With Vikram, computers were used to record songs for the very first time in Kollywood.
The story of Thevar Magan was written by Kamal Haasan. This was the first time that a screenplay writing software was used in Tamil cinema.
The first Indian film to use Avid editing software, to edit a movie.
First Indian film to use Dolby Stereo surround SR technology.
For the first time in Indian cinema, prosthetic makeup was used to structure Kamal Haasan’s ex-freedom fighter Senapathy character.
First Indian film to use motion control rig to capture the movement of pictures.
Kamal Haasan directed this movie, which was the first Tamil film to use live sound recording system.
First Indian film to utilize the new Auro 3D sound technology.
First Indian movie to use animation sequences as part of the main storyline
Kamal Haasan’s ‘Mumbai Express’ was the first Indian film to have the digital format implemented, and it was simultaneously made in Tamil and Hindi with the same title.