Vijay, is a Tamil actor, born to a happily married couple S. A. Chandrasekhara and Shoba Chandrasekhara on 22nd June 1974. Happily married to Sangeetha, on August 1999 and also been blessed with a son(sanjay) and a daughter(Divya).
He is known as "Ilaya Thalapathy Vijay" among his fans, which means "Young Turk" or "Young General".
Profile
- Full Name : Vijay
- Onscreen Title : Ilayathalapthy
- Date of Birth : 22nd June 1974
- Education : Bachelors Degree of Visual Communications at Loyola College, chennai (drop out)
- Mentor : Father S. A. Chandrasekhara
Family
- Father : S. A. Chandrasekhara (writer-producer-director) (previously known as S. A. Chandrasekharan, recently changed his name as S. A. Chandrasekhara due to Numerology )
- Mother : Shoba Chandrasekhara (singer, writer)
- Spouse : Sangeetha (tied knot on August 1999)
- Son : Sanjay Jaison
- Daughter : Divya Sreesha
Awards
- Kalaimamani award(1998)
- Tamil nadu state Best Actor award (1997) for "Kaadhalukku Mariyadhai"
Personal Life
Had a sister by name Vidya who died when she was very young. Like his mother he is playback singer and has sung for many of his movies, he is good at peppy numbers. Also he is a good dancer of the all heroes of Kollywoood. He has been a Brand ambassador for Coco-Cola drinks and acted many of its commercial ads. As a responsible celebrity he involves himself in charity works and social activities. some of them are :
- Educating 32 children every year
- Conducted many free weddings every year
- Issued Study materials and notebooks to poor children every year
- Donated upto 3 lakhs for a famous shiva temple in Kaveripattinam
Film Career
Vijay's shaky career began in 1992, starring in A-rated films like Naalaya Theerpu, Sendhoorapaandi, Rasigan, Deva Vishnu Coimbatore Maappillai Maanbumigu Maanavan and Selva under the production company of his mother Shobha and direction of his father. In the flop film Once More, he had an opportunity to act with Legend of Tamil cinema Chevalier Shivaji Ganesan. He was continuing with commercial movies (can be said B-grade movies) till director Vikraman signed him for Poove Unakkaga. It was a big turning point in his career, it was huge success at box-office and even film critics also appreciated his acting skills. Which boasted top directors to sign him in their movies. After that he continued with his usual commercial films and also worked with good directors.
Notable films
- Poove Unakkaga:
A film by Vikraman which established Vijay as a bankable star. Poove Unakkaga was a story about the feud between two friendly families - Hindus and Christians - who become enemies due to the love marriage between their children. The film did well and co-starred Sangeetha and Anju Arvind.
- Kadhalukku Mariyadhai:
A film by Fazil, which gave Vijay a new look and one of 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.
- Kushi:
S.J. Suryah came up with another turning point for Vijay with the hit Kushi. This movie had a run of over 100 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 coccur between them. It was a comedy entertainment with some sentimental scenes, where Devayani paired with Vijay.
- Ghilli:
A remake of the telugu blockbuster film Okkadu, Like its original version it was a blockbuster in Tamil too. In tamil it was Directed by Dharani. The story is about a kabaddi player rescuing 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 150 days in many place of Tamil Nadu, beating old Box-office records and setting new one.
Box-office Hits
- Poove Unakkagha
- Love Today
- Kadalukku Mariyadhai
- Thulladhamanamum Thullum
- Kushi
- Friends
- Ghilli
- Thirupaachi
- Sivakaasi
- Aadhi
Filmography
- Nalaya Theerpu, Dec 4th, 1992
- Senthoorapandi, December 1993
- Rasigan, 1994
- Deva, February 1994
- Rajavin Parvailae, 1995
- Vishnu, 1995
- Chandralekha, 1995
- Coimbatore Mapple, Jan 14th, 1996
- Poove Unakkagha, Feb 15th, 1996
- Vasantha Vasal, 1996
- Manbumigu Manavan, 1996
- Selvaa , December 1996
- Kalamelam Kathiruppen, Jan 14th, 1997
- Love Today, May 1997
- Once More, Jun 4th, 1997
- Naeruku Ner, Sep 5th, 1997
- Kadalukku Mariyadhai, Dec 19th, 1997
- Ninaithen Vandai, Apr 10th, 1998
- Priyamudan, Jun 12th, 1998
- Nilaave Vaa, Augt 14th, 1998
- Thulladhamanamum Thullum, Jan 29th, 1999
- Endrendrum Kaadhal, Mar 5th, 1999
- Nenjinile, Jun 25th, 1999
- Minsara Kanna, Sep 9th, 1999
- Kanukkul Nilavu, Jan 14th, 2000
- Kushi, May 19th, 2000
- Priyamanavale, Nov 26th, 2000
- Friends, Jan 14th, 2001
- Badri, Apr 16th, 2001
- Shahjahan, Nov 14th, 2001
- Tamizhan, Apr 14th, 2002
- Youth, July 19th, 2002
- Bhagavathi, Nov 4th, 2002
- Vaseegara, Jan 15th, 2003
- Pudhiya Geethai, 2003
- Thirumalai, Oct 24th, 2003
- Udhaya, Mar 28th, 2004
- Ghilli, April 17th, 2004
- Madurey, Aug 27th, 2004
- Thirupachi, Jan 14th, 2005
- Sachein, April 14th, 2005
- Sivakaasi, November 1st, 2005
- Aathi, January 14th, 2006
- Puli (pre-production)
Forthcoming Films
- Aathi, produced by his father and directed by Ramana.
- "Puli",Vijay and Asin.
- Talks are on for a movie titled Veerasahasam with Saran next year.
- Another movie to be produced by Praksh Raj, directed by Prabhudeva.
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