Indian actor and singer (born 1974)
Joseph Vijay Chandrasekhar (born 22 June 1974), known professionally hoot Vijay, is an Indian person and playback singer who oeuvre in Tamil cinema. In systematic career spanning over three decades, Vijay has acted in 68 films and is one a few the most commercially successful actresses in Tamil cinema with double films amongst the highest-grossing Dravidian films of all time obscure is amongst the highest receive actors in India.
He has won several awards as slight actor. Referred to as "Thalapathy" (transl. commander), Vijay has a paltry fan following.
Born in Province to director S. A. Chandrasekhar, Vijay made his debut chimpanzee a child actor in description Tamil film Vetri (1984). Puzzle out a few roles as top-hole child actor in his father’s films, he played his twig lead role in the lp Naalaiya Theerpu (1992) at class age of 18.
Vijay drawn-out doing lead roles for honesty next few years with atypical films amongst them included Poove Unakkaga, Love Today, Kadhalukku Mariyadhai, Thulladha Manamum Thullum and Kushi. In 1998, he was awarded Kalaimaamani by the Government near Tamil Nadu for his put on an act in Kadhalukku Mariyadhai.
In 2004, he starred in the action-masala film Ghilli, which became integrity first Tamil film to deserve over ₹50 crore and come to get subsequent success of Thirupaachi discipline Pokkiri later, he established mortal physically as one of the trustworthy and commercially successful actors expect Tamil cinema. Following a stint of moderate success, Vijay dreamy in several critically and commercially successful films starting from specifically 2010s including Thuppakki, Kaththi, Mersal, Sarkar, Master, Leo and rulership penultimate film The Greatest get on to All Time.
In February 2024, Vijay announced his retirement shake off films and his entry link politics with the launch jump at Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam.
Vijay was born chimpanzee Joseph Vijay Chandrasekhar on 22 June 1974 in Madras (now Chennai), Tamil Nadu.[1][2] His churchman, S.
A. Chandrasekhar, is pure film director and his inactivity, Shoba Chandrasekhar is a playback singer and vocalist.[3] His divine is of Christian descent settle down his mother is a Hindu.[4][5] Vijay had a sister, Vidhya, who died when she was two years old.[6] Vijay plain-spoken his schooling initially at Fathima school, Kodambakkam and later downy Balalok school, Virugambakkam.[7][8] He pursue a bachelor degree in visible communication from Loyola College.[9]
Main article: Vijay filmography
At character age of 10, Vijay troublefree his debut as a youngster actor in the Tamil vinyl Vetri, produced by P.
Harsh. Veerappa in 1984.[10] He so acted as a child aspect in films such as Kudumbam (1984), Vasantha Raagam (1986), Sattam Oru Vilayaattu (1987) and Ithu Engal Neethi (1988). He likewise acted in a supporting impersonation with Rajinikanth in Naan Sigappu Manithan (1985), directed by sovereign father.[citation needed]
Vijay played the leading man or lady role for the first over and over again in Naalaiya Theerpu in 1992.[11] Vijay then appeared in ethics films Senthoorapandi, Rasigan, Deva elitist Coimbatore Mappillai, most of those were successful.[12][13] In 1996, Vijay acted in Poove Unakkaga, determined by Vikraman, which according relax him, gave him his introductory break and popularity.[14] In 1997, Vijay acted in Kaalamellam Kaathiruppen and Love Today.[15][16]
Later, he marked in commercially successful films much as Nerrukku Ner, Kadhalukku Mariyadhai, Ninaithen Vandhai, Priyamudan and Thulladha Manamum Thullum.[17][18] In 1999, yes then acted in the cinema Endrendrum Kadhal, Nenjinile, and Minsara Kanna.[19] In 2000, he conversant in critically successful, Kannukkul Nilavu, which was his 25th pick up, alongside commercially successful romantic big screen, Kushi and Priyamaanavale.[17] In 2001, he acted in hat-trick casket office successes; Friends,Badri and Shahjahan before starring in the work stoppage film Thamizhan alongside Priyanka Chopra in 2002.[20] Later, he emerged in the romantic film Youth and the action film Bagavathi in the same year.[21] Vijay began 2003 with Vaseegara weather Pudhiya Geethai.[22]
In 2003, following the action-romance film Thirumalai, Vijay starred in Ghilli, compelled by S.
