7.3
7.3
Thuppakki
2012
as Jagadish
Vijay
Acting
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CommunityBiographyvia wikipedia
Joseph Vijay Chandrasekhar (born 22 June 1974), known professionally as Vijay, is an Indian actor and politician who works in Tamil cinema. In a career spanning over three decades, he acted in 69 films and is amongst the highest paid actors in India. He is one of the most commercially successful actors in the industry with multiple films amongst the highest-grossing Tamil films of all time. He has won several awards as an actor. Referred to as "Thalapathy" (transl. Commander), he has a significant fan following. Born in Madras in 1974 to film director S. A. Chandrasekhar, Vijay made his debut as a child actor in the Tamil film Vetri (1984). After playing as a child actor in few of the films directed by his father, he played his first lead role in the film Naalaiya Theerpu (1992) at the age of 18. He continued doing lead roles for the next few years and notable films amongst them included Poove Unakkaga (1996), Love Today (1997), Kadhalukku Mariyadhai (1997), Thullatha Manamum Thullum (1999), and Kushi (2000). In 1998, he was awarded Kalaimaamani by the Government of Tamil Nadu for his role in Kadhalukku Mariyadhai. In 2004, he starred in the blockbuster action-masala film Ghilli and with subsequent success of Thirupaachi (2005) and Pokkiri (2007), he established himself as one of the leading and commercially successful actors in Tamil cinema. Following a period of moderate success, Vijay acted in several critically and commercially successful films starting from the early 2010s including Thuppakki (2012), Kaththi (2014), Mersal (2017), Sarkar (2018), Master (2021), Beast (2022), Leo (2023), and The Greatest of All Time (2024). In February 2024, Vijay announced his retirement from films and his entry into politics with the launch of his political outfit, known as Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam.
Filmography (75 movies)
7.2
7.2
Mersal
2017
as Vetrimaaran/ Vetri/ Maaran
7.2
7.2
Ghilli
2004
as Saravanavelu
7.2
7.2
Priyamudan
1998
as Vasanth
7.2
7.2
Poove Unakkaga
1996
as Raja
7.2
7.2
Thulladha Manamum Thullum
1999
as Kutty
7.2
7.2
Shahjahan
2001
as Ashok
7.1
7.1
Kaththi
2014
as Kathiresan / Jeevanandham
7.0
7.0
Nanban
2012
as Panchavan "Pari" Pariventhan / Kosaksi "Pappu" Pasapugazh
6.9
6.9
Kushi
2000
as Shiva
6.9
6.9
Pokkiri
2007
as Tamizh
6.8
6.8
Leo
2023
as Parthiban / Leo Das
6.7
6.7
Friends
2001
as Aravindan
6.7
6.7
Theri
2016
as Dragon
6.6
6.6
Priyamaanavale
2000
as Vijay Vishwanathan
6.6
6.6
Master
2021
as John 'JD' Durairaj
6.5
6.5
Endrendrum Kadhal
1999
as Vijay
6.4
6.4
Sachein
2005
as Sachin
6.4
6.4
Kadhalukku Mariyaadai
1997
as Jeevanandhan
6.4
6.4
Bigil
2019
as Michael 'Bigil' Rayappan / Rayappan
6.2
6.2
Once More
1997
as Vijay
6.2
6.2
Kannukkul Nilavu
2000
as Gautham Prabhakar
6.1
6.1
Minsara Kanna
1999
as Kannan
6.0
6.0
Deva
1995
as Deva
6.0
6.0
Vaseegara
2003
as Bhoopathy
6.0
6.0
Youth
2002
as Shiva
6.0
6.0
Nenjinile
1999
as Karunkaran
6.0
6.0
Nilaave Vaa
1998
as Siluvai
6.0
6.0
Nerrukku Ner
1997
as Vijay
5.9
5.9
Thirumalai
2003
as Thirumalai
5.9
5.9
Naan Sigappu Manithan
1985
as Child Artist (Uncredited Role)
5.9
5.9
Rowdy Rathore
2012
as Special Appearance in "Chinta Ta Ta Chita Chita" song
5.8
5.8
Jilla
2014
as Sakthi
5.7
5.7
Sarkar
2018
as Sundar Ramasamy
5.7
5.7
Thirupaachi
2005
as Sivagiri
5.7
5.7
Thamizhan
2002
as Surya
5.7
5.7
Kaavalan
2011
as Bhoominathan
5.5
5.5
Badri
2001
as Badri
5.5
5.5
Ninaithen Vandhai
1998
as Gokula Krishnan Gounder (Gokul)
5.5
5.5
Kaalamellam Kaathiruppen
1997
as Kannan
5.5
5.5
Bairavaa
2017
as Bairavaa
5.5
5.5
Bagavathi
2002
as Bagavathi
5.4
5.4
Sivakasi
2005
as Sivakasi / Muthappa
5.4
5.4
Thalaivaa
2013
as Vishwa (Vishwa Bhai)
5.4
5.4
Beast
2022
as Veera Raghavan
5.3
5.3
Jana Nayagan
2026
as Thalapathy Vetri Kondan 'Vetri'
5.3
5.3
Coimbatore Mappillai
1996
as Balu
5.3
5.3
Velayudham
2011
as Velayudham
5.2
5.2
Varisu
2023
as Vijay Rajendran
5.1
5.1
Azhagiya Tamil Magan
2007
as Guru / Prasad
5.1
5.1
Udhaya
2004
as Udhaya Kumar
5.0
5.0
Aathi
2006
as Aathi
5.0
5.0
Puthiya Geethai
2003
as Sarathy
5.0
5.0
Love Today
1997
as Ganesh
5.0
5.0
Sendhoorapandi
1993
as Vijay
4.8
4.8
Madurey
2004
as Madureyvel
4.7
4.7
The Greatest of All Time
2024
as Gandhi / Jeevan
4.5
4.5
Vettaikaaran
2009
as Ravi
4.4
4.4
Kuruvi
2008
as Vetrivel aka Velu
4.1
4.1
Puli
2015
as Marudheeran / Pulivendhan
4.0
4.0
Vishnu
1995
as Vishnu
4.0
4.0
Maanbumigu Maanavan
1996
as Siva
3.7
3.7
Villu
2009
as Pugazh and Major Saravanan
2.4
2.4
Sura
2010
as Sura
1.0
1.0
Sukran
2005
as Sukran
0.5
0.5
Chandralekha
1995
as Rahim
Pandhayam
2008
as Himself (Special Appearance)
Ithu Engal Neethi
1988
as Child Artist
Vasantha Vaasal
1996
Vetri
1984
as Child Artist (Uncredited Role)
Rajavin Parvaiyile
1995
as Raja
Rasigan
1994
as Vijay
Selva
1996
as Selva
Naalaiya Theerpu
1992
as Vijay
Innisai Mazhai
1992
Producer
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