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Vijay

Vijay in 2015

Born Joseph Vijay Chandrasekhar

22 June 1974 (age 45)[1]

Madras, Tamil Nadu, India (now Chennai)

Nationality Indian

Alma mater Loyola College, Chennai

Occupation Film actor, playback singer

  1984–1988 (child actor)
Years active
 1992–present (lead actor)

Spouse(s)  Sangeeta Sornalingam

(1999–present)

Children Jason Sanjay, Divya Saasha

Parent(s)  S. A. Chandrasekhar (father)

 Shoba (mother)

Relatives See Chandrasekhar family

C. Joseph Vijay[2] (born 22 June 1974) is an Indian film actor, playback singer and dancer who
works in Tamil cinema. Referred to by fans and media as Thalapathy (commander), Vijay is the
highest paid actor and one of the most significant figures in the industry.[3] By 2017, he became the
second-highest grossing actor in Tamil cinema history, behind Rajinikanth.[4] As of 2019, Vijay has
acted in 64 films as a lead actor and won numerous awards including three Tamil Nadu State Film
Awards, eight Vijay Awards, an Indiatoday Award, SIIMA Award, Cosmopolitan Award and National
Film Award UK, three Edison Awards and two Vikatan Awards. He received an honorary
doctorate from the Dr. M.G.R. Educational and Research Institute of the Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R.
Medical University in 2007 for his contributions to social welfare and in honour of his achievements
in the film industry. He has been included five times in the Forbes India Celebrity 100 list, based on
the earnings of Indian celebrities.
At 10 years old, Vijay's first role was in the drama Vetri (1984); he continued to perform as a child
artist in films until Ithu Engal Neethi (1988), directed by his father S. A. Chandrasekhar. He then
featured as the lead in Naalaiya Theerpu (1992), again directed by his father. He received his
breakthrough in the film Poove Unakkaga (1996), which was directed by Vikraman.[5] Vijay began the
new millennium with successful films such as Kushi and Priyamaanavale.[6] The success of
his masala film Thirumalai (2003), where he was paired opposite Jyothika, changed his on-screen
persona to that of an action hero.[7] He appeared next as a kabaddi player
opposite Trisha in Dharani's Ghilli (2004), which went on to become the most commercially
successful Tamil film of the year and the first Tamil film to earn ₹500 million (Indian rupees).[8] His
performance in Thirupaachi (2005) earned him a Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize.[9] Vijay
continued to achieve commercial success during the 2000s with films including Sivakasi (2005)
and Pokkiri (2007).
In 2011, Vijay's career prospects improved after he was praised for his role as a bodyguard
in Kaavalan.[10] The following year he appeared in two films: as a college student in Nanban and
an army officer in Thuppakki. His performances in both films received positive critical feedback.[11] He
followed that with A. L. Vijay's Thalaivaa (2013) and the multi-starrer Jilla (2014). Again, he teamed
up with AR Murugadoss for the action film Kaththi (2014) where he had played dual roles as a thief
and an idealist. It became one of the highest-grossing Tamil films of 2014.[12] In 2016, he played a
police officer in Atlee Kumar's Theri which had one of the biggest openings in Tamil cinema,
grossing ₹1.5—1.56 billion worldwide, and is among the highest-grossing Tamil films of all
time.[13] He played triple roles for the first time in the film Mersal (2017), his second collaboration
with Atlee.[14] It became the highest-grossing film of Vijay's career and was also released in Japan in
four major cities: Tokyo, Ebina, Osako and Nakaya.
 Contents

 1Early life and family

 2Film career
o 2.11984–1988
o 2.21992–1996
o 2.31996–2003
o 2.42003–2010
o 2.52011–2016
o 2.62017–present
o 2.7Presence in other regional Indian films
 3In the media and other works
o 3.1Brand endorsement
o 3.2Philanthropy
 4Personal life
 5Awards
 6References
 7External links