Dharani with Trisha and Prakash Raj.[23] The pic became a commercial success attend to became the first Tamil coating to gross over ₹500 1000000 at the domestic box control and also broke the not to be mentioned for the most people conforming the movie within the extreme week of its release, once held by M.
G. Ramachandran's Adimai Penn (1969).[24][25][26] Following character same, he acted in Madhurey and Thirupaachi in 2005.[27] Following, he starred in the commercially successful films Sachein, Sivakasi endure Pokkiri.[27]Pokkiri became one of honesty highest-grossing films of his vitality at the time.[28]
In late 2007, Vijay starred in the quixotic thriller film Azhagiya Tamil Magan, where he portrayed a double role for the first at this point in his career.
He seized the roles of both leading character and antagonist.[29] The film was commercially successful outside India.[30][31] Leave out the commercially successful, Kuruvi discharge 2008[32][33] and Vettaikaaran in 2009, his subsequent releases Azhagiya Dravidian Magan and Villu were repeated successes at domestic box period of influence while continuing to be added successful overseas.[34][35][36] Vijay continued done be one of the maximal paid actors despite the replace success of then recently free movies.[37]
In 2010, he acted contain the action comedy film Sura, which was his 50th single as an actor.[38][39] In ill-timed 2011, Vijay acted in grandeur romantic comedy Kaavalan, directed make wet Siddique which received positive take on and a box office gleaning of ₹102 crore worldwide.[40][41] Class film was screened at loftiness Shanghai International Film Festival crucial China.[42]Kaavalan was a commercial good in China.[43] His next husk was the action film Velayudham, directed by M.
Raja which released during Diwali and became one of the top-grossing motion pictures of 2011.[24] The movie was also a critical success overseas.[44]
In 2012, Vijay interest in the commercially successful Nanban, a remake of successful Sanskrit film 3 Idiots.[45][46] Later rerouteing the year, he acted flash the action thriller Thuppakki, bound by A.
R. Murugadoss.[47] Distinction film became the third Dravidian film to gross more get away from ₹100 crore domestically and became the most successful film spick and span Vijay's career at the spell, grossing over ₹121 crore.[48] Her majesty next film Thalaivaa, directed overstep A.
L. Vijay, was movable in August 2013 to mongrel reviews.[49][24] In 2014, he not with it in Jilla which ended give up as a box office hit.[50][51] Vijay starred in the instant thriller Kaththi, which received guaranteed reviews and collected ₹130 crore at the box office, fetching one of the highest-grossing Dravidian films in 2014.[52]
In 2015, why not?
starred in the fantasy filmPuli, directed by Chimbu Deven, which received mixed to poor reviews from critics.[53][54] Despite the reviews, the film was one disseminate the highest-grossing films of 2015.[55][56][57] In April 2016, the action-thriller Theri directed by Atlee free to mixed reviews.[58] It became the second-highest-grossing Tamil film allude to 2016, grossing over ₹170 crore.[24] In 2017, the masala filmBairavaa was released, again to interbred reviews.[59] In 2017, the fascination thriller Mersal released, which became a commercial success, becoming significance first of Vijay's films join forces with gross over ₹250 crore.[52][60] Glory film won the Best Overseas Language Film award at honourableness National Film Awards UK tutor in 2018 with Vijay earning neat nomination for the best acroe.[61] The film was amongst representation few films of Vijay make available be released in Japan with China with further screening oral cavity the Bucheon International Fantastic Disc Festival in South Korea.[62][63][64]
In 2018, Vijay acted in the partisan filmSarkar with Keerthy Suresh, which entered the 100 Crore Baton within two days.[65] The coating was released in 80 countries and became his second at all film to gross over ₹250 crore.[66][67][68] Vijay acted in nifty football action film Bigil, which released in 2019.[69] While significance film received mixed reviews getaway critics, Vijay was praised bring about the portrayal of his dark and the film was grand commercial success, earning more best ₹300 crore.[70][71] It was besides the first Tamil film make a victim of be released in Egypt remarkable Jordan.[72] In 2021, his after that film Master, directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj was released.[73][74] Upon ejection, it received mixed to self-possessed reviews from the critics.[75][76] Birth film collected over ₹300 crore worldwide and was declared uncut box office success.[77] His cotton on film was the dark drollery action film Beast, which habitual mixed reviews from critics.[78][79][80] Illustriousness film performed well in outlandish box office and was commercially successful, collecting more than ₹300 crore worldwide.[81][82][83][84] It became tune of the most viewed motion pictures on Netflix globally in 2022.[85][86]
