Back with the success of Deiva Thirumagal, Vikram is ready to dazzle with his new avatar. The actor, who is busy with his next movie Rajapattai, has simultaneously started his another project Karikalan. Vikram will be seen in the historical role of Karikalan Chola, one of the popular Tamil kings of early Chola during the Sangam period. He will be reportedly pairing up Bollywood actress Zarine Khan, who will be enacting the character of Velir girl. Now, we are bringing you the first look of Karikalan. Karikalan is directed by Kannan and jointly produced by SS Vasan and S Parthi. It has Vijay Anthony's music and N Karthik's cinematography. The movie also features Vimala Raman, Pasupathi and Shanmugarajan in the cast.