Early life and family

Vijay was born on 22 June 1974[1] as Joseph Vijay in Madras (now Chennai). His father S. A.
Chandrasekhar is a Tamil film director and his mother Shoba is a playback singer and carnatic
vocalist. He had a sister Vidhya, who died when she was two years old. His sisters death affected
Vijay greatly; according to his mother, Vijay, who was very talkative, naughty and hyperactive as a
child, became silent after Vidhya's death.[15] Vidhya's story is depicted in the 2005 film Sukran, in
which Vijay played an extended cameo.[16][better source needed]
He is a Roman Catholic, and received his first Holy Communion at a church in Chennai.[17] Initially
attending Fathima Matriculation Higher Secondary School[18] at Kodambakkam, he later joined
Balalok Matriculation Higher Secondary School[19] at Virugambakkam and went on to pursue a
degree in Visual Communications from Loyola College. He eventually dropped out as he was more
interested in acting.[15]
Vijay married a fan,[20] Sangeetha Sornalingam,[21] a Hindu Sri Lankan Tamil whom he met in the
United Kingdom, on 25 August 1999.[22] They have two children, a son Jason Sanjay born in 2000 in
London[23] and a daughter Divya Shasha born in 2005 in Chennai.[24] Jason Sanjay made a cameo
appearance with his father in Vettaikaaran (2009) and Divya Shasha portrayed a small role as her
father's pre-teen daughter in Theri (2016).

Film career
See also: Vijay filmography and Vijay discography
1984–1988
At the age of 10, Vijay started his film career as a child actor in the film Vetri (1984) and then
performed as child actor in films such as Kudumbam (1984), Vasantha Raagam (1986), Sattam Oru
Vilayaattu (1987) and Ithu Engal Neethi (1988). He also performed as child actor in Naan Sigappu
Manithan (1985) co-starring Rajinikanth as lead actor.
1992–1996
After performing as a child artist in the films directed by his father, Vijay started featuring in lead
roles at the age of 18 from Naalaiya Theerpu (1992).[25] Vijay appeared
alongside Vijayakanth in Sendhoorapandi (1993), which performed well only to a certain extent at
the box office.[26] In 1994, his film Rasigan was released, which can be deemed as his first success
but not acclaimed by critics.[27] This was the first film in which Vijay was credited with the prefix Ilaya
Thalapathy (young commander), an epithet by which he became popularly known among fans and
the media for the rest of his career.[28] He had lead roles in films such as Deva and Rajavin
Parvaiyile, wherein the latter he co-starred with actor Ajith Kumar. He then acted in the romantic
comedy Vishnu and the romantic tragedy Chandralekha. In early 1995, he starred in Coimbatore
Mappillai a romantic comedy film.
1996–2003
In 1996, Vijay performed in the Vikraman-directed Poove Unakkaga, which became his first
acclaimed performance as well as the breakthrough in Vijay's career and made him a recognizable
star.[29] Vijay's tenth film Vasantha Vasal was followed by the action films Maanbumigu
Maanavan and Selva. In 1997, Vijay acted in Kaalamellam Kaathiruppen, Love Today and Once
More, where he co-starred with veteran Tamil film actor Sivaji Ganesan and actress Simran, and in
the Mani Ratnam-produced movie Nerukku Ner, directed by Vasanth and co-starring
debutant Suriya, the eldest son of actor Sivakumar. Kadhalukku Mariyadhai, directed by Fazil,
earned Vijay a Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor. It is the remake of Fazil's own
Malayalam film Aniyathipraavu. In 1998, Vijay worked in the movies Ninaithen
Vandhai, Priyamudan and Nilaave Vaa, the first one being the remake of Telugu film Pelli Sandadi.
In 1999, Vijay acted in debutant Ezhil's Thulladha Manamum Thullum, with Simran, which ran for
more than 200 days at the Tamil Nadu box office and earned Vijay a Tamil Nadu State Film Award
for Best Film.[30] This was followed by Endrendrum Kadhal, Nenjinile and Minsara Kanna, with the
latter being a K. S. Ravikumar direction.
From 2000, Vijay began to commit to entertaining ventures, which marked a change in trend. In
2000, he performed in Kannukkul Nilavu directed by Fazil again, and two romantic
movies Kushi and Priyamaanavale, the latter being the remake of Telugu film Pavitra Bandham. His
2001 comedy-drama film Friends was directed by Siddique and featured him in the leading role
alongside Suriya again. Vijay also performed in Badri, an action film remake of the Telugu
film Thammudu, and the romantic movie Shahjahan. In 2002, he starred in the action
film Thamizhan alongside Priyanka Chopra, making her acting debut before establishing herself as a
leading Bollywood actress.[31] Later, he featured in the romantic film Youth and the action
film Bagavathi, the former being the remake of Telugu film Chiru Navvuto. Vijay began 2003 with the
films Vaseegara and Pudhiya Geethai, the former being the remake of Telugu film Nuvvu Naaku
Nachav.
2003–2010
In late 2003, Vijay starred in the action-romance flick Thirumalai, co-starring Jyothika, directed by
debutant Ramana and produced by K. Balachander's Kavithalaya Productions, which featured him in
a different way. Thirumalai was considered a turning point in Vijay's career.[32] Udhaya, which began
production in 1998 and filming in 2002, but was delayed, was finally released in early 2004. Ghilli, a
remake of the Telugu film Okkadu was released next in 2004, and completed 200 days in theatres
in Tamil Nadu. Directed by S. Dharani and produced by A. M. Rathnam, it co-
starred Trisha and Prakash Raj.[33] Ghilli is the first Tamil film of all time to gross over ₹500 million in
the domestic box office.[34] This was the time in which Vijay transformed himself from a romantic hero
into an action hero.
It was followed by Madhurey, directed by Ramana Madhesh. In 2005, he starred in
debutant Perarasu's Thirupaachi, followed by a guest appearance in his father's Sukran, the
romantic comedy Sachien, co-starring Genelia D'Souza, directed by John Mahendran, and Sivakasi,
starring Asin, again directed by Perarasu. Vijay's next film Aathi, the remake of Telugu
film Athanokkade, was released in early 2006. It is produced by his father S. A. Chandrasekhar and
again directed by Ramana. In early 2007, Vijay starred in the gangster film Pokkiri, a remake of the
Telugu film of the same name. Directed by Prabhu Deva, it became the third highest grossing Tamil
film of 2007. Pokkiri is the first Tamil film of all-time to complete a 100-day theatrical run in
Kerala.[34] The film received critical acclaim.[35]

