Thalapathy Vijay

Biography:

Joseph Vijay Chandrasekhar was born on June 22, 1974, to film producer and director S. A. Chandrasekhar and Shoba Chandrasekhar, a playback singer. He had a sister named Vidhya Chandrasekhar who died at the age of two. The story of Vidhya Chandrasekhar was pictured in the film, Sukran. Vijay went on to do Visual Communications at Loyola College, Chennai & was classmates with fellow actor Surya Sivakumar, Yuvan Shankar Raja, Karthik Raja, and Vishnuvardhan.

He married the Sri Lankan Tamil, Sangeetha Sornalingam, on August 25, 1999. She was a die-hard fan of Vijay and sought interest in marrying him. They have two children, a son named Jason Sanjay, born on August 26, 2000 in London, and a daughter named Divya Saasha, born on September 9, 2005 in Chennai.

Vijay's first role was in the drama, he continued to perform as a child artist in films until Ithu Engal Neethi, directed by his father S. A. Chandrasekhar. Vijay debuted as a lead role actor in the 1992 film Naalaya Theerpu, produced by his father, then he co-stared with Vijayakanth in the film Sendhoorapandi. This film helped Vijay to become popular in the interior areas of Tamil Nadu. He received his breakthrough in the film Poove Unakkaga, which was directed by Vikraman.

He made a friendly appearance in the 2012 Bollywood film Rowdy Rathore starring Akshay Kumar, directed by Prabhu Deva. As a playback singer, Vijay has sung over thirty songs in his films, he completes his 25 years in singing on 2019.

Vijay is the highest paid actor in Tamil cinema.He has significant fan following globally and has acted in 64 films as a lead actor. He has won won numerous awards, including eight Vijay Awards by Star India, three Tamil Nadu State Film Awards by Government of Tamil Nadu, and a SIIMA Award. He has been included several 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 performed as a child actor in films until Ithu Engal Neethi (1988), directed by his father S. A. Chandrasekhar, and then featured as the lead for the first time in Naalaiya Theerpu (1992). He played anti-hero roles as an hyper-possessive lover in Priyamudan (1998), followed by a play-boy in Azhagiya Tamil Magan (2007). The success of his masala film Thirumalai (2003) changed his on-screen persona to that of an action hero.[13] He appeared as a kabaddi player in Ghilli (2004), which went on to become the first Tamil film to earn ₹500 million (Indian rupees).[14] He continued to achieve success during the 2000s with cult films including Thirupaachi (2005), Sachein (2005), Sivakasi (2005), Pokkiri (2007) and Vettaikaaran (2009). In the 2010s, Vijay achieved further success with blockbusters including Kaththi (2014), Mersal (2017) and Sarkar (2018). While Vijay's earlier films were primarily action and masala based, his later films transitioned into the thriller genre and discussion of reform concerning social, environmental and political issues in India.

Vijay is among the most popular celebrities in India. He was appointed as the brand ambassador for several endorsements, notably the American Embassy for 'V go Green' global awareness campaign movement, and the Indian Premier League cricket team Chennai Super Kings. Vijay's popularity has been recorded by both Google and Twitter as the most-searched-and-tweeted actor several times. He received an honorary doctorate from the Dr. M.G.R. Educational and Research Institute in 2007 for his contributions to social welfare and in honour of his achievements in the film industry. International Business Times framed him as the "consistent box office performer".

Filmography:

Vijay Movies List from 2021 to Present:

S.No	Release Date	Movies	Role
65)	2022	Beast	Beast
64)	13 Jan 2021	Master	“JD” Durairaj

Vijay Movies List from 2011 to 2020:

S.No	Release Date	Movies	Role
63)	25 Oct 2019	Bigil	Michael, Rayappan
62)	6 Nov 2018	Sarkar	Sundar Ramaswamy
61)	18 Oct 2017	Mersal	Vetri, Maaran, Vetrimaaran
60)	12 Jan 2017	Bairavaa	Bairavaa
59)	14 Apr 2016	Theri	Vijay Kumar (Joseph Kuruvilla, Dharmeshwar)
58)	1 Oct 2015	Puli	Marudheeran, Pulivendhan
57)	22 Oct 2014	Kaththi	Kathiresan, Jeevanandham
56)	10 Jan 2014	Jilla	Shakthi
55)	9 Aug 2013	Thalaivaa	Vishwa
54)	13 Nov 2012	Thuppakki	Jagadish
53)	12 Jan 2012	Nanban	Panchavan Parivendhan/ Kosaksi Pasapugazh
52)	26 Oct 2011	Velayudham	Velayudham
51)	15 Jan 2011	Kaavalan	Bhoominathan

