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Vijay is an Indian actor and singer who works mainly in Tamil cinema, having played the lead role in 67 films. He is one of the highest paid actors in India and has been featured on Forbes India's Celebrity 100 list seven times. Born in 1974 in Chennai, India, Vijay began his career as a child actor in 1984 and transitioned to lead roles in 1992, going on to star in many successful commercial films that increased his popularity greatly in the Tamil film industry.

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Vijay

Vijay is an Indian actor and singer who works mainly in Tamil cinema, having played the lead role in 67 films. He is one of the highest paid actors in India and has been featured on Forbes India's Celebrity 100 list seven times. Born in 1974 in Chennai, India, Vijay began his career as a child actor in 1984 and transitioned to lead roles in 1992, going on to star in many successful commercial films that increased his popularity greatly in the Tamil film industry.

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Joseph Vijay Chandrasekhar (born 22 June 1974),[2][3] known professionally as Vijay, is an

Indian actor and singer who works mainly in Tamil cinema.[4][5] He is among the highest paid
actors in India[6][7] and has featured in Forbes India's Celebrity 100 list on seven occasions.[8][9] He
has played the lead in 67 films. Referred to as Thalapathy (transl. Commander), Vijay has a
significant following internationally.[10][6] He has won several awards, including an Osaka Best
Actor Award and a South Indian International Movie Award.[11][12] In 2023, he became the highest
paid actor in India and one of the top paid actors in the world.[13]

Early life and family


Vijay was born as Joseph Vijay Chandrasekhar on 22 June 1974 in Madras
(now Chennai), Tamil Nadu.[14] His father, S. A. Chandrasekhar, is a Tamil film director[15] and his
mother, Shoba Chandrasekhar, is a playback singer and carnatic vocalist.[16] His father is
of Christian Vellalar descent and his mother is a Hindu.[17][18