Vijay in 2009

In late 2007, Vijay starred in the psychological thriller film Azhagiya Tamil Magan, directed
by Bharathan, who made his directional debut with this film. Vijay played a dual role for the first time
in his career. He played the roles of both the antagonist and protagonist. The film was only a
moderate success at the box office. Vijay was honoured with people's choice Superstar award in
2008 Vijay TV awards ceremony.[36] In 2008, he starred in the action comedy film Kuruvi, again
under Dharani's direction, and produced by Red Giant Movies. The year 2009 commenced with the
action film Villu, in which Vijay teamed up again with Prabhu Deva and played another dual role. His
next film Vettaikaaran, directed by Babusivan and produced by AVM Productions and distributed
by Sun Pictures became one of the highest grossing Tamil film of 2009. In 2010, he acted in the
action comedy film Sura, also distributed by Sun Pictures. This was Vijay's 50th film.
2011–2016
In early 2011, Vijay joined up with director Siddique again, for the romantic comedy Kaavalan, a
Tamil remake of the Malayalam film Bodyguard. It received positive responses from both viewers
and critics and was a box office hit.[37] Kaavalan was screened at the Shanghai International Film
Festival in China.[38] During Diwali the same year, his next film, the action film Velayudham, directed
by M. Raja and produced by Venu Ravichandran was released.[39] Velayudham became one of the
top-grossing films of 2011.[40]
Vijay's next release was Nanban, the Tamil remake of the Bollywood film 3 Idiots, where he played
the role which was played by Aamir Khan in the original. Directed by S. Shankar, it was released
during the Pongal weekend of 2012 and emerged a major financial success. Nanban was screened
at the Melbourne International Film Festival in Australia.[41] Vijay's performance in the film was
praised by critics, including leading Indian actor Kamal Haasan.[42] Nanban went on to complete 100
days theatrical run.[43] He made a special appearance in the 2012 Bollywood film Rowdy Rathore,
starring Akshay Kumar and directed by Prabhu Deva.[44]
Vijay's next film, the action thriller Thuppakki, directed by A. R. Murugadoss and produced by S.
Dhanu, was released on Diwali 2012 to mostly positive reviews.[45] The film became the third Tamil
film to enter the ₹1 billion (US$14 million) club after Sivaji (2007)
and Enthiran (2010).[46] Thuppakki became the highest-grossing film of Vijay's career, and the first of
his films to gross over ₹1,800,000,000.[34][47] His next film Thalaivaa, directed by A. L. Vijay, was
released on 9 August 2013 worldwide and had a delayed release in Tamil Nadu.[48] His next film Jilla,
co-starring Kajal Aggarwal and Mohanlal, and directed by R. T. Neason, was released on
a Pongal weekend in 2014 and ended up as a box office hit.[49]
Vijay again worked with AR Murugadoss in the action thriller Kaththi, co-starring Samantha Ruth
Prabhu and Neil Nitin Mukesh and produced by Ayngaran International, which was released on
Diwali 2014 to mostly positive reviews.[50]He played a dual role for the third time. It was the highest
grossing Tamil film of 2014.[51] In 2015, the fairy tale fantasy film Puli was released. His next film, the
action-thriller Theri, directed by Atlee, co-starring Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Amy Jackson and
Produced by S. Dhanu, was released in April 2016 to positive reviews.[52] Theri is the highest-
grossing film of 2016 and his second film to gross over ₹1,720,000,000.[34]
2017–present

