Early life Vijay was born in Chennai to a 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. Vijay went on to do Visual Communications at Loyola College, Chennai. Career 1992–1996 During his childhood, Vijay performed in more number of minor roles with Vijayakanth directed by his father. Vijay debuted as a lead role actor in the 1992 film Naalaya Theerpu, produced by his father. After a few other films, he co-starred with Vijayakanth in the film Sendhoorapandi. After films like Rasigan and Deva, In his fifth film Rajavin Parvaiyile in 1993, he co-starred with another leading actor Ajith Kumar, who played supporting role in that film.Rajavin Parvaiyile is a fifth film for both the superstars. He further went on to act in the romantic comedy Vishnu and romantic tragedy Chandralekha later. In early 1995, he starred in Coimbatore Mappillai a romantic comedy film. 1996–2003 His next film was the Vikraman-directed Poove Unakkaga which was his first commercial success and made Vijay a recognizable star.[1] Vijays tenth film Vasantha Vasal was followed by the action flicks Maanbumigu Maanavan and Selva and the romantic film Kaalamellam Kaathiruppen. In 1997 Vijay acted in the commercially successful movies Love Today,Once More, where he co-starred with the legendary Tamil film actor Sivaji Ganesan and leading actress Simran, the Mani Ratnam-produced Nerukku Ner, directed by Vasanth, where he co-starred with another leading actor Suriya who made his debut in that film and the romantic successful film Kadhalukku Mariyadhai,co-starring Shalini Kumar which was directed by Fazil and earned him a Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor,The film topped the years box office and became an All Time blockbuster In 1998, Vijay worked in successful romantic films Ninaithen Vandhai, Priyamudan which was his first negative role, and Nilaave Vaa. In 1999 Vijay acted in the successful Thulladha Manamum Thullum again with Simran. This was followed by Endrendrum Kadhal, Nenjinile and the K.S.Ravikumar directed Minsara Kanna. From the start of the new millennium Vijay began to commit to entertaining and commercial ventures, which marked a change in his trend. In 2000 he did Kannukkul Nilavu with Fazil which became a boxoffice hit. His next venture Kushi, a romantic comedy co-starring Jyothika was directed by S. J. Suryah and became a box office hit. At the end of the year, he acted in a romantic drama, Priyamanavale, which was also a box office hit. His 2001 romantic comedy film Friends was directed by Siddique and featured him in the leading role alongside Suriya again, this film topped the years box office and became a blockbuster. Followed by Badri an action–drama film which was the remake of the Telugu film Thammudu a super hit and Shahjahan, a romantic film which was successful at the box office. In 2002, he starred in Thamizhan alongside Priyanka Chopra who made her acting debut in that film before her establishment as the leading Bollywood actress. The film was also a box office hit.[2][3] Later, he featured in the super hit romantic film Youth and action film Bagavathi which was a super hit there by rounded off the year with 3 super hits. Vijay began 2003 with the films Vaseegara and Pudhiya Geethai, both are moderate success at the box office. 2003–2007 In late 2003, Vijay transformed from a romantic hero to an action hero with the action-romance flick, Thirumalai, opposite to Jyothika directed by debutant Ramana and produced by K.Balachanders Kavithalaya Productions, which featured him in a new look and was a box office blockbuster.Thirumalai was a turning point in Vijays career.[4] His new commercial mass acting style and punch dialogue delivery coupled with his comic timing endeared him to all types of audiences and he soon achieved leading status in Kollywood. Udhaya, a film which began filming in 2002 but became delayed, finally released at the start of 2004. Ghilli,a remake of the Telugu film Okkadu released next in 2004, and became Vijays biggest blockbuster at the time completing 200 days in theatres in Tamil Nadu. Directed by S. Dharani and produced by A. M. Rathnam,it co-starred Trisha and Prakash Raj, and was the biggest hit for Vijay at that period. Ghilli was the highest grossing film in Tamil Nadu at that time of release.