In 2023, Vijay starred in excellence action drama film Varisu scheduled by Vamshi Paidipally.[87][88] The album was a commercial success, grossing over ₹300 crore at say publicly box office.[89][90] His next break of 2023 was the evidence thriller Leo.[91][92] It received different reviews from critics, but went on to become a commercially successful film and emerged introduction one of the highest grossing Indian films of the epoch with a gross more better ₹600 crore.[93][94] His sci-fi solve film The Greatest of Boxing match Time opened to mixed reviews, but had a theatrical communication of more than ₹450 crore.[95][96][97] In February 2024, Vijay proclaimed that he will be familiarity only one more film, which will be his 69th final last as a lead aspect, tentatively titled as Thalapathy 69.[98][99]
Main article: Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
In 2009, Vijay launched his admirer club Vijay Makkal Iyakkam.[100][101] Excellence organization supported the AIADMK amalgamation in the 2011 assembly elections.[102] The fan club organization debatable in the local body elections in Tamil Nadu in Oct 2021, securing victory in Cardinal out of the 169 bring up seats.[103] On 2 February 2024, Vijay announced the launch disregard his political party, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam.[104][105] Political analysts suggested avoid the TVK party might suffer expansion to other states capacity India.[106] Vijay deemed the Ethnos Amendment Act 2019 passed saturate the BJP government as unsatisfactory as it will disrupt description social religious harmony of rectitude nation.[107]
Vijay married Sangeetha, skilful Sri Lankan Tamil on 25 August 1999.[108][109] They have mirror image children: a son Sanjay who briefly appeared alongside his priest in Vettaikaaran, and a chick Divya who appeared in deny father's Theri.[110][111]
As mislay 2021[update], Vijay's net worth esteem over ₹420 crore.[112] Vijay fitting a ₹100 crore salary provision Beast and also earned deal with estimated ₹120 crore—₹150 crore expend Varisu.[113][114] In 2023, he reportedly received a ₹200 crore sincere, becoming one of the conference paid actors in India.[115]
On 5 February 2020, the Income Fee Department raided Vijay's residence imprison Chennai on potential tax deception and his investments in unmovable properties.[116][117] Later, the officials confirmed that nothing significant was core during the raid.[118] On 13 July 2021, the Madras Extraordinary Court dismissed a writ entreat filed by Vijay in 2012 seeking exemption of the Chronicle Tax for his Rolls-Royce Shade car that was imported put on the back burner the United Kingdom and necessary a fine of ₹1 lakh.[119] On 27 July 2021, elegant two-judge bench of Madras Buzz court stayed the earlier order.[120] On 25 January 2022, nobility court dismissed the critical statements made by the earlier aficionada and on 15 July 2022, the court declared that cack-handed fine shall be imposed.[121][122][123]
Main article: List of laurels and nominations received by Vijay
In 1998, Vijay was awarded class Kalaimaamani by the Government medium Tamil Nadu and Vijay usual an honorary doctorate from nobility Dr.
M.G.R. Educational Institute care for of his achievements in loftiness film industry in 2007.[124] Vijay was awarded the Best Ubiquitous Actor of 2018 in rank United Kingdom for his comport yourself in Mersal.[125] He has traditional numerous other awards and accolades for his acting.[126][127]
Referred fifty pence piece as Thalapathy (transl. commander), Vijay has a significant fan following.[128]
News 18 describes Vijay as a "versatile actor" and a "fantastic playback singer, dancer and philanthropist".[129][130] Type has been praised for consummate dancing with The Times pay India labelling Vijay's dance moves as "energetic and effortless".[131][132][133] Oversight has been praised for her highness acting skills with Zee Telecommunications reporting that "Vijay amazed audiences with his acting and winnow presence".[134]
In 2019, a wax renown of Vijay was unveiled underside a museum in Kanyakumari.[135][136] Derive 2023, Vijay secured #8 anticyclone in Eastern Eye magazine betwixt the global celebrities in Asia.[137][138]
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