Vijay in England with his 2018 IARA Award for Best International Actor.

His next, the masala film Bairavaa, directed by Bharathan, co-starring Keerthy Suresh and produced
by Vijaya Productions was released in January 2017.[53] His next film, the action-thriller Mersal,
directed by Atlee, co-starring Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Kajal Aggarwal and Nithya Menen and
produced by Sri Thenandal Films was released in late 2017.[54] He played a triple role in this
film. Mersal became the highest-grossing film of Vijay's career, and the first of his films to gross
over ₹2,500,000,000.[55] Mersal was also released in Japan in four major cities Tokyo, Ebina, Osako
and Nakaya.[56] For his role in Mersal, Vijay was nominated at the National Film Awards UK in 2018
and also the film won the Best Foreign Language Film award at the National Film Awards
UK.[57][58] Mersal was his second film to release in China after Kaavalan (2011).[59] Mersal was
screened at the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival in South Korea.[60] His next film, the
action film Sarkar directed by A R Murugadoss and produced by Sun Pictures released on diwali
2018.[61] Sarkar is the highest-grossing film of 2018.[62]
Presence in other regional Indian films
"I've given hits and blockbusters but what I've truly earned is my fans ... Ignore all negativity. The two things that
decide a person's fate are: his determination when he has nothing, and his attitude when he has everything."
—Vijay on his film career[63]

Vijay's first cameo Bollywood appearance in the song Chinta Chinta from the Hindi film Rowdy
Rathore (2012), co-starring Akshay Kumar and Prabhu Deva, was well received by Hindi
audiences.[64] Vijay's song Varalam Va Bairavaa is played in Ajay Devgan's Hindi film Golmaal
Again (2017) during a fight sequence along with a poster of his film Theri as a tribute to the
actor.[65] Most of his Tamil films are dubbed into Hindi by Goldmines Telefilms and telecast on Sony
Max Hindi TV channel.[66] Vijay's film Mersal gave tough
competition to Hindi films in October 2017, when it collected more than Golmaal Again and Secret
Superstar in international markets.[67] Mersal also topped in the UAE market collecting more than ₹90
million, beating Golmaal Again and Secret Superstar.[68] In July 2017, Rishtey Cineplex Hindi TV
channel held the Hindi movies Television Rating Point rankings #1 and #3 respectively during
the Dangerous Khiladi 3 (2014) (dubbed version of Vettaikaaran) and Policewala Gunda 2 (2014)
(dubbed version of Jilla) telecasts. Sony Max Hindi TV channel held the #5 spot in Hindi
movies Television Rating Point during Hindi film Theri telecast.[69] In late 2017, the Hindi version of
Vijay's film Kaththi titled Khaki Aur Khiladi was released and telecast on Zee Cinema Hindi TV
channel.[70] Vijay's Sarkar is the all-time top opener in India beating Hindi film Sanju.[71][72] Sarkar is the
highest-grossing film of 2018 and also broken records of many Hindi films such as Raazi, Gold and
Aamir's Thugs of Hindostan.[62]
Vijay's films are dubbed into Telugu and most of them have turned out to be successful ventures,
such as Snehitudu, Thuppakki, Jilla, Policeodu, Agent Bairavaa and Adirindhi. The Telugu version
of Jilla included a separate track shot that featured Surekha Vani, L. B. Sriram,
and Brahmanandam.[73] Actor Chiranjeevi thanked Vijay as the latter was more keen on his
comeback film and helped him to get the remake rights of the Tamil blockbuster film Kaththi, which
was remade in Telugu as Khaidi No. 150 with Chiranjeevi in the lead.[74] Actor Junior NTR applauded
Vijay as his favourite dancer, that he loves Vijay's dance steps and had even copied the latter's
moves from the song, Vasantha Mullai for his own film, Kantri.[75] Adirindhi had the biggest opening of
Vijay's career in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana states and was very successful.[76] The Telugu
dubbed version of Sarkar earned more than ₹180 million at the Andhra box office and was the
highest Telugu grosser in Vijay's career in the Telugu-speaking states of Andhra Pradesh and
Telangana.[77]

