Joseph Vijay Chandrasekhar
Joseph Vijay Chandrasekhar. known mononymously as Vijay. is an Indian actor, Dancer. playback singer, and Philanthropist who works Predominantly in Tamil. Cinema. He has also Appeared in Telugu, Malayalam, and Hindi films. Referred to by fans and media as. Thalapathy. Ommander), Vijay is one of the most. Popular and Commercially successful actors in Tamil cinema. He has won Numerous Awards. Including eight Vijay Awards, three Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, and a SIIMA Award.
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Vijay was born in Madras. (now Chennai) on 22 June 1974 to film Producer S. A. Chandrasekhar and Shoba Chandrasekhar. He has an elder sister, Vidhya. Vijay did his. Schooling at the Don Bosco Matriculation Higher Secondary. School in Chennai and his College. Education at the Loyola College, Chennai.
Vijay began his Acting Career as a child Artiste in his father's films. He made his debut as a lead actor in the 1992 film Naalaiya Theerpu. Vijay's Breakthrough . Came in the 1996 film Poove Unakkaga. Which was a Critical and Commercial. Success. He went on to star in. a Number of Successful films,. Sncluding Nerukku Ner (1997), Kaathala Kaathala (1998). Alaipayuthey (2000), and Ghilli (2004).
Vijay's films are known for Their action Sequences, Comedy, and Romance. He is also known for his Dancing skills. Vijay has sung playback for several of his films. He is a brand ambassador for a number of products and services.
Vijay is Married to Sangeetha Sornalingam. With Whom he has two Children, a son, Jason Sanjay, and a Daughter, Divya Saasha.
Vijay is one of the most Popular and Influential actors in Tami. Clinema. He has a large fan following in India and Overseas. Vijay is also a Philanthropist. He has Donated. Money to Various. Charities and has also. Started his own foundation, the Vijay Makkal Iyakkam, Which helps the poor and needy.
In February 2024, Vijay Announced his entry into politics. He launched his own political party, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam. Vijay is expected to contest the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly electi
Political career
In 2009, Vijay launched his own fan club Vijay Makkal. Iyakkam.(106][107). The Organization. Supported the AIADMK. Alliance in the 2011 Assembly. Elections.(108). The Organization. Contested in the local body. Elections in Tamil Nadu in October 2021,. Securing victory in 115 out of the 169. Contested seats.(109). On 2 February 2024, Vijay Announced the launch of a new. Political party Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam.(110/111)
Awards and accolades
Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Vijay
In 1998, Vijay was awarded the Kalaimaamani by the Government of Tamil Nadu and Vijay. Received an honorary. Doctorate from the Dr. M.G.R. Educational Institute for of his . Achievements in the film Industry in 2007./128.. Vijay was awarded the Best . International Actor of 2018 in the for his role in Mersal.[129] He has received numerous Other. Awards and accolades for his acting. 130/131
In 2015, he Starred in the fantasy film Puli. directed by Chimbu Deven, which received mixed to. poor reviews from critics. 57/58. Despite the. Reviews, the film was one of the highest. -grossing films of 2015. 59/60. In April 2016, the Action-thriller. Theri Directed by Atlee . Released to mixed. Reviews.[61] It Became the. second-highest. Grossing Tamil film of 2016. Grossing over ₹170 crore. 27/ In 2017, the masala film. Bairavaa was released. Again to mixed reviews. 62. In 2017, the action thriller. Mersal released, which became a critical and. Commercial success, becoming the first of Vijay's films to gross over ₹250 crore. 63/64. The film won the Best Foreign Language Film award. at the National Film Awards UK in 2018 with Vijay earning a. nomination for the best acroe..65. The film was amongst the few films of Vijay to be released in Japan and China with further screening at the. Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival in South Korea..66/67/68.:
Vijay in the United Kingdom in 2018
In 2018, Vijay acted in the political. film Sarkar with Keerthy Suresh, which entered the 100 Crore. Club within two days. 69/70. The film was released in 80. Countries and. Became his. second ever film to gross over ₹250 crore.71/72/73. Vijay acted in a football action film Bigil, which released in 2019./74. While. the film received mixed reviews from critics. Vijay was praised for the portrayal of his character and the film was a. commercial success, earning more than ₹300 crore.(75.76. It was also the first Tamil film to be released in Egypt and Jordan..77. In 2021, his next film Master. directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj was released. 78/79. Upon release. it received mixed to positive reviews from. viewers and critics.[80][81][82] The film collected over ₹300 crore worldwide. and was declared a box office hit.[83] His next film. was the dark. comedy. action film Beast, which was released theatrically on. 13 April 2022 and received mixed reviews from critics./84/85/86. The movie. performed well in overseas. box office and was commercially successful, collecting more than ₹300 crore. worldwide..87/88/89/90. It became one of the most viewed films on Netflix globally in 2022..91/92.
In 2023, Vijay starred in the. action drama film Varisu directed by Vamshi Paidipally. 93/94./. The movie was. a commercial success, grossing over ₹300 crore at the box office.[95][96] In 2023, he starred in the action thriller. Leo. playing the titular role. 97/98 On 21 May 2023, director Venkat. Prabhu. was announced to be directing Vijay's next movie, The Greatest of All Time which is set to be released in 2024.[/9.