[5] It was followed by Madhurey (2004), a blockbuster movie,directed by Ramana Madhesh. In 2005, he starred in the Perarasu-directed action film Thirupaachi which became a blockbuster, followed by a guest appearance in Sukran,the romantic comedy Sachien co-starring Genelia a super hit veture directed by John Mahendran, and the successful commercial film Sivakasi co-starring Asin, which was directed again by Perarasu. His next film Aadhi was produced by his father S. A. Chandrasekhar and directed by Ramana again released in 2006, and was average success at box office despite its huge expectations. In early 2007, Vijay starred in the gangster film Pokkiri, the remake of the another Telugu film of the same name. Directed by Prabhu Deva, it became a box office blockbuster and the third highest grossing Tamil film of 2007. Vijays character in the film, a reprisal of Mahesh Babus role in the original, was well praised by critics.[6][7] 2007–2010 In late 2007, Vijay starred in the extrasensory perception thriller film Azhagiya Thamizh Magan, and for the first time in his career, he appeared in dual roles as both the antagonist and protagonist. The film was moderate success at the boxofice, despite the initial hype and expectations. In 2008, he starred in the action film Kuruvi, again under Dharanis direction, which was average at box office produced by Red Giant Movies. The year 2009 started off with the action masala film Villu, in which Vijay teamed up with Prabhu Deva after the successful Pokkiri. The movie released to above average reviews.But,the actors next film Vettaikaaran which was directed by Babu Sivan, produced by AVM Productions and distributed by Sun Pictures became a box office blockbuster and one of the highest grossing Tamil film of 2009. In 2010, he acted in his 50th film, Sura, also distributed by Sun Pictures.Sura released amidst huge fanfare and expectations, but was a box office failure. Vijay was forced to give a compensation of INR60 million (US$1.0 million) to the theatre owners who had suffered losses due to the screening of his recent films.[8] Most of his films during this period did not do well at the box office and Vijays status as a leading star was questioned by critics. 2011–present Actor Vijay in February 2014 In the start of 2011 he associated with director Siddique again, for the romantic drama Kaavalan, the Tamil remake of the Malayalam film Bodyguard also co-starring Asin. It received a positive response from both viewers and critics and was deemed to be a box office super hit and completed its 100 days run.[9] The movie was screened at the Shanghai International Film Festival in China.[10] During Diwali the same year, his next film, the action film Velayudham directed by M. Raja and produced by Venu Ravichandran released and was a box office blockbuster and completed 100 days run.[11] Velayudham became one of the top grossing films of 2011.[12] His next release was Nanban,the Tamil remake of the Bollywood blockbuster 3 Idiots, where he essayed the role played by Aamir Khan in the original. Directed by acclaimed director S. Shankar, it released during the Pongal weekend of 2012 and emerged a major financial success. Vijays performance in the film was praised by critics, including by leading Indian actor Kamal Haasan.[13] Nanban went on to complete 100 days of theatrical run,[14][15] making it the biggest blockbuster in Vijays career.[16] He made a special appearance in the 2012 Bollywood film Rowdy Rathore starring Akshay Kumar, directed by Prabhu Deva.[17] His film, the action thriller Thuppakki, directed by A. R. Murugadoss and produced by S. Dhanu, released on Diwali 2012 to mostly positive reviews and was a huge commercial success across the globe.[18] Thuppakki was declared as a blockbuster.[19] The film became third in Tamil cinema to enter the INR1 billion (US$17 million) club after Sivaji (2007), and Enthiran (2010), making it the next biggest blockbuster in Vijays career.