Indian actor, singer (born 1974)
Vijay
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1974-06-22
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22 June 1974
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Madras
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Joseph Vijay Chandrasekhar
(born 22 June 1974), known professionally as
Vijay
, is an Indian actor and playback singer who works in
Tamil cinema
. In a career spanning in just over 3 decades, Vijay has acted in over
65 films
and is one of the most commercially successful actors in Tamil cinema with multiple films amongst the
highest-grossing Tamil films
of all time and is amongst the highest paid actors in India.
Born in
Madras
to director
S. A. Chandrasekhar
, Vijay made his debut as a child actor in the
Tamil
film
Vetri
(1984). After a view roles as a child actor in his father’s films, he played his first lead role in the film
Naalaiya Theerpu
(1992) at the age of 18. Vijay continued doing lead roles for the next few years with mixed results, notable films amongst them included
Poove Unakkaga
,
Love Today
,
Kadhalukku Mariyadhai
,
Thulladha Manamum Thullum
and
Kushi
. In 1998, he was awarded
Kalaimaamani
by the
Government of Tamil Nadu
.
In 2003, he starred in
Ghilli
, which became the first Tamil film to gross over ?500 million and with subsequent success of
Thirupaachi
and
Pokkiri
later, he established himself as one of the leading and commercially successful actors in Tamil cinema. Following a period of moderate success, Vijay acted in various critically and commercially successful films starting in the late 2010s including
Thuppakki
,
Kaththi
and
Sarkar
. He has
won several awards
as an actor.
Referred to as "Thalapathy" (
transl.
commander
), Vijay has a significant fan following. 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.
[1]
Early life and family
Vijay was born as Joseph Vijay Chandrasekhar on 22 June 1974 in
Madras
(now
Chennai
),
Tamil Nadu
.
[2]
[3]
His father,
S. A. Chandrasekhar
, is a film director and his mother,
Shoba Chandrasekhar
is a playback singer and vocalist.
[4]
His father is of
Christian
descent and his mother is a
Hindu
.
[5]
[6]
Vijay had a sister, Vidhya, who died when she was two years old.
[7]
Vijay did his schooling initially at Fathima school,
Kodambakkam
and later at Balalok school,
Virugambakkam
.
[8]
[9]
He pursued a
bachelor degree
in
visual communication
from
Loyola College
.
[10]
Film career
1984?2003: Debut and transition to lead roles
At the age of 10, Vijay made his debut as a child actor in the
Tamil
film
Vetri
, produced by
P. S. Veerappa
in 1984.
[11]
He then acted as a child actor in films such as
Kudumbam
(1984),
Vasantha Raagam
(1986),
Sattam Oru Vilayaattu
(1987) and
Ithu Engal Neethi
(1988). He also acted in a supporting role with
Rajinikanth
in
Naan Sigappu Manithan
(1985), directed by his father.
[12]
Vijay played the lead role for the first time in
Naalaiya Theerpu
in 1992.
[13]
Vijay then appeared in the films
Senthoorapandi
,
Rasigan
,
Deva
and
Coimbatore Mappillai
, some of which were successful.
[14]
[15]
In 1996, Vijay acted in
Poove Unakkaga
, directed by
Vikraman
, which according to him, gave him his initial break and popularity.
[16]
In 1997, Vijay acted in
Kaalamellam Kaathiruppen
and
Love Today
.
[17]
[18]
Later, he starred in commercially successful films such as
Nerrukku Ner
,
Kadhalukku Mariyadhai
,
Ninaithen Vandhai
,
Priyamudan
and
Thulladha Manamum Thullum
.
[19]
[20]
In 1999, he then acted in the films
Endrendrum Kadhal
,
Nenjinile
,
and
Minsara Kanna
.
[21]
In 2000, he acted in critically successful,
Kannukkul Nilavu
, which was his 25th film, alongside commercially successful romantic films,
Kushi
and
Priyamaanavale
.
[19]
In 2001, he acted in hat-trick box office successes;
Friends
,
Badri
and
Shahjahan
before starring in the action film
Thamizhan
alongside
Priyanka Chopra
in 2002.
[22]
Later, he appeared in the romantic film
Youth
and the action film
Bagavathi
in the same year.
[23]
Vijay began 2003 with
Vaseegara
and
Pudhiya Geethai
.
[24]
2003?11: Commercial success and stardom
In 2003, following the action-romance film
Thirumalai
, Vijay starred in
Ghilli
, directed by
S. Dharani
with
Trisha
and
Prakash Raj
.