Vijay Movies List from 2001 to 2010:

S.No	Release Date	Movies	Role
50)	30 Apr 2010	Sura	Sura
49)	18 Dec 2009	Vettaikaaran	Ravi
48)	12 Jan 2009	Villu	Pugazh
47)	3 May 2008	Kuruvi	Vetrivel
46)	8 Nov 2007	Azhagiya Tamil Magan	Guru, Prasad
45)	12 Jan 2007	Pokkiri	Thamizh (Sathyamoorthy)
44)	14 Jan 2006	Aathi	Aadhi
43)	1 Nov 2005	Sivakasi	Sivakasi (Muthappa)
42)	14 Apr 2005	Sachein	Sachein
41)	4 Mar 2005	Sukran	Sukran
40)	14 Jan 2005	Thirupaachi	Sivagiri
39)	29 Aug 2004	Madhurey	Maduravel
38)	17 Apr 2004	Ghilli	Velu
37)	26 Mar 2004	Udhaya	Udhayakumaran
36)	24 Oct 2003	Thirumalai	Thirumalai
35)	8 May 2003	Pudhiya Geethai	Sarathi
34)	15 Jan 2003	Vaseegara	Bhupathy
33)	4 Nov 2002	Bagavathi	Bagavathi
32)	19 Jul 2002	Youth	Shiva
31)	12 Apr 2002	Thamizhan	Surya
30)	14 Nov 2001	Shahjahan	Ashok
29)	12 Apr 2001	Badri	Badri
28)	14 Jan 2001	Friends	Aravind

Vijay Movies List from 1992 to 2000:

S.No	Release Date	Movies	Role
27)	26 Oct 2000	Priyamaanavale	Vijay
26)	19 May 2000	Kushi	Shiva
25)	14 Jan 2000	Kannukkul Nilavu	Gautham
24)	9 Sep 1999	Minsara Kanna	Kannan (Kasi)
23)	25 Jun 1999	Nenjinile	Karunakaran
22)	5 Mar 1999	Endrendrum Kadhal	Vijay
21)	29 Jan 1999	Thulladha Manamum Thullum	Kutty
20)	14 Aug 1998	Nilaave Vaa	Siluvai
19)	12 Jun 1998	Priyamudan	Vasanth
18)	10 Apr 1998	Ninaithen Vandhai	Gokulakrishnan
17)	19 Dec 1997	Kadhalukku Mariyadhai	Jeeva
16)	6 Sep 1997	Nerrukku Ner	Vijay
15)	4 Jul 1997	Once More	Vijay
14)	9 May 1997	Love Today	Ganesh
13)	14 Jan 1997	Kaalamellam Kaathiruppen	Kannan
12)	12 Dec 1996	Selva	Selvan
11)	12 Apr 1996	Maanbumigu Maanavan	Shiva
10)	22 Mar 1996	Vasantha Vaasal	Vijay
9)	15 Feb 1996	Poove Unakkaga	Raja
8)	15 Jan 1996	Coimbatore Mappillai	Balu
7)	23 Oct 1995	Chandralekha	Rahim
6)	17 Aug 1995	Vishnu	Vishnu (Krishna)
5)	5 Aug 1995	Rajavin Parvaiyile	Raja
4)	17 Feb 1995	Deva	Deva
3)	8 Jul 1994	Rasigan	Vijay
2)	24 Dec 1993	Senthoorapandi	Vijay
1)	4 Dec 1992	Naalaiya Theerpu	Vijay

Vijay Movies list (Child artist):

Year	Movies	Role
17 Feb 1984	Vetri	Vijay
22 Nov 1984	Kudumbam	Narada
1 Aug 1986	Vasantha Raagam	Vijay
21 Oct 1987	Sattam Oru Vilaiyaattu	Raja
12 Feb 1988	Ithu Engal Neethi