Vikram has been attracting a lot of attention and concern from media, as he was spotted thin and lanky in his recent outings. The actor revealed that it was in lieu of his slim avatar in director Shankar's 'Ai', for which, Vikram has been on a strict regimen to lose weight considerably.

The director, on the other hand, recently revealed that the weight loss was not his idea, but it was Vikram himself who chose to lose weight rapidly! When quizzed on why he resorted to such a decision, Chiyan was reported reasoning out that while most Indian actors work hard to put on extra pounds and cuts in their body, Vikram wanted to walk the other path which no one follows, and lose weight in a regimen. And so while the rest of the crew eats a hearty meal, Vikram survives on greens and leaves.