[20] Eros International announced that Thuppakki made a domestic nett collection of INR1.8 billion (US$30 million).[21] His Next Film Thalaivaa directed by A. L. Vijay released on 9 August 2013 worldwide to positive reviews from critics and audience.[22] His latest film Jilla co-starring Kajal Aggarwal alongside Mohanlal,directed by debutante R. T. Neason, who was an assistant director at Velayudham.[23] and produced by Super Good Films released on a Pongal weekend in 2014 and became a major commercial success running over 100 days and was Vijay’s second biggest theatrical earner after Thuppakki.[24][25] He is currently working with Murugadoss for a second time in the action thriller movie Kaththi,co-starring Samantha Ruth Prabhu. The film is expected to release for Diwali 2014. After that he will begin to work on an untitled big budget fantasy film directed by Chimbudevan in which Shruti Haasan is paired opposite Vijay.[26] Popular actress Sridevi would also star in a supporting role.[27] while Naan Ee fame Sudeep as the antagonist and Devi Sri Prasad will be scoring the music for the film.[28] Personal life Family Vijay married Sangeetha Sornalingam of Sri Lankan Tamil descent on 25 August 1999.[29] They have two children, a son Sanjay born in 2000 in London,[30] and a daughter Divya born in 2005 in Chennai. His sons name was a combination of the names Sangeetha and Vijay in which the first three letters of Sangeetha was taken and the last three letters of Vijay was taken. Also, his daughters name Divya is derived from the name of his late sister, Vidya. His cousin Vikranth is an actor. His uncle S. N. Surender is a playback singer and dubbing artist. Brand endorsement In the year 2002, Vijay appeared as Coca Colas brand ambassador in Tamil Nadu.[31][32] He acted in a variety of South Indian Coca Cola advertisements, along with Katrina Kaif. In 2008, Vijay was signed up as the star ambassador for the Indian Premier League cricket team Chennai Super Kings, along with actress Nayanthara.[33] In January 2009, Vijay was approached as the brand ambassador for Coca Cola products.[34] As of August 2010, Vijay was signed by Jos Alukkas as their brand ambassador for Tamil Nadu and Kerala.[35] The Jos Alukkas advertisement featuring Vijay and his mother Shoba is an extremely famous one in Tamil Nadu . Vijay also signed for Tata Docomo, who will be seen for the first time for an Ad with Tata Docomo.[36] Philanthropy Vijay converted his fan clubs into a peoples movement called Vijay Makkal Iyakkam which was officially launched at Pudukottai on 26 July 2009.[37] The Makkal Iyam flag was also launched on the same date . On the flag was Vijays face inside a blue circle on the white rectangular flag and their logo Uzhaithidu Uyarndhidu Unaal Mudiyum which loosely translates to Work hard, Become a man of stature, You can do it written on it . His His Makkal Iyakkam is responsible for most of the philanthropic activities conducted by the star. After Cyclone Thane his Makkal Mandram administrators arranged for a function at Kammiyampettai, Cuddalore where the star distributed five kilos of rice to the affected people. Cuddalore was the worst affected area in floods and Vijay reached out to help these people out by rendering some assistance. The area in which the function happened soon wore a festive look with thousands of people gathering to catch a glimpse of their favorite star.[38] Vijay has appeared along with Suriya, R. Madhavan and Jyothika in a short commercial video about child poverty, labour and lack of education, titled Herova? Zerova? produced by Surya in an effort to eliminate children who drop out of school at an early age, made in association with Vishnuvardhan Induri the founder of CCL and the Ministry of Education of Tamil Nadu[39]. The Ilayathalapathy Vijay Educational Awards 2012 was conducted at JS Kalyana Mandapam in Chennai on 8 July 2012 by his Vijay Makkal Iyakkam to honour the students topped in 2012 SSLC and 12th board exams and the awards were distributed by Vijay himself. On his every birthday, Vijay presents golden rings to the new born babies at the Egmore Government General Hospital.