விஜய் Vijay
Joseph Vijay Chandrasekhar was born on 22 June 1974, to film producer and director S. A. Chandrasekhar and Shoba Chandrasekhar, a playback singer. He had a sister named Vidhya Chandrasekhar who died at the age of two. Vijay went on to do Visual Communications at Loyola College, Chennai. His nephew Vikranth is an actor. His uncle SN Surender is an playback singer and dubbing artist
1992–96[edit]
During his childhood, Vijay performed in more number of minor roles with Vijayakanth directed by his father. Vijay debuted as a lead role actor in the 1992 film Naalaya Theerpu, produced by his father.[3] After a few other films, he co-starred with Vijayakanth in the film Sendhoorapandi. After films like Rasigan and Deva, In his fifth film Rajavin Parvaiyile in 1993, he co-starred with another leading actor Ajith Kumar, who played supporting role in that film.Rajavin Parvaiyile is a fifth film for both the superstars. He further went on to act in the romantic comedy Vishnu and romantic tragedy Chandralekha later. In early 1995, he starred in Coimbatore Mappillai a romantic comedy film.
1996–03[edit]
His next film was the Vikraman-directed Poove Unakkaga which was his first commercial success and made Vijay a recognizable star.[4] Vijay's tenth film Vasantha Vasal was followed by the action flicks Maanbumigu Maanavan and Selva and the romantic film Kaalamellam Kaathiruppen. In 1997 Vijay acted in the commercially successful movies Love Today,Once More, where he co-starred with the legendary Tamil film actor Sivaji Ganesan and leading actress Simran, the Mani Ratnam-produced Nerukku Ner, directed by Vasanth, where he co-starred with another leading actor Suriya who made his debut in that film and the romantic drama Kadhalukku Mariyadhai,co-starring Shalini Kumar which was directed by Fazil and earned him a Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor. In 1998, Vijay worked in romantic films Ninaithen Vandhai, Priyamudan which was his first negative role, and Nilaave Vaa. In 1999 Vijay acted in the successful Thulladha Manamum Thullum again with Simran. This was followed by Endrendrum Kadhal, Nenjinile and the K.S.Ravikumar directed Minsara Kanna.
From the start of the new millennium Vijay began to commit to entertaining and commercial ventures, which marked a change in his trend. In 2000 he did Kannukkul Nilavu with Fazil. His next venture Kushi, a romantic comedy co-starring Jyothika was directed by S. J. Suryah and became a box office hit. At the end of the year, he acted in a romantic drama, Priyamanavale, which was also a box office hit. His 2001 romantic comedy film Friends was directed by Siddique and featured him in the leading role alongside Suriya again, this film topped the years box office and became a blockbuster. Followed by Badri an action–drama film which was the remake of the Telugu film Thammudu a super hit and Shahjahan, a romantic drama film which was moderately successful at the box office. In 2002, he starred in Thamizhan alongside Priyanka Chopra who made her acting debut in that film before her establishment as the leading Bollywood actress. The film was a box office hit, giving Vijay his only hit film of the that time.[5][6] Later, he featured in the romantic drama Youth and action drama Bagavathi there by rounded off the year with 1 hit and 2 average successes. Vijay began 2003 with the films Vaseegara and Pudhiya Geethai, both failures at the box office.
2003–07[edit]
In late 2003, Vijay transformed from a romantic hero to an action hero with the action-romance flick, Thirumalai opposite to Jyothika directed by debutant Ramana and produced by K.Balachander's Kavithalaya Productions, which featured him in a new look and was a box office hit. Thirumalai was a turning point in Vijay's career.[7] His new commercial mass acting style and punch dialogue delivery coupled with his comic timing endeared him to all types of audiences and he soon achieved leading status in Kollywood. Udhaya, a film which began filming in 2002 but became delayed, finally released at the start of 2004. Ghilli,a remake of the Telugu film Okkadu released next in 2004, and became Vijay's biggest blockbuster at the time completing 200 days in theatres in Tamil Nadu. Directed by S. Dharani and produced by A. M. Rathnam, it co-starred Trisha and Prakash Raj, and was the biggest hit for Vijay at that period. Ghilli was the highest grossing film in Tamil Nadu at that time of release.[8]
It was followed by Madhurey (2004), an average grosser, directed by R.Madesh. In 2005, he starred in the Perarasu-directed action film Thirupaachi which became a hit, followed by a guest appearance in Sukran,the romantic comedy Sachien co-starring Genelia which became an average venture, and the successful commercial film Sivakasi co-starring Asin, which was directed again by Perarasu. His next film Aadhi was produced by his father S.A.Chandrashekar and directed by Ramana again released in 2006, and was not well received and flopped at box office despite its huge expectations. In early 2007, Vijay starred in the gangster film Pokkiri, the remake of the another Telugu film of the same name. Directed by Prabhu Deva, it became a box office blockbuster and the third highest grossing Tamil film of 2007. Vijay's character in the film, a reprisal of Mahesh Babu's role in the original, was well praised by critics
2007–10[edit]
In late 2007, Vijay starred in the extrasensory perception thriller film Azhagiya Thamizh Magan, and for the first time in his career, he appeared in dual roles as both the antagonist and protagonist. The film was an average success, despite the initial hype and expectations. In 2008, he starred in the action film Kuruvi, again under Dharani's direction, which was a failure at box office produced by Red Giant Movies. The year 2009 started off with the action masala film Villu, in which Vijay teamed up with Prabhu Deva after the successful Pokkiri. The film earned mixed reviews and became a huge disaster. But, the actor's next film Vettaikaaran which was directed by Babu Sivan, produced by AVM Productions and distributed by Sun Pictures was an average success. In 2010, he acted in his 50th film, Sura, also distributed by Sun Pictures. Sura released amidst huge fanfare and expectations, but was a box office disaster. Vijay was forced to give a compensation of INR6 crore (US$960,000) to the theatre owners who had suffered losses due to the screening of his recent films.[11] Most of his films during this period did not do well at the box office and Vijay's status as a leading star was questioned by critics. In late 2010 Vijay fell out with the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, following which he aligned with the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam in the run up to the 2011 assembly election.
