Tamil Actor Vijay Biography Trivia Movies Awards

· Name: Vijay · Birth Name: Joseph Vijay Chandrasekar · Nick Name: Ilayathalapathy · Born On: 6/22/1974 · Father: S A Chandrasekar(Producer, Director) · Mother: Shobha Chandrasekar(Playback Singer) · Height: 5'10" · Education: Bachelor's degree in Visual Communications at Loyola College, chennai. · Debut Movie(Child Actor): Vetri · Debut Movie(Lead Role): Naalaya Theerpu(1992) · Uncle: S N Surendar (Playback Singer) · Spouse: Sangeetha · Children: Jason Sanjay, Divya saasha · Nationality: Indian · Favourite Food: Non-Veg · Favourite Actor: Rajini Kanth, Vikram · Favourite Actress: Simran · Favourite Director: Mani Ratnam, Fazil, S A Chandrasekar · Favourite Music Director: Ilayaraja, A R Rehman · Favourite Sport: Tennis · Favourite Holiday Spot: London, Los Angels · Favourite Colour: Blue & Black · Favourite Outfit: Jeans, Tea-Shirt · Crazy About: Cars(Owns a Black BMW)

Trivia

# Vijay entered film field as a child actor in a film produced by his father.

# The son of a celebrity couple's debut movie as the lead actor is 'Naalaya Theerpu'.

Vijay with his family

# He had an easy launch pad by his father unlike others. But he had to face lot many things.

# He is regarded as the kid's hero & there are certain elements in his movie specially dedicated to his little fans.

# He is the youngest actor to have won the 'MGR Award' from the Tamil Nadu Government & 'Kalaimamani' Award.

# He is the Brand Ambassador for CocoCola, Jos- Alukas, Tata-Docomo, Indian Premier Cricket League-Chennai super Kings, Sunfeast Milky Magic Biscuits.

# Vijay got married to a Srilankan Tamil Hindu girl Sangeetha on 25 August 1999. The Ideal Couple of Tamil Industry have 2 children, a boy named Jason Sanjay born on 26 August 2000 in London & a girl named Divya Saasha born on 9 Septamber 2005 in Chennai.

# Vijay & Trisha's pair have a good on-screen chemistry. The pair looked more youthful and colourful. They rocked in all their 3 movies Ghilli, Thiruppachi, Aadhi.

Vijay with wife Sangeetha

# He is the big fan of Superstar Rajanikanth. He says, 'Even today Rajani is the only superstar. Am happy to be Ilayathalapathy...Of Course, It means young Thalapathy & Thalapathy is none other than Rajani Kanth'.

# On his birthdays he prefers to do charity work like donating free books to poor students, conducting free weddings..

# One of his fan committed suicide as he could not get ticket for the first day show of blockbuster 'Thiruppache'. Vijay went to house house & consoled his parents. Later he requested his fans to refrain from such activities.

# Vijay is highly introvert, shy and intensely private person who have steered clear of any controversy.

# He has Tens of thousands of fan Clubs in Tamil Nadu. Apart from various states in India he also has fans in Singapore, Malasiya, Canada, Sri Lanka.

# Vijay is also a playback singer who have sung songs not only in his films but also for few other films and most of them are the big hits.

Some Quotes of Vijay:

" You see, it is always difficult to perform as a hero with a humorous garb. It is really difficult to make the audience laugh heartly".

" Artists like me are in the lime light due top the support from the public. What we earn is what they pay for the film tickets. Well, I help some of them in times of their need".

" I really have not achieved anything like Rajani Kanth or Kamal Haasan & I am embarrassed by the superstar status".

" I am a person who does not read the news papers because it does not interests me. The day when I went to a function, the CM called me & spoke to me. Soon everyone started winkling and saying 'Look, Vijay is with Karunanidhi'. Mu father has taught me to distance myself from politics but at the same time not from personalities. All his life, my father has been close to DMK but never once has he embarked on a political tour. My father was the person to initiate me into charity & to tell the truth, I was not interested. I would just start off the charity drive & Push off. It was when I read an item about a school topper struggling to raise money, that I traced her & told her that I would sponsor her studies further. The joy in her and her mother was what set me thinking about doing charity.
When I donated gold rings to newborns in Madurai Govt Hospital, one mother fell at my feet and wept saying it was her dream that one day she should put a gram of gold on her daughter but getting a gold ring on the first day itself was beyond her dreams".

# "Whatever am today is because of my father's guidance and my mother's prayers".

Movies

	Year	Film	Role
	1992	Naalaiya Theerpu	Vijay
	1994	Sendhoorapandi	Vijay
	1994	Rasigan	Vijay
	1995	Deva	Deva
	1995	Rajavin Parvaiyile	Raja
	1995	Vishnu	Vishnu
	1995	Chandralekha	Rahim
	1996	Coimbatore Maaple	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
	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
	2000	Kannukkul Nilavu	Gautham
	2000	Kushi	Shiva
	2000	Priyamaanavale	Vijay
	2001	Friends	Aravinth
	2001	Badri	Badrinathamoorthy
	2001	Shahjahan	Ashok
	2002	Thamizhan	Surya
	2002	Youth	Shiva
	2002	Bhagavathi	Bhagavathi
	2003	Vaseegara	Boopathy
	2003	Puthiya Geethai	Saarathy
	2003	Thirumalai	Thirumalai
	2004	Udhaya	Udhayakumaran
	2004	Ghilli	Saravanavelu
	2004	Madhurey	Madhuravel
	2005	Thirupaachi	Sivagiri
	2005	Sachein	Sachein
	2005	Sukran	Sukran
	2005	Sivakasi	Sivakasi (Muthappa)
	2006	Aadhi	Aadhi
	2007	Pokkiri	Thamizh (Sathyamoorthy)
	2007	Azhagiya Tamil Magan	Gurumoorthy,Prasad
	2008	Kuruvi	Vetrivel
	2008	Pandhayam	Himself
	2009	Villu	Pugazh, Major Saravanan
	2009	Vettaikaaran	ravi
	2010	Sura	Sura
	2011	Kaavalan	Bhoominathan
	2011	Velayudham	Vetrivel
	2011	Nanban

Awards and honours

# Honours

• Kalaimamani from the Government of Tamil Nadu(1998)

• M.G.R Award from the Government of Tamil Nadu(2000)

• Honorary doctorate(2007)

# Tamil Nadu State Film Awards

• Best Actor for Kadhalukku Mariyadhai(1998)

• Special Prize for Best Actor for Thirupaachi(2005)

# Vijay Awards

• TVS Star City Superstar of Tomorrow(2006)

• Vijay Award for Entertainer of the Year for Pokkiri/Azhagiya Tamil Magan(2007)

• Vijay Award for Favourite Hero for Vettaikaaran(2009)

# Other Awards

• Madras Corporate Club Best Actor Award for Ghilli (2004)

• Dinakaran Best Actor Award for Ghilli (2004)

• Film Today Best Actor Award for Ghilli (2004)

• Silver award for Public Service Announcement (2005)

• Amrita Mathrubhumi Award for Best Actor in Tamil for Pokkiri (2007)

• Isaiyaruvi Tamil Music Award – Best Hero for Pokkiri (2007)

• Isaiyaruvi Tamil Music Award – Favorite Actor (2009)

• Asianet Film Awards – Best Popular Tamil Actor (2010)

# Nominated

• Filmfare Best Tamil Actor Award for Pokkiri (2007)

• Vijay Award for Favourite Hero for Kuruvi (2008)