Vijay (actor)

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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 over three decades, Vijay has acted in 68 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. He has won several awards as an actor. Referred to as "Thalapathy" (Template:Translation), Vijay has a significant fan following.

Born in Madras to director S. A. Chandrasekhar, Vijay made his debut as a child actor in the Tamil film Vetri (1984). After a few 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 notable films amongst them included Poove Unakkaga (1996), Love Today (1997), Kadhalukku Mariyadhai (1997), Thullatha Manamum Thullum (1999) and Kushi (2000). In 1998, he was awarded Kalaimaamani by the Government of Tamil Nadu for his role in Kadhalukku Mariyadhai.

In 2004, he starred in the blockbuster action-masala film Ghilli and with subsequent success of Thirupaachi (2005) and Pokkiri (2007) 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 several critically and commercially successful films starting from early 2010s including Thuppakki (2012), Kaththi (2014), Mersal (2017), Sarkar (2018), Master (2021), Beast (2022), Leo (2023) and his penultimate film The Greatest of All Time (2024).

In February 2024, Vijay announced his retirement from films and his forthcoming entry into politics with the launch of his political party, known as Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam.

Early life and familyEdit

Vijay was born as Joseph Vijay Chandrasekhar on 22 June 1974 in Madras (now Chennai), Tamil Nadu.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> His father, S. A. Chandrasekhar, is a film director and his mother, Shoba Chandrasekhar, is a playback singer and vocalist.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> His father is of Christian descent and his mother is a Hindu.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Vijay had a sister, Vidhya, who died when she was two years old.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Vijay did his schooling initially at Fathima school, Kodambakkam and later at Balalok school, Virugambakkam.<ref>Template:Cite video Template:Cbignore</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He pursued a bachelor degree in visual communication from Loyola College.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Film careerEdit

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1984–2003: Debut and transition to lead rolesEdit

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Vijay as a child actor

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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> 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.Template:Cn

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Vijay in 1998

Vijay played the lead role for the first time in Naalaiya Theerpu at the age of 18 in 1992.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He then appeared in the films Senthoorapandi, Rasigan, Deva and Coimbatore Mappillai, most of those were successful.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In 1996, Vijay acted in Poove Unakkaga, directed by Vikraman, which according to him, gave him his initial break and popularity.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In 1997, Vijay acted in Kaalamellam Kaathiruppen and Love Today.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Later, he starred in commercially successful films such as Nerrukku Ner, Kadhalukku Mariyadhai, Ninaithen Vandhai, Priyamudan and Thullatha Manamum Thullum.<ref name="IT">Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In 1999, he then acted in the films Endrendrum Kadhal, Nenjinile, and Minsara Kanna.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In 2000, he acted in critically successful, Kannukkul Nilavu, which was his 25th film, alongside commercially successful romantic films, Kushi and Priyamaanavale.<ref name="IT"/> 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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Later, he appeared in the romantic film Youth and the action film Bagavathi in the same year.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Vijay began 2003 with Vaseegara and Pudhiya Geethai.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

2003–11: Established actorEdit

In 2003, following the action-romance film Thirumalai, Vijay starred in Ghilli, directed by S. Dharani, alongside Trisha and Prakash Raj.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The movie became a commercial success and became the first Tamil film to gross over Template:INR500 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).<ref name="Nair"/><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Following the same, he acted in Madhurey and Thirupaachi in 2005.<ref name="TOI">Template:Cite news</ref> Later, he starred in the commercially successful films Sachein, Sivakasi and Pokkiri.<ref name="TOI" /> Pokkiri became one of the highest-grossing films of his career at the time.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

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Vijay in 2007

In late 2007, Vijay starred in the romantic thriller film Azhagiya Tamil Magan, where he portrayed a dual role for the first time in his career. He played the roles of both protagonist and antagonist.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The film was commercially successful outside India.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Except the commercially successful, Kuruvi in 2008<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Vijay continued to be one of the highest paid actors despite the moderate success of then recently released movies.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In 2010, he acted in the action comedy film Sura, which was his 50th film as an actor.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In early 2011, Vijay acted in the romantic comedy Kaavalan, directed by Siddique which received positive response and a box office collection of Template:INR102 crore worldwide.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The film was screened at the Shanghai International Film Festival in China.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Kaavalan was a commercial success in China.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> 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.<ref name="Nair">Template:Cite news</ref> The movie was also a critical success overseas.<ref name="Zee News 2013">Template:Cite news</ref>