2011–present[edit]
In the start of 2011 he associated with director Siddique again, for the romantic drama Kaavalan, the Tamil remake of the Malayalam film Bodyguard also co-starring Asin. 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 INR4 crore (US$640,000) for the release of the film.[12][13] During Diwali the same year, his next film, the action film Velayudham directed by M. Raja and produced by Venu Ravichandran released and was a box office success and completed 51 days run.[14] Velayudham became one of the top grossing films of 2011.
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 emerged a major financial success. Vijay's performance in the film was praised by critics, including by leading Indian actor Kamal Haasan.[15] Nanban went on to complete its 100th day theatrical run.[16][17] Nanban was the biggest hit for Vijay at the time of release.[18] He made a special appearance in the 2012 Bollywood film Rowdy Rathore starring Akshay Kumar, directed by Prabhu Deva.[19]
His film, the action thriller Thuppakki, directed by A. R. Murugadoss and produced by S. Dhanu, released on Diwali 2012 to mostly positive reviews and was a huge commercial success across the globe.[20] Thuppakki was declared as a historic blockbuster.[21] The film also became the fourth south Indian film(third in Tamil cinema) to enter the INR100 crore (US$16 million) club after Sivaji, Magadheera and Endhiran and is the biggest blockbuster in Vijay's career.[22] Eros International announced that Thuppakki made a domestic nett collection of INR180 crore (US$29 million).[23]
His most recent film Thalaivaa directed by A. L. Vijay released on August 9, 2013 worldwide, except Tamil Nadu. The film had a delayed release in Tamil Nadu due to some political controversies.
He recently began filming Jilla co-starring Kajal Aggarwal alongside Mohanlal, directed by debutante Nesan who was an assistant director in Velayudham
Family
Vijay married Sangeetha Sornalingam of Sri Lankan Tamil descent on 25 August 1999.[26] They have two children, a son Jason Sanjay born in 2000 in London,[27] and a daughter Divya Saasha born in 2005 in Chennai.
Awards and honours[edit]
Vijay awards and nominations
[hide]Awards and nominations
Award Wins Nominations
Vijay Awards
5 10
Tamil Nadu State Film Awards
3 3
Filmfare Awards
- 2
SIIMA
- 2
Edison Awards
2 3
Others
12 12
Totals
Awards won 22
Nominations 32
Honours[edit]
Kalaimaamani (1998)
Honorary doctorate - Dr. M.G.R. Educational and Research Institute (2007)
Tamil Nadu State Film Awards[edit]
Won
Best Actor - Kadhalukku Mariyadhai (1998)
MGR Award (2000)
Best Actor (Special Award) - Thirupaachi (2005)
Vijay Awards[edit]
Won
Entertainer of the Year - Pokkiri/Azhagiya Tamil Magan (2007)
Favourite Hero - Vettaikaaran (2009)
Entertainer of the Year - Nanban/Thuppakki (2012)
Favourite Hero - Thuppakki (2012)
Nominated
Favourite Hero - Pokkiri (2007)
Favourite Hero - Kuruvi (2008)
Favourite Hero - Sura (2010)
Favourite Hero - Velayudham (2011)
Best Actor - Thuppakki (2012)
Filmfare Awards South[edit]
Nominated
Best Actor - Pokkiri (2007)
Best Actor - Thuppakki (2012)
South Indian International Movie Awards[edit]
Nominated
Best Actor - Thuppakki (2012)
Best Male Playback Singer - Thuppakki - Google Google (2012)
Edison Awards (India)[edit]
Won
Best Actor - Velayudham (2011)
Super Star Rajni Award - Velayudham (2011)
Nominated
Best Actor - Thuppakki (2012)
Other awards[edit]
Won
Cinema Express Award for New Face - Naalaya Theerpu (1992)
Cinema Express Award for Best Actor - Kadhalukku Mariyadhai (1997)
Roja Duke's Best Actor- Kadhalukku Mariyadhai (1997)
Dinakaran Best Actor Award - Ghilli (2004)
Film Today Best Actor Award - Ghilli (2004)
Madras Corporate Club Best Actor Award - Ghilli (2004)
Mathrubhumi Film Awards for Best Actor in Tamil - Pokkiri (2007)
Isaiyaruvi Tamil Music Award for Best Hero - Pokkiri (2007)
Asianet Film Awards for Most Popular Tamil Actor (2010)
Variety Award for Hero of the Year - Kaavalan/Velayudham (2011)
Vikatan Award for Best Actor - Nanban/Thuppakki (2012)
Techofes Award for Best Actor - Thuppakki (2012)
