He worked as an assistant director for Duniya Soori and Yogaraj Bhat before making his debut in films with Kendasampige (2015) which earned him wide appreciations and nominations under the best debut actor category at the Filmfare Awards South and SIIMA Awards.
He considered Soori as his protege and upon his insistence, he agreed to star as a lead role in the director's offbeat film Kendasampige opposite another debutant Manvitha Harish in 2015.
[2] The film went on to one among the top grossers of the year and also screened for hundred days across cinema halls.
[3] Following the success of his debut film, Vikky took a year break and chose Alemari fame Santhu's next directorial subject titled College Kumar opposite Samyuktha Hegde.
[4] Vicky acted as main lead along with Shilpa Manjunath in the unreleased Kannada movie Ranga BE, Mtech directed by Nagesh Karthi.