2012–present: Commercial successEdit

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Vijay in 2013

In 2012, Vijay acted in the commercially successful Nanban, a remake of successful Hindi film 3 Idiots.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Later in the year, he acted in the action thriller Thuppakki, directed by A. R. Murugadoss.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The film became the third Tamil film to gross more than Template:INR100 crore domestically and became the most successful film of Vijay's career at the time, grossing over Template:INR121 crore.<ref name="NDTV">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> His next film Thalaivaa, directed by A. L. Vijay, was released in August 2013 to mixed reviews.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="Nair"/> In 2014, he acted in Jilla which ended up as a box office hit.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Vijay then starred in the action thriller Kaththi, where he portrayed another dual role. The film received positive reviews and collected Template:INR130 crore at the box office, becoming one of the highest-grossing Tamil films in 2014.<ref name="Star">Template:Cite news</ref>

In 2015, he starred in the fantasy film Puli, directed by Chimbu Deven, which received mixed to poor reviews from critics.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Despite the reviews, the film was one of the highest-grossing films of 2015.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In April 2016, the action-thriller Theri directed by Atlee released to mixed reviews.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> It became the second-highest-grossing Tamil film of 2016, grossing over Template:INR170 crore.<ref name="Nair"/> In 2017, the masala film Bairavaa was released, again to mixed reviews.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In 2017, the action thriller Mersal released, which became a commercial success, becoming the first of Vijay's films to gross over Template:INR250 crore.<ref name="Star"/><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> 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 supporting actor.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

In 2018, Vijay acted in the political film Sarkar, which entered the 100 Crore Club within two days.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The film was released in 80 countries and became his second ever film to gross over Template:INR250 crore.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Vijay acted in a football action film Bigil, which released in 2019.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> 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 Template:INR300 crore.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> It was also the first Tamil film to be released in Egypt and Jordan.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In 2021, his next film Master, directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj was released.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Upon release, it received mixed to positive reviews from the critics.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The film collected over Template:INR300 crore worldwide and was declared a box office success.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> His next film was the dark comedy action film Beast, which received mixed reviews from critics.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The film performed well in overseas box office and was commercially successful, collecting more than Template:INR300 crore worldwide.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> It became one of the most viewed films on Netflix globally in 2022.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

In 2023, Vijay starred in the action drama film Varisu directed by Vamshi Paidipally.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The film was a commercial success, grossing over Template:INR300 crore at the box office.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> His next release of 2023 was the action thriller Leo.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> It received mixed reviews from critics, but went on to become a commercially successful film and emerged as one of the highest grossing Indian films of the year with a gross more than Template:INR600 crore.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> His sci-fi action film The Greatest of All Time opened to mixed reviews, but had a theatrical revenue of more than Template:INR450 crore.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In February 2024, Vijay announced that he would do only one more film, which will be his 69th and last as a lead actor, titled as Jana Nayagan.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Political careerEdit

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} In 2009, Vijay launched his fan club Vijay Makkal Iyakkam.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The organization supported the AIADMK alliance in the 2011 assembly elections.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> On 2 February 2024, Vijay announced the launch of his political party, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK).<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Political analysts suggested that the TVK party might undergo expansion to other states of India.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Personal lifeEdit

Vijay married Sangeetha, a Sri Lankan Tamil on 25 August 1999.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Wealth and earningsEdit

Template:As of, Vijay's net worth is over Template:INR420 crore.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Vijay earned a Template:INR100 crore salary for Beast and also earned an estimated Template:INR120 crore—Template:INR150 crore for Varisu.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In 2023, he reportedly received a Template:INR200 crore salary, becoming one of the top paid actors in India.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

On 5 February 2020, the Income Tax Department raided Vijay's residence in Chennai on potential tax evasion and his investments in immovable properties.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Later, the officials stated that nothing significant was found during the raid.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> 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 Template:INR1 lakh.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> On 27 July 2021, a two-judge bench of Madras High court stayed the earlier order.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Awards and accoladesEdit

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Vijay in 2018

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} 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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Vijay was awarded the Best International Actor of 2018 in the United Kingdom for his role in Mersal.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He has received numerous other awards and accolades for his acting.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Public imageEdit

Referred to as Thalapathy (Template:Translation), Vijay has a significant fan following.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>

News 18 describes Vijay as a "versatile actor" and a "fantastic playback singer, dancer and philanthropist".<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He has been praised for his dancing with The Times of India labelling Vijay's dance moves as "energetic and effortless".<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He has been praised for his acting skills with Zee Media reporting that "Vijay amazed audiences with his acting and screen presence".<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

In 2019, a wax figure of Vijay was unveiled in a museum in Kanyakumari.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In 2023, Vijay secured #8 spot in Eastern Eye magazine among the global celebrities in Asia.<ref name=topglobalasia>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="topglobalasia2">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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