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Vijay (full name Joseph Vijay) is a Tamil actor, born June 22, 1974. He is known as "Ilaya Thalapathy Vijay" among his fans, which means "Young Turk" or "Young General". He takes the onscreen title "Ilayathalapathy". He has appeared in about more than 40 movies, and many of them are blockbusters, as well as some Coca-Cola & Sunfeast Milky Magic Biscuit commercials. He is hailed by his fans as the succesor to Rajnikaanth as Tamil Film Industry`s "UNDISPUTED SUPER STAR".
Vijay dropped out in first year of Bachelor's Degree in Visual Communications at Loyola College, Chennai. He has been mentored in his career by his father, S. A. Chandrasekhara, the writer, producer, and director of his films. He made his debut as hero at the age of 18 in the flop film Naalaya Theerpu. His first hit Rasigan released at the age of 20!
Vijay is one of the leading actors in South India.Vijay considers Ajith as his arch-rival as both of them are more popular and both generate bigger openings! So Vijay takes a indirect dig at Ajith in all his films since 2002. He started as a romantic hero but transformed into a mass entertainer after his blockbuster success Ghilli in 2004.
Awards
- Vijay won the Tamil Nadu state's Best Actor award for his film "Kaadhalukku Mariyadhai" in 1997
- Kalaimamani award in 1998.
- His mega hit film "Gilli" won him the Dinakaran best actor award in 2004 and the
- Film Today Best Actor Award in 2005.
Family
- Father: S.A. Chandrashekar
- Mother: Shoba Chandrashekar
- Wife: Sangeetha (daughter of London based Soornalingam & Nirmala)
- Son: Jason Sanjay(born in 2000)
- Daughter: Divya Saasha (born in 2005)
Notable films
- Poove Unakkaga
- A story about the feud between two friendly families, Hindus and Christians, who become enemies due to the love marriage between their children. Vijay co-starred in this film with Sangeetha and Anju Arvind. This was his first 300-day hit film. After this, his salary was raised to Rs50 lakhs per film!
- Kadhalukku Mariyadhai
- A film by Fazil, which gave Vijay a new look and was the turning point in his career. Shalini debuted in her first Tamil film as a heroine. Kadhalukku Mariyadhai is a story of star-struck lovers, torn betwen their love for each other and for their families. The film ran for more than 250 days in 57 centres. A record!.
- Kushi
- S.J. Suryah came up with another turning point for Vijay with the hit Kushi. This movie had a run of over 175 days in many theatres. Vijay paired up with Jyothika in this movie. The songs from this film were huge hits.
- Friends
- This movie had Vijay working again with Surya after Naerukku Naer. This film is about friendship and problems occurring between friends. It was a comedy entertainment with some sentimental scenes, where Devayani paired with Vijay.
- Bhadri
- This movie had Vijay acting as a low profile college student into a National Kick Boxing Champion. This movie also stars Bhumika, Monal, Kitty, Reaz Khan, Vivek and many others. The main highlights of the film are its comedy scenes, songs and the kick boxing sequences. This was the biggest blockbuster movie of 2001 beating Ajith starrer Citizen and Madhavan starrer Minnale and ran for more than 150 days worldwide. After this movie Vijay turned into an Action Hero.
- Thamizhan
- This movie is directed by debutant director Majith and music score by debutant Iman. Vijay is paired with Miss World 2000 Priyanka Chopra who made her entry into films with this one. This movie also stars Revathy, Nasser, Ashish Vidyarthy, Vivek and many others. It is about a young lawyer who wants to make Law understandable to the common people. This film was only a average hit being overshdowed by Vikram starrer blockbuster Gemini which was released during that time.
- Ghilli
- A Tamil remake of the Telugu blockbuster film Okkadu, directed by Dharani. Like its original version, it was a blockbuster in Tamil as well. The story is about a kabaddi player rescuing a village belle from the claws of a don in Madurai, who is bent on marrying her. Trisha paired with Vijay for the first time. This film ran for more than 300 days in many place of Tamil Nadu, beating old box-office records and setting a new one. Sources say that the film has grossed about 45 crores worldwide.
- Thirupachi
- After their successful teaming up in 'Gilli', the Vijay-Trisha pair come together again in 'Thirupachi'. The film was directed by debutant Perarasu. It's again a super hit film with all the ingredients needed for a masala action movie. This movie is one of the biggest grossing Tamil movies which grossed more than 50 crores worldwide and ran for 250 days. After this, his salary was raised to Rs5 crores per film!
Filmography
- 1992 - Naalaya Theerpu
- 1993 - Sendhoorapandi
- 1994 - Rasigan
- 1994 - Deva songs
- 1995 - Rajavin Parvaiyile
- 1995 - Vishnu songs
- 1995 - Chandralekha songs
- 1996 - Coimbatore Maaple
- 1996 - Poove Unakkaga songs
- 1996 - Vasantha Vaasal
- 1996 - Maanbumigu Maanavan songs
- 1996 - Selva
- 1997 - Kaalamellam Kaathiruppen
- 1997 - Love Today songs
- 1997 - Once More
- 1997 - Nerukku Ner songs
- 1997 - Kadhalukku Mariyadhai songs
- 1998 - Ninaithen Vandhai songs
- 1998 - Priyamudan songs
- 1998 - Nilaave Vaa songs
- 1999 - Thulladha Manamum Thullum songs
- 1999 - Endrendrum Kadhal songs
- 1999 - Nenjinile songs
- 1999 - Minsara Kanna songs
- 2000 - Kannukkul Nilavu songs
- 2000 - Kushi songs
- 2000 - Priyamanavale songs
- 2001 - Friends songs
- 2001 - Badhri songs
- 2001 - Shajahan songs
- 2002 - Thamizhan songs
- 2002 - Youth songs
- 2002 - Bagavathi songs
- 2003 - Vaseegara songs
- 2003 - Pudhiya Geethai songs
- 2003 - Thirumalai songs
- 2004 - Udhaya songs
- 2004 - Ghilli songs
- 2004 - Madurey songs
- 2005 - Thirupaachi songs
- 2005 - Sachein songs
- 2005 - Sukran (guest) songs
- 2005 - Sivakasi songs
- 2006 - Aathi songs
Upcoming Movies
- 2006 - Murasu directed by Muthuvadugu
- 2007 - Vil directed by Hari
- 2007- An Untitled project with Selvaraghavan
- 2007 - Puli directed by S.J.Suryahunder discussion
External links
- Ilaythalapathy Vijay at IMDb
- Vijay's official website
- Fans website
- Information about Vijay
- Online Fans Club