Joseph Vijay
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This article is about the Indian film actor. For other uses see Vijay (disambiguation)
| Born: | June 22, 1974 Chennai, India |
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| Occupation: | Actor |
| Website: | http://www.ilayathalapathyvijay.com |
Vijay (Tamil : விஜய் ) is a popular Tamil actor, born June 22, 1974. He is affectionately known as Ilaya Thalapathy (Tamil: ''இளைய தளபதி'') among his fans, which literally means Young General and is credited onscreen as such. He has appeared in a large number of movies and is as well an ambassador for various brands.
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[edit] Personal
He is born to S.A. Chandrasekaran and his first wife. His dad married Shoba, a renowned writer following the demise of his mom.He married Sangeetha in August of 1999. Vijay has two children, a son, Jason Sanjay, born in 2000, and a daughter, Divya Saasha, born in 2005. He has a bachelor's degree in Visual Communications from Loyola College, Chennai. Vijay had a sister, Vidya, but she passed away from leukaemia when Vijay was still young.
He has a huge fan following the industry.He educates 32 children every year. Donated up to 3 lakhs to put streetlights for a famous shiva temple in Kaveripattinam.Has been actively involved in social work. His influential person in movies is Superstar Rajinikanth. He Had been in coca-cola commercial. He is famous for his stunts, dance, comedy, singing and his livewire acting prowesses.
[edit] Career
When he was a child he acted in Vetri, Sattam oru irudarai. He made his debut as hero at the age of 18 in the film Naalaya Theerpu in 1992. His second movie, Senthoorapandi, released one year later. Later on, at the age of twenty, he had his first successful release, Rasigan, and that took him to a rostrum higher. While he was filming Minsara Kanna in 1999, he married Sangeetha.
When it comes to keeping the tamil audience tied to heir seats and providing them consummate entertainment , he seems to take the cake . All his movies seem to never leave anyone involved wih it on a bitter note. He most often than not gets the distributors and the producers more than what they could have asked for from the movie. Hence you wouldnt be surprised by the salary he commands and the number of production companies that try to rope him in . From the release of Kushi to date he has a success record that only a few actors own.
Currently, Vijay is working on Pokiri, his latest project, which will be released in 2007.
[edit] Awards
- Tamil Nadu state's Best Actor award for Kadhalukku Mariyadhai in 1997.
- Tamil Nadu state's Kalaimamani award in 1998.
- Dinakaran Best Actor Award in 2004 for Ghilli.
- Film today Best Actor Award in 2005 for Ghilli.
- Madras Corporate Club Best Actor Award for Ghilli
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Azhagiya Tamil Magan | |
| 2007 | Pokiri | Pandu |
| 2006 | Aathi | Aathi |
| 2005 | Sivakasi | Sivakasi |
| 2005 | Sukran | Sukran |
| 2005 | Sachein | Sachein |
| 2005 | Thirupaachi | Sivagiri |
| 2004 | Madhurey | Madhureyvel |
| 2004 | Ghilli | Velu |
| 2004 | Udhaya | Udhaya |
| 2003 | Thirumalai | Thirumalai |
| 2003 | Pudhiya Geethai | Sarathy |
| 2003 | Vaseegara | Boopathy |
| 2002 | Bagavathi | Bagavathi |
| 2002 | Youth | Shiva |
| 2002 | Thamizhan | Surya |
| 2001 | Shahjahan | Ashok |
| 2001 | Badri | Badri |
| 2001 | Friends | Aravind |
| 2000 | Priyamanavale | Vijay |
| 2000 | Khushi | Shiva |
| 2000 | Kannukkul Nilavu | Gautham |
| 1999 | Minsara Kanna | Kannan/Kasi |
| 1999 | Nenjinile | Karunakaran |
| 1999 | Endrendrum Kadhal | Vijay |
| 1999 | Thulladha Manamum Thullum | Kutty |
| 1998 | Nilaave Vaa | Seluvai |
| 1998 | Priyamudan | Vasanth |
| 1998 | Ninaithen Vandhai | Gokulakrishnan |
| 1997 | Kadhalukku Mariyadhai | Jeeva |
| 1997 | Nerrukku Ner | Vijay |
| 1997 | Once More | Vijay |
| 1997 | Love Today | Ganesh |
| 1997 | Kaalamellam Kaathiruppen | Kannan |
| 1996 | Selva | Selva |
| 1996 | Maanbumigu Maanavan | Shiva |
| 1996 | Vasantha Vaasal | |
| 1996 | Poove Unakkaga' | Raja |
| 1996 | Coimbatore Maaple | |
| 1995 | Chandralekha | Rahim |
| 1995 | Vishnu | Vishnu |
| 1995 | Rajavin Parvaiyile | Vijay |
| 1994 | Deva | Deva |
| 1994 | Rasigan | Vijay |
| 1993 | Sendhoorapandi | Vijay |
| 1992 | Naalaya Theerpu | Vijay |
[edit] Musical Recordings
In some of his movies, Vijay is also playback singer. Most of his tracks are of folk genre. They include:
| Year | Album Name | Movie |
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| 2005 | Vaadi Vaadi Kaipadaatha CD | Sachein |
| 2002 | Podaango Podaango | Bhagavathi |
[edit] Trivia
- Tamil Nadu state award for the best actor 1997
He is a good actor.(Kaadhalukku Mariadhai).
