Vijay
Joseph Vijay Chandrasekhar, best known by his mononym Vijay, is an Indian film actor and playback singer who works in the Tamil film industry. He has appeared in more than 50 films and earned accolades, including Tamil Nadu State Film Awards. Wikipedia
Born: June 22, 1974 (age 42), Chennai
Joseph Vijay Chandrasekhar (born 22 June 1974), best known by his mononym Vijay, is an Indian film actor and playback singer who works in the Tamil film industry. He has appeared in more than 50 films and earned accolades, including Tamil Nadu State Film Awards.
| Bio of Vijay Chandrasekhar |
| Vijay Chandrasekhar Real Name | Joseph Vijay Chandrasekhar |
| Vijay Chandrasekhar Nick Name | Ilayathalapthy |
| Vijay Chandrasekhar Birthdate | 22 June 1974 |
| Vijay Chandrasekhar Age | 42 years (in 2015) |
| Vijay Chandrasekhar Height (in Cm) | 178 cm |
| Vijay Chandrasekhar Height (in Inch) | 5’10” |
| Vijay Chandrasekhar Weight | 73 kg |
| Vijay Chandrasekhar Proffession | Actor, Producer, Singer |
| Vijay Chandrasekhar Eye Colour | Brown |
| Vijay Chandrasekhar Hair Colour | Black |
| Vijay Chandrasekhar Body Measurements | · Chest – 38 inches
· Waist – 29 inches
· Biceps – 14 inches
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| About Personal Life of Vijay Chandrasekhar |
| Vijay Chandrasekhar Date of Birth | 22 June 1974 |
| Vijay Chandrasekhar Birth Place | Chennai, India |
| Vijay Chandrasekhar Sun sign | Cancer |
| Vijay Chandrasekhar Nationality | Indian |
| Vijay Chandrasekhar Hometown | Chennai, India |
| Vijay Chandrasekhar Hobbies | Stunts, Dancing, Singing |
| Vijay Chandrasekhar School | Not Known |
| Vijay Chandrasekhar College | Loyola College, Chennai |
| Vijay Chandrasekhar Education | Dropout |
| Vijay Chandrasekhar First film | Naalaya Theerpu (in 1992) |
| Vijay Chandrasekhar Marital Status | Married |
| Vijay Chandrasekhar Marriage Date | Not Known |
| Vijay Chandrasekhar Affairs/Girlfriends | Not Known |
Career
He debuted as a lead role actor in the 1992 filmNaalaya Theerpu, produced by his father, then he co-stared with Vijayakanth in the film Sendhoorapandi. This film helped Vijay to become popular in the interior areas of Tamil Nadu. Films like Rasigan, Vishnu, and Deva followed, which all helped to Vijay to stay in the industry. Vijay is also one of the few lead actors of his generation to co-star with veteran actor Sivaji Ganesan. This opportunity came in the film Once More, directed by S. A. Chandrasekhar in 1994.
The year 1996 saw a blockbuster hit in the Vikraman-directed film Poove Unakkaga which helped Vijay to establish as a bankable star in Tamil films. He found more success with films that followed, which had an unorthodox climax like Love Today and Kadhalukku Mariyadhai. Kadhalukku Mariyadhai made Vijay receive that year's Tamil Nadu state Best Actor Award.
Thulladha Manamum Thullum came as a blockbusterin 1999. Then he came back with successes of Khushi, Priyamaanavale and Friends in 2000. His string of failure films during 2001 and 2002 was ended byThirumalai in 2003 which had Vijay in a new facial appearance.
Ghilli, which was released in 2004, is considered to be one of Vijay's biggest hit in Kollywood. Another hit had followed, which was Madhurey, later that year. It was in this year which Vijay began to portray his current mass-hero, stereotypical acting style. The following year he had stumbling time with movies such as Thirupaachi was a major hit and Sachein was average grosser. Sivakasi was a super hit.
Vijay appeared in Aadhi in 2006, followed by a short hiatus. He later accepted to work in Pokkiri which was directed by Prabhu Deva and released in 2007. Later that year, Vijay starred in the romantic drama film Azhagiya Thamizh Magan, and for the first time, he appeared in dual roles, as both the antagonist and protagonist. In 2008, he starred in the action film Kuruvi, again under Dharani's direction.
The year 2009 started off with the action masala film Villu, which was directed by Prabhu Deva and had Vijay in dual roles for the second time in his career. Vijay's next film, Vettaikaaran, was directed by Babu Sivan, produced by AVM Productions and distributed by Sun Pictures. In 2010, Vijay's 50th film Sura, another Sun Pictures distribution, released with mixed reviews and fails in Boxoffice.
In the year 2002, Vijay was chosen as Coca Cola's brand ambassador in Tamil Nadu. In 2008, Vijay was signed up as the star ambassador for the Indian Premier League cricket team Chennai Super Kings. In 2010, Vijay was signed by Jos Alukkas as their brand ambassador for Tamil Nadu.
Vijay also sang several ghaana songs in his own films. He has also lent his voice for songs for other actors, which were films produced by S. A. Chandrasekhar. Vijay's songs are often of gaana-style folk beat type. The last song Vijay sang was Vaadi Vaadi from Sachien in 2005.
Vijay inaugurated 'Makkal Iyakkam' (People Movement) on his birthday in 2009, its motive is to do social work.
In the start of 2011 the Tamil remake of the Malayalam film Bodyguard also co-starring Asin directed by Siddque. It received a positive response from both viewers and critics and was deemed to be a box office hit, in spite of the ruling DMK stalling its release in many theatres which forced Vijay to shell out his salary and spend an extra 4 crore (US$728,000) for the release of the film
His next release was Nanban, the Tamil remake of the Bollywood blockbuster 3 Idiots, where he essayed the role played by Aamir Khan in the original. Directed by acclaimed director S. Shankar, it released during the Pongal weekend of 2012 and was a box office blockbuster.
Made a friendly appearance in the 2012 Bollywood film Rowdy Rathore starring Akshay Kumar, directed by Prabhu Deva.
The action thriller film Thuppakki, directed by A. R. Murugadoss and produced by S. Dhanu, released on Diwali 2012 to highly positive reviews and was a commercial success across the globe. After 7 years he has sung "Google Google" for Harris Jayaraj for his film Thuppakki. The movie again box office hit after Nanban. "Thuppakki was declared as a historic blockbuster.
The film also became the fourth south indian film(third in Tamil cinema) to enter the 100 crore (US$16 million) club after Sivaji, Magadheera and Endhiran and is the biggest blockbuster in Vijay's career. Eros International announced that Thuppakki made a domestic nett collection of 185 crore (US$29 million.