[40] Filmography Main article: Vijay filmography As actor Key Films that have not yet been released Denotes films that have not yet been released Year Film Role Notes 1984 Vetri Child actor 1984 Kudumbam Child actor 1985 Naan Sigappu Manithan Child actor 1986 Vasantha Raagam Child actor 1987 Sattam Oru Vilayattu Child actor 1988 Idhu Engal Needhi Child actor 1992 Naalaiya Theerpu Vijay Cinema Express Award for New Face – Tamil 1993 Sendhoorapandi Vijay 1994 Rasigan Vijay 1995 Deva Deva 1995 Rajavin Parvaiyile Raja 1995 Vishnu Vishnu (Krishna) 1995 Chandralekha Rahim 1996 Coimbatore Maapillai Balu 1996 Poove Unakkaga Raja 1996 Vasantha Vasal Vijay 1996 Maanbumigu Maanavan Shiva 1996 Selva Selvan 1997 Kaalamellam Kaathiruppen Kannan 1997 Love Today Ganesh 1997 Once More Vijay 1997 Nerrukku Ner Vijay 1997 Kadhalukku Mariyadhai Jeevanandam Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor 1998 Ninaithen Vandhai Gokulakrishnan 1998 Priyamudan Vasanth 1998 Nilaave Vaa Seluvai 1999 Thulladha Manamum Thullum Kutty 1999 Endrendrum Kadhal Vijay 1999 Nenjinile Karunakaran 1999 Minsara Kanna Kannan (Kasi) 2000 Kannukkul Nilavu Gautham 2000 Kushi Shiva 2000 Priyamaanavale Vijay 2001 Friends Aravindhan 2001 Badri Sribadrinathamoorthy aka Badri 2001 Shahjahan Ashok 2002 Thamizhan Suriya 2002 Youth Shiva 2002 Bhagavathi Bhagavathi 2003 Vaseegara Boopathy 2003 Puthiya Geethai Sarathy 2003 Thirumalai Thirumalai 2004 Udhaya Udhayakumaran 2004 Ghilli Saravanavelu Dinakaran Best Actor Award Film Today Best Actor Award Madras Corporate Club Best Actor Award 2004 Madhurey Madhuravel 2005 Thirupaachi Sivagiri Tamil Nadu State Film Special Award for Best Actor 2005 Sukran Sukran Special appearance 2005 Sachein Sachein 2005 Sivakasi Sivakasi (Muthappa) 2006 Aadhi Aadhi 2007 Pokkiri Thamizh (Sathyamoorthy) Vijay Award for Entertainer of the Year Mathrubhumi Award for Best Actor – Tamil Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor - Tamil Nominated—Vijay Award for Favourite Hero 2007 Azhagiya Tamil Magan Gurumoorthy, Prasad Vijay Award for Entertainer of the Year 2008 Kuruvi Vetrivel Nominated—Vijay Award for Favourite Hero 2008 Pandhayam Himself Special appearance 2009 Villu Pugazh, Major Saravanan 2009 Vettaikaaran Ravi Vijay Award for Favourite Hero 2010 Sura Sura Nominated—Vijay Award for Favourite Hero 2011 Kaavalan Bhoominathan remake of the Malayalam film Bodyguard 2011 Velayudham Velayudham Edison Award for Best Actor Superstar Rajini Award Nominated—Vijay Award for Favourite Hero 2012 Nanban Panchavan Parivendhan/ Kosaksi Pasapugazh (Pappu) Vijay Award for Entertainer of the Year (also for Thuppakki) Vikatan Award for Best Actor (also for Thuppakki) 2012 Rowdy Rathore Special appearance Hindi film 2012 Thuppakki Jagadesh Dhanapal Vijay Award for Favourite Hero Vijay Award for Entertainer of the Year Vikatan Award for Best Actor Techofes Award for Best Actor Nominated—Vijay Award for Best Actor Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor - Tamil Nominated—SIIMA Award for Best Actor Nominated—Edison Award for Best Actor Nominated—Chennai Times Film Award for Best Actor 2013 Thalaivaa Vishwa Bhai Vijay Award for Favourite Hero Techofes Award for Favourite Actor 2014 Jilla Sakthi 2014 KaththiFilms that have not yet been released Kathiresan, Jeevanantham Filming Releasing on Diwali 2015 untitled Chimbudevans project Films that have not yet been released Pre-Production Films that have not yet been released As playback singer Vijay is a playback singer and has sung for composers like Ilaiyaraaja, Yuvan Shankar Raja , Harris Jayaraj , Deva , Vidyasagar, G. V. Prakash Kumar , D. Imman and Devi Sri Prasad.[41] He sang most of his songs in films he acted and a few for fellow actors. His first song was Bombay City from Rasigan.[42] Later on he sang Naa Dhum Adhikkura for actor Suriya for the film Periyanna. He then sang Vaadi Vaadi in the film Sachein. After 7 years he sang Google Google for Harris Jayaraj for his film Thuppakki. He recently sung his 27th song Kandangi Kandangi in Jilla along with Shreya Ghoshal .