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Joseph Vijay Chandrasekhar, known professionally as Vijay and Thalapathy Vijay, is an Indian actor and playback singer who works in Tamil cinema. He started his career in 1984 as a child actor, and since then has appeared in more than sixty films. As a playback singer, Vijay has sung over thirty songs in his films.
Background
Vijay was born on June 22, 1974, in Madras (now Chennai), Tamil Nadu, India. 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. Playback singer S. N. Surender is his maternal uncle. His cousin Vikranth is also an actor.
Education
Initially attending Fathima Matriculation Higher Secondary School at Kodambakkam, Vijay later joined Balalok Matriculation Higher Secondary School 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.
At the age of ten, Vijay started his film career as a child actor in the film Vetri (1984) and then performed as a child actor in films such as Kudumbam (1984), Vasantha Raagam (1986), Sattam Oru Vilayaattu (1987) and Ithu Engal Neethi (1988). He also performed as a child actor in Naan Sigappu Manithan (1985), co-starring Rajinikanth as a lead actor. After performing as a child artist in the films directed by his father, Vijay started featuring in lead roles at the age of eighteen from Naalaiya Theerpu (1992). Vijay appeared alongside Vijayakanth in Sendhoorapandi (1993), which performed well only to a certain extent at the box office. In 1994, his film Rasigan was released, which can be deemed as his first success but not acclaimed by critics. He had lead roles in films such as Deva and Rajavin Parvaiyile, wherein the latter 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.
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. Vijay's tenth film Vasantha Vasal was followed by the action films Maanbumigu Maanavan and Selva and the romantic film Kaalamellam Kaathiruppen. In 1997, Vijay acted in Love Today and Once More, where he co-starred with the Tamil film actor Sivaji Ganesan and actress Simran, and in the Mani Ratnam-produced movie Nerukku Ner, directed by Vasanth. Kadhalukku Mariyadhai, directed by Fazil, earned Vijay a Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor. In 1998, Vijay worked in the movies Ninaithen Vandhai, Priyamudan and Nilaave Vaa. In 1999, Vijay acted in Thulladha Manamum Thullum. This was followed by Endrendrum Kadhal, Nenjinile, and the K.S.Ravikumar-directed Minsara Kanna.
From 2000, Vijay began to commit to entertaining ventures, which marked a change in trend. In 2000, he performed in Kannukkul Nilavu, and two romantic movies Kushi and Priyamanavale. His 2001 comedy-drama film Friends was directed by Siddique and featured him in the leading role alongside Suriya. 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. Later, he featured in the romantic film Youth and the action film Bagavathi.
Vijay began 2003 with the films Vaseegara and Pudhiya Geethai. 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. Udhaya, which began 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 theaters in Tamil Nadu. It was followed by Madhurey, directed by Ramana Madhesh. In 2005, he starred in the Perarasu-directed action film Thirupaachi, followed by a guest appearance in 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 was produced by his father S. A. Chandrasekhar and directed by Ramana, and was released in 2006. 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.
In late 2007, Vijay starred in the psychological thriller film Azhagiya Tamil Magan, directed by Bharathan, in which he 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. 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 with Prabhu Deva. His next film Vettaikaaran, directed by Babusivan and produced by AVM Productions and distributed by Sun Pictures became one of the highest-grossing Tamil films of 2009. In 2010, he acted in action comedy film Sura, also distributed by Sun Pictures.
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. Kaavalan was screened at the Shanghai International Film Festival in China. During Diwali the same year, his next film, the action film Velayudham, directed by M. Raja and produced by Venu Ravichandran was released. Velayudham became one of the top-grossing films of 2011. 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. He made a special appearance in the 2012 Bollywood film Rowdy Rathore, starring Akshay Kumar and directed by Prabhu Deva.
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. His next film Thalaivaa, directed by A. L. Vijay, was released on August 9, 2013, worldwide and had a delayed release in Tamil Nadu. 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.
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. It was the highest-grossing Tamil film of 2014. 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.
His next, the masala film Bairavaa, directed by Bharathan, co-starring Keerthy Suresh and produced by Vijaya Productions was released in January 2017. 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. Mersal became the highest-grossing film of Vijay's career. His next film, the action film Sarkar directed by AR Murugadoss and produced by Sun Pictures released on diwali 2018.
As a playback singer, Vijay has sung over thirty songs in his films, starting with "Bombay City" (1994), also garnering European attention for his song "Selfie Pulla" in 2014.
In 2002, Vijay appeared in Coca-Cola advertisements. He appeared in a Sunfeast advertisement in 2005. In 2008, Vijay was signed up as an ambassador for the Indian Premier League cricket team Chennai Super Kings. In January 2009, Vijay appeared in a Coca-Cola advertisement. In August 2010, Vijay was signed by Jos Alukkas as their brand ambassador for Tamil Nadu and Kerala. He also appeared in a Tata Docomo advertisement.
