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Vijay won the hearts of TN people not just by acting, but also his charity works. Now his social welfare organisation 'Vijay Makkal Iyakam' carries out these philanthropic works for him.
Jul 14, 2021 · The actor has amassed a massive fan base around the world over the course of his two-decade career. Here are ten facts about Thalapathy you should be aware of.
- Birth and Childhood
- Film Career as Child Artist
- Return as A Hero
- Breakthrough Role
- Vijay’s Romantic Comedy Hits
- Commercial Hits
- Back to Back Blockbusters
- Mersal Movie Controversy
- Talent in Dancing and Singing
- Personal Life
His full name is Joseph Vijay. He was born on June 22, 1974, at Madras, to veteran Tamil film director S. A. Chandrasekhar and Shoba Chandrasekhar who is a Carnatic vocalist. He had a sister named Vidhya who died at the age of 2 due to ill health. After her death, Vijay who was once naughty and talkative became very silent. He spent his entire chil...
Being a director’s son, many chances came to him when he was a child. He did his first movie “Vetri (1984)” at the age of 10. This is followed by a series of movies like “Kudumbam (1984)“, “Naan Sigappu Manithan (1985)“, “Vasantha Raagam (1986)“, and “Sattam Oru Vilayattu (1987)“.
After being a child artist under his father’s direction, he returned as a hero at the age of eighteen in the movie “Naalaiya Theerpu” in 1992. He along with Vijayakanth acted in the movie, “Sendhoorapandi (1993)” which did well at box office. Later, he appeared in the movie “Rasigan (1994)“, which also did well at box office. This is the first movi...
In 1996, his movie “Poove Unakkaga” was a breakthrough in his career and earned him a great name. Later, he did series of films like “Vasantha Vaasal (1996)“, “Maanbumigu Maanavan (1996)“, “Selva (1996)” all were action sequences. In 1997, Vijay acted with veteran actor Shivaji Ganesh in movies “Love Today (1997)” and “Once More (1997)“. In his “Ne...
In 2000’s Vijay played in movies like “Kannukkul Nilavu (2000)“, “Kushi (2000)” which became a box office hit and Vijay was acclaimed for his performance. His “Priyamanavale (2000)” movie gained him positive reviews from critics. Following 2001 comedy movie “Friends“, he did movies like “Badri (2001)“, “Shahjahan (2001)“, “Bagavathi (2002)“, “Youth...
After few years of starting of the millennium, Vijay turned his direction towards commercial movies. It includes the movie list “Thirumalai (2003)“, “Udhaya (2003)“, and “Gilli (2004)“. Gilli is the first movie of all time to gross over 50 crores in the domestic box office. His later movies “Madhurey (2004)“, “Thirupachi (2005)“, “Sivakasi (2005)“,...
After a series of flop films, “Kaavalan (2011)” and “Nanban (2012 )” with director Shankar gave a good beginning for him. Later his “Velayudham (2011)” movie became a top-grossing movie of the year. His collaboration with A R Murugadoss for “Thuppaki (2012)” movie earned mostly positive reviews for him. This movie became the first to gross over 180...
His 2017 movie “Mersal” became a nationwide controversy owing to its dialogue about GST. Produced by Sri Thenandal films and directed by Atlee, this movie gave tough competition to Bollywood movies since it collected more than “Golmaal Again (2017)” and backed up whooping 250 crores.
When the name Vijay is spelt, the first thing to strike is his dance. He is a very good dancer and a quick learner. Many heroines during their interviews have told that it is difficult to cope up with the speed of Vijay, during the dance sequence. He is also good at singing and has sung around 32 songs till date starting from “Bombay City Song From...
Vijay is married to his ardent fan Sangeetha Sornalingam in 1999, who is a Srilankan Tamil from a Hindu family. The marriage took place in both Hindu and Christian tradition. Together they have two children one son Jason Sanjay and one daughter Divya Sasha. Sanjay made a cameo appearance in “Vettaikaaran (2009)” movie and Sasha did a small role in ...
In February 2024, Vijay announced his retirement from films and his entry into politics with the launch of Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam. He was featured in Eastern Eye top celebrities in Asia, and he is the only Tamil actor to feature among Bollywood actors in the list in 2023.
Jun 22, 2023 · Thalapathy Vijay turns a year older today. On his 49th birthday, here we list some cool facts about the actor!
Jun 22, 2023 · Here are some lesser-known facts about Thalapathy Vijay: 1. Early Acting Career: Vijay made his acting debut as a child artist in the film "Vetri" (1984) and later appeared in several other films as a child actor before making his debut as a lead actor in "Naalaiya Theerpu" (1992).