[25]
The movie became a commercial success and became the first Tamil film to gross over
?
500 million at the domestic box office and also broke the record for the most people watching the movie within the first week of its release, previously held by
M. G. Ramachandran
's
Adimai Penn
(1969).
[26]
[27]
[28]
Following the same, he acted in
Madhurey
and
Thirupaachi
in 2005.
[29]
Later, he starred in the commercially successful films
Sachein
,
Sivakasi
and
Pokkiri
.
[29]
Pokkiri
became one of the highest-grossing films of his career at the time.
[30]
In late 2007, Vijay starred in the romantic
thriller
film
Azhagiya Tamil Magan
, where he played a dual roles of protagonist and antagonist.
[31]
The film was commercially successful outside India.
[32]
[33]
Except the commercially successful,
Kuruvi
in 2008
[34]
[35]
and
Vettaikaaran
in 2009, his subsequent releases
Azhagiya Tamil Magan
and
Villu
were average successes at domestic box office while continuing to be more successful overseas.
[36]
[37]
[38]
Vijay continued to be one of the highest paid actors despite the moderate success of then recently released movies.
[39]
In 2010, he acted in the action comedy film
Sura
, which was his 50th film as an actor.
[40]
[41]
In early 2011, Vijay acted in the romantic comedy
Kaavalan
, directed by
Siddique
which received positive response and a box office collection of
?
102 crore worldwide.
[42]
[43]
The film was screened at the
Shanghai International Film Festival
in China.
[44]
Kaavalan
was a commercial success in China.
[45]
His next film was the action film
Velayudham
, directed by
M. Raja
which released during
Diwali
and became one of the top-grossing films of 2011.
[26]
The movie was also a critical success overseas.
[46]
2012?present: Critical success and acclaim
In 2012, Vijay acted in the commercially successful
Nanban
, a remake of successful
Hindi film
3 Idiots
.
[47]
[48]
Later in the year, he acted in the action thriller
Thuppakki
, directed by
A. R. Murugadoss
.
[49]
The film became the third Tamil film to gross more than
?
100 crore domestically and became the most successful film of Vijay's career at the time, grossing over
?
121 crore.
[50]
His next film
Thalaivaa
, directed by
A. L. Vijay
, was released in August 2013 to mixed reviews.
[51]
[26]
In 2014, he acted in
Jilla
which ended up as a box office hit.
[52]
[53]
Vijay starred in the action thriller
Kaththi
, which received positive reviews and collected
?
130 crore at the box office, becoming one of the highest-grossing Tamil films in 2014.
[54]
In 2015, he starred in the
fantasy film
Puli
, directed by
Chimbu Deven
, which received mixed to poor reviews from critics.
[55]
[56]
Despite the reviews, the film was one of the highest-grossing films of 2015.
[57]
[58]
In April 2016, the action-thriller
Theri
directed by
Atlee
released to mixed reviews.
[59]
It became the second-highest-grossing Tamil film of 2016, grossing over
?
170 crore.
[26]
In 2017, the
masala film
Bairavaa
was released, again to mixed reviews.
[60]
In 2017, the action thriller
Mersal
released, which became a commercial success, becoming the first of Vijay's films to gross over
?
250 crore.
[54]
[61]
The film won the Best Foreign Language Film award at the
National Film Awards UK
in 2018 with Vijay earning a nomination for the best acroe.
[62]
The film was amongst the few films of Vijay to be released in Japan and China with further screening at the
Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival
in South Korea.
[63]
[64]
[65]
In 2018, Vijay acted in the
political film
Sarkar
with
Keerthy Suresh
, which entered the
100 Crore Club
within two days.
[66]
The film was released in 80 countries and became his second ever film to gross over
?
250 crore.
[67]
[68]
[69]
Vijay acted in a
football
action film
Bigil
, which released in 2019.
[70]
While the film received mixed reviews from critics, Vijay was praised for the portrayal of his character and the film was a commercial success, earning more than
?
300 crore.
[71]
[72]
It was also the first Tamil film to be released in
Egypt
and
Jordan
.
[73]
In 2021, his next film
Master
, directed by
Lokesh Kanagaraj
was released.
[74]
[75]
Upon release, it received mixed to positive reviews from viewers and critics.
[76]
[77]
The film collected over
?
300 crore worldwide and was declared a box office hit.