[43] His 26th song , Vaanganna Vanakkanganna won the Gaana award for the most popular Tamil song . Year Song Title Film Composer Co-Singer Note 1994 Bombay City Sukkha Rotti Rasigan Deva 1995 Oru Kaditham Deva Deva S. P. Balasubrahmanyam 1995 Aiyaiyoo Alamelu Deva 1995 Kottagiri Kuppamma Deva Swarnalatha, Manorama 1995 Thottabettaa Rottu Melae Vishnu Deva 1996 Bombay Party Shilpa Shetty Coimbatore Mappillai Vidyasagar 1996 Thiruppathy Ponaa Mottai Maanbumigu Maanavan Deva 1996 Chicken Karae Selva Sirpy 1997 Anjaam Number Bussil Yeri Kaalamellam Kaathiruppen Deva 1997 Oormilaa Oormilaa Once More Deva 1997 Akhila Akhila Nerrukku Ner Deva Annupamaa 1997 Oh Baby Baby Kadhalukku Mariyadhai Ilayaraja 1998 Tic-Tic-Tic Thulli Thirintha Kaalam Jayanth Unnikrishnan, Sujatha Mohan[44] A Plethoric Carnatic Singing 1998 Mowriya Mowriya Priyamudan Deva 1998 Kaalathuketha Oru Gana Velai Yuvan Shankar Raja Nassar, Premji Amaren 1998 Nilave... Nilave Nilaave Vaa Vidyasagar Anuradha Sriram 1998 Chandira Mandalathai Vidyasagar Harini, S. P. B. Charan 1999 Thammadikkira Styla Pathu Periyanna S. Bharani 1999 Juddadi Laila S. Bharani 1999 Roadula Oru S. Bharani 1999 Thanganirathuku Nenjinile Deva Swarnalatha 2000 Mississippi Nadhi Kulunga Priyamanavale S. A. Rajkumar Anuradha Sriram 2001 Ennoda Laila Badri Ramana Gogula 2002 Ullathai Killadhae Thamizhan D. Imman Priyanka Chopra 2002 Coca Cola Bagavathi Deva Vadivelu 2005 Vaadi Vaadi Sachein Devi Sri Prasad 2012 Google Google Thuppakki Harris Jayaraj Andrea Jeremiah Vijay Award for Favourite Song Nominated—SIIMA Award for Best Male Playback Singer 2013 Vaanganna Vanakkanganna Thalaivaa G. V. Prakash Kumar 2014 Kandangi Kandangi[45] Jilla D. Imman Shreya Ghoshal 2014 Untitled romantic kuththu song Kaththi Anirudh Awards and Honours Vijay awards and nominations [hide]Awards and nominations Award Wins Nominations Vijay Awards 6 11 Tamil Nadu State Film Awards 3 3 Filmfare Awards – 2 SIIMA – 2 Edison Awards 2 3 Others 14 12 Totals Awards won 25 Nominations 33 Honours Kalaimaamani (1998) Honorary doctorate – Dr. M.G.R. Educational and Research Institute (2007) Tamil Nadu State Film Awards Year Recipient Award Result 1998 Kadhalukku Mariyadhai Best Actor Won 2000 MGR Award Won 2005 Thirupaachi Best Actor (Special Award) Won Vijay Awards Year Recipient Award Result 2006 Superstar of Tomorrow Won 2007 Pokkiri/Azhagiya Tamil Magan Entertainer of the Year Won 2007 Pokkiri Favourite Hero Nominated 2008 Kuruvi Favourite Hero Nominated 2009 Vettaikaaran Favourite Hero Won 2010 Sura Favourite Hero Nominated 2011 Velayudham Favourite Hero Nominated 2012 Nanban / Thuppakki Entertainer of the Year Won 2012 Thuppakki Favourite Hero Won 2012 Best Actor Nominated 2013 Thalaivaa Favourite Hero Won Filmfare Awards South Year Recipient Award Result 2007 Pokkiri Best Actor Nominated 2012 Thuppakki Best Actor Nominated South Indian International Movie Awards Year Recipient Award Result 2012 Thuppakki Best Actor Nominated 2012 Thuppakki – Google Google Song Best Male Playback Singer Nominated Edison Awards Year Recipient Award Result 2011 Velayudham Best Actor Won 2011 Super Star Rajni Award Won 2012 Thuppakki Best Actor Nominated Other Awards Won Cinema Express Award for New Face – Naalaya Theerpu (1992) Cinema Express Award for Best Actor – Kadhalukku Mariyadhai (1997) Roja Dukes Best Actor- Kadhalukku Mariyadhai (1997) Dinakaran Best Actor Award – Ghilli (2004) Film Today Best Actor Award – Ghilli (2004) Madras Corporate Club Best Actor Award – Ghilli (2004) Mathrubhumi Film Awards for Best Actor in Tamil – Pokkiri (2007) Isaiyaruvi Tamil Music Award for Best Hero – Pokkiri (2007) Asianet Film Awards for Most Popular Tamil Actor (2010) Variety Award for Hero of the Year – Kaavalan/Velayudham (2011) Vikatan Award for Best Actor – Nanban/Thuppakki (2012) Techofes Award for Best Actor – Thuppakki (2012) Gaana Awards for most popular song- Vangana Vanakangana- Thalaivaa (2013) Techofes Award for Favourite Actor – Thalaivaa (2013)
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