<p>The 45-year-old Tamil movie actor, who made his Bollywood debut in Mani Ratnam's 'Raavan' in 2010 said that he never gave up his struggle as he had faced a bigger challenge during his college days.<br /><br />"I was riding pillion on my friend's motorbike and we met with an accident which badly injured my right leg," said Vikram.<br /><br />He had to undergo 23 operations over four years to save his badly injured leg from being amputated.<br /><br />"I was bedridden for three years and on crutches for one year before I fully recovered," he added.<br /><br />Born as John Kennedy Vinod Raj, the actor tasted success after playing the lead role in 'Sethu' in 1999 as a tough young man who uses violence as the only way to deal with people.<br /><br />The actor was recently in Malaysian capital to promote his latest movie 'Deiva Thirumagal' in which he plays the role of a mentally-challenged man who goes to court to seek the right to raise his young daughter.<br /><br />The movie is based on Sean Penn and Dakota Fanning starrer 'I am Sam'.</p>
<p>The 45-year-old Tamil movie actor, who made his Bollywood debut in Mani Ratnam's 'Raavan' in 2010 said that he never gave up his struggle as he had faced a bigger challenge during his college days.<br /><br />"I was riding pillion on my friend's motorbike and we met with an accident which badly injured my right leg," said Vikram.<br /><br />He had to undergo 23 operations over four years to save his badly injured leg from being amputated.<br /><br />"I was bedridden for three years and on crutches for one year before I fully recovered," he added.<br /><br />Born as John Kennedy Vinod Raj, the actor tasted success after playing the lead role in 'Sethu' in 1999 as a tough young man who uses violence as the only way to deal with people.<br /><br />The actor was recently in Malaysian capital to promote his latest movie 'Deiva Thirumagal' in which he plays the role of a mentally-challenged man who goes to court to seek the right to raise his young daughter.<br /><br />The movie is based on Sean Penn and Dakota Fanning starrer 'I am Sam'.</p>