[78]
His next film was the
dark comedy action
film
Beast
, which was released theatrically on 13 April 2022 and received mixed reviews from critics.
[79]
[80]
[81]
The movie performed well in overseas box office and was commercially successful, collecting more than
?
300 crore worldwide.
[82]
[83]
[84]
[85]
It became one of the most viewed films on
Netflix
globally in 2022.
[86]
[87]
In 2023, Vijay starred in the
action drama
film
Varisu
directed by
Vamshi Paidipally
.
[88]
[89]
The movie was a commercial hit, grossing over
?
300 crore at the box office.
[90]
[91]
His next release of 2023 was the action thriller
Leo
in which he played the titular role.
[92]
[93]
It received mixed reviews from critics, but went on to become a blockbuster and emerged as one of the highest grossing
Indian
films of the year with a gross more than
?
600 crore.
[94]
[95]
His upcoming sci-fi film
The Greatest of All Time
which is set to be released theatrically on 5 September 2024.
[96]
[97]
In February 2024, Vijay announced that he will be doing only one more film, which will be his 69th as a lead actor.
[98]
[99]
[100]
Political career
In 2009, Vijay launched his fan club
Vijay Makkal Iyakkam
.
[101]
[102]
The organization supported the AIADMK alliance in the
2011 assembly elections
.
[103]
The fan club organization contested in the local body elections in Tamil Nadu in October 2021, securing victory in 115 out of the 169 contested seats.
[104]
On 2 February 2024, Vijay announced the launch of his political party,
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
.
[105]
[106]
Political analysts suggested that, the
TVK
party might undergo its expansion to other states of India including North in the near future.
[107]
Vijay deemed the
Citizenship Amendment Act 2019
passed by the
BJP government
as unacceptable as it will disrupt the social religious harmony of the nation.
[108]
Personal life
Vijay married Sangeetha, a
Sri Lankan Tamil
on 25 August 1999.
[109]
[110]
They have two children: a son Sanjay who briefly appeared alongside his father in
Vettaikaaran
, and a daughter Divya who appeared in her father's
Theri
.
[111]
[112]
Wealth and earnings
As of 2021
[update]
, Vijay's net worth is over
?
420 crore.
[113]
Vijay earned a
?
100 crore salary for
Beast
and also earned an estimated
?
120 crore?
?
150 crore for
Varisu
.
[114]
[115]
In 2023, he reportedly received a
?
200 crore salary, becoming one of the top paid actors in India.
[116]
On 5 February 2020, the
Income Tax Department
raided Vijay's residence in Chennai on potential tax evasion and his investments in
immovable properties
.
[117]
[118]
Later, the officials stated that nothing significant was found during the raid.
[119]
On 13 July 2021, the
Madras High Court
dismissed a writ petition filed by Vijay in 2012 seeking exemption of the
Entry Tax
for his
Rolls-Royce Ghost
car that was imported from the United Kingdom and imposed a fine of
?
1 lakh.
[120]
On 27 July 2021, a two-judge bench of Madras High court stayed the earlier order.
[121]
On 25 January 2022, the court dismissed the critical statements made by the earlier judge and on 15 July 2022, the court declared that no fine shall be imposed.
[122]
[123]
[124]
Filmography
Awards and accolades
In 1998, Vijay was awarded the
Kalaimaamani
by the
Government of Tamil Nadu
and Vijay received an honorary doctorate from the Dr. M.G.R. Educational Institute for of his achievements in the film industry in 2007.
[125]
Vijay was awarded the Best International Actor of 2018 in the United Kingdom for his role in
Mersal
.
[126]
He has received numerous other awards and accolades for his acting.
[127]
[128]
Artistry
News 18
describes Vijay as a "versatile actor" and a "fantastic playback singer, dancer and philanthropist".
[129]
[130]
He has been praised for his dancing with
The Times of India
labelling Vijay's dance moves as "energetic and effortless".
[131]
[132]
[133]
He has been praised for his acting skills with
Zee Media
reporting that Vijay amazed audiences with his acting and screen presence.
[134]
Referred to as
Thalapathy
(
transl.
commander
), Vijay has a significant fan following.
[135]
In 2019, a wax figure of Vijay was unveiled in a museum in
Kanyakumari
.
[136]
[137]
Vijay secured #8 spot in
Eastern Eye
magazine among top celebrities in Asia and he is the only Tamil actor to feature among Bollywood actors in the list in 2023.
[1]
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