away. Ai is touted to be centered on a health care scam.

Exclusive make up artists from America have been reportedly recruited for a very lucrative pay of close to 2 lakhs per day. The extensive make-up routine was accompanied by a humongous task which Vikram had to endure. It seems extras were appointed to make sure that Vikram doesn't sleep with the make-up on, that might tighten his chest area resulting in a cardiac arrest !!!

 Everyone knows how hard Vikram has trained for his next release, directed by Shankar – Ai. Reportedly, Vikram had shed 20 kilos for the character he plays in the film by doing body weight exercises, free waves, squats, functional movements and so on.

Alkhas Joseph, who trained Vikram, in a recent interview, says, “I don’t advocate protein powders, steroids or other ‘short cut’ approaches for actors to get that quintessential hunky look. I make them do different sets of exercises for two or three hours depending on the actor’s agility. The best part of training actors is that their demands are time bound — hence, it’s both challenging and fun training them.”

According to sources close to the actor, Vikram loves cycling in public places with a mask on. Ai has Amy Jackson playing the female lead, and has music by AR Rahman.