In the media and other works

Referred to by fans and media as Thalapathy (commander),[78] Vijay has been included several times
in the Indian edition of the Forbes Celebrity 100 list, based on the earnings of Indian celebrities. In
2012, he was ranked #28,[79] in 2013, he was ranked #49,[80] in 2014, he held the #41 slot,[81] in 2016,
he held the #61 slot,[82] and in 2017, he was ranked #31.[83] In 2017, a third standard Central Board of
Secondary Education textbook has displayed Vijay's image with veshti and shirt in reference to the
traditional attire worn by Tamil men during Pongal festival in South India.[84]
Brand endorsement
In 2002, Vijay appeared in Coca-Cola advertisements.[85] He has appeared in
a Sunfeast advertisement in 2005.[86] In 2008, Vijay was signed up as an ambassador for the Indian
Premier League cricket team Chennai Super Kings.[87] In January 2009, Vijay appeared in a Coca-
Cola advertisement.[88] In August 2010, Vijay was signed by Jos Alukkas as their brand ambassador
for Tamil Nadu and Kerala.[89] He also appeared in a Tata Docomo advertisement.[90]
Philanthropy
On his birthday, 22 June 2007 Vijay presented golden rings to the newborn babies at the Egmore
Government General Hospital.[91]
In May 2008, Vijay appeared in a short public service video, Herova? Zerova?, in an effort to
discourage children from dropping out of school.[92]

Vijay planted a tree in honour of World Environment Day at the Consulate General of the United States,
Chennai

He founded a social welfare organisation, Vijay Makkal Iyakkam (Vijay People Organization), which
was officially launched in July 2009, which is responsible for much of his philanthropic work.
After Cyclone Thane, his Makkal Mandram administrators arranged for a relief camp at
Kammiyampettai, Cuddalore where he provided rice to the affected people.[93] The Ilayathalapathy
Vijay Education Awards were conducted at JS Kalyana Mandapam in Chennai on 8 July 2012 by his
Vijay Makkal Iyakkam organisation to honour the students who topped in 2012 SSLC and 12th board
exams and the awards were distributed by Vijay.[94] In November 2014, Vijay assisted the daughter of
a tea stall owner to obtain admission to a private college in Kodambakkam.[95]
On 21 January 2017, Vijay rendered his voice and support to Jallikattu protests by anonymously
joining the protesters in Chennai, hiding his face with a hanky.[96] In September 2017, the Vijay
Makkal Iyakkam official website was launched to unite all of his fans,[97] and in December 2017, Vijay
fans in Pollachi began providing services to the needy such as autos for school students and
ambulances for the sick and injured.[98] On 11 September 2017, Vijay offered financial aid to the
family of a girl who committed suicide after failing to secure a medical seat in NEET exams.[99] On 7
June 2018, Vijay offered financial aid to the families of the Thoothukudi police gunfire victims who
protested against the Sterlite Copper plant.[100] On 22 August 2018, Vijay distributed ₹70 lakh worth
of relief materials to flood affected victims with the help of his fan club district heads in various parts
of Kerala.[101] In November 2018, Vijay deposited ₹4.5 lakh in each VMI head's bank account to
provide relief for the Gaja cyclone-affected families in Tamil Nadu.[102]
Vijay received an honorary doctorate from the Dr. M.G.R. Educational and Research Institute (Tamil
Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University) in 2007 for his contributions to social welfare and in honour of
his achievements in the film industry.[103]

Personal life
On 5 February 2020, the Income Tax Department raided Vijay's residence in Chennai and inquired
about potential tax evasion, regarding his investment in immovable properties[clarify], which he inherited
from the production studio AGS Entertainment.[104] It was reported that actor Vijay and AGS
Entertainment producer Anbu Cheliyan were suspected of undisclosed payments, alleged tax fraud
and nearly ₹65 crore was seized by the officials from Cheliyan's residence.[105] Vijay was investigated
while he was busy shooting for his upcoming film Master in Cuddalore.[106]

Awards
Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Vijay

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