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Religion
Vijay is a Roman Catholic; he received his first Holy Communion at a church in Chennai.
Politics
In 2018 Vijay announced that he was entering Tamil Nadu politics. Vijay had earlier launched Vijay Makkal Iyakkam (VMI) on his birthday in Chennai, and later held a meet in Pudukottai. On August 23, Vijay and his VMI with the tacit support of ruling Congress party in Puducherry (Pondycherry), held a huge public meeting, which was attended by Puducherry Chief Minister V. Vaidyalingam. The meeting was organized by Vijay's Pudhucherry fan club president and Puducherry Munetra Congress MLA, N. Anand. Nearly 50,000 people crowded the Anna Thidal stadium in the heart of the city. Vijay made a short speech in which he urged the youth to take up social work and help the poor and needy. N. Anand, local MLA urged the crowd to ask: "Why can't Vijay enter politics?" Vijay's carefully worded reply was, "I will never say that I have no desire for politics, but it is like a big ocean. I feel that one has to go step by step and study the issue before plunging into it." Vijays's fans went delirious when he said a typical punchline when a student asked him whether he will enter politics: "It's a different route, I will come at the right time." He then looks up at the huge crowd and in filmi style nodded his head and asked "OK?" which resulted in thunderous ovation.
"If I become the Chief Minister, I will not 'act' as the chief minister of the State," said Vijay, adding, "it is not easy to completely get rid of bribery and corruption. We have learned to tolerate it as a part of our everyday life and I don’t know if it can be completely removed."
Narrating a story about how "kings" should behave responsibly, he said: "In a State, if those who are ruling are honest, then others at the lower level in government will be honest. If those who are in charge of the government are dishonest and corrupt, those working in lower rungs of the government will also be corrupt. If the leader is a good person, the party will also be automatically good."
Speaking about Mahatma Gandhi, he said that Congress was a "super-duper" party under his leadership. After quickly stating that the Indian National Congress is still a "good" party, Vijay said, "Gandhiji was an extremely good man. This is the reason why only a Jawaharlal Nehru, a Vallabhai Patel, a Kamaraj, and a Rajaji could be his followers. A dishonest person could never become his follower."
Views
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.
On his birthday, June 22, 2007, Vijay presented golden rings to the newborn babies at the Egmore Government General Hospital. In May 2008, Vijay appeared in a short public service video Herova? Zerova? in an effort to discourage children from dropping out of school. In November 2014, Vijay assisted the daughter of a tea stall owner to obtain admission to a private college in Kodambakkam.
On January 21, 2017, Vijay rendered his voice and support to Jallikattu protests by anonymously joining the protesters in Chennai, hiding his face with a hanky. In September 2017, the Vijay Makkal Iyakkam official website was launched to unite all of his fans, 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. On September 11, 2017, Vijay offered financial aid to the family of a girl who committed suicide after failing to secure a medical seat in NEET exams. On June 7, 2018, Vijay offered financial aid to the families of the Thoothukudi police gunfire victims who protested against the Sterlite Copper plant. On August 22, 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. 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.
Quotations:
"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."
"Try to forget what hurt you with regard to every action in life but don’t forget the lesson you learned of it."
"Beauty and prosperity is sufficient to surround you with thousands of people but true love is needed for at least ten of them to be true to you."
"Everyone who wants to catch their train is supposed to wait on the platform at least for a while."
"Success doubles your confidence level but failure gives double the experience. Lead your life to success with those experiences."
"Success and failure may cross one another but the act of Trying remains constant."
Membership
Vijay founded a social welfare organization, Vijay Makkal Iyakkam (Vijay People Organization), which was officially launched in July 2009, which is responsible for much of his philanthropic work.
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Personality
In 1994, 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.
Instead of celebrating his birthday in hotels, he prefers social work and provides free books to economically weak students.
His favorite actors are Amitabh Bachchan, Rajanikanth and Kamal Haasan.
Tennis is the most favorite sport of Vijay. He also likes cricket; his favorite cricketer is Sachin Tendulkar.
Physical Characteristics:
Vijay's height is 5' 10'' (178 cm), and he weighs around 161 lbs (73 kg). His hair colour is black, and his eye colour is brown.
When he was shooting for Pokiri, due to sudden irritation and swelling in the eyes, he had gone through a minor operation.
Interests
dancing, singing, stunts
Politicians
Mahatma Gandhi
Sport & Clubs
tennis, cricket, Chennai Super Kings
Athletes
Sachin Tendulkar
Connections
Vijay married a fan, Sangeetha Sornalingam, a Hindu Sri Lankan Tamil whom he met in England on August 25, 1999. They have two children, a son Jason Sanjay, born in 2000 in London, and a daughter Divya Shasha, born in 2005 in Chennai.
He is a good friend of South superstars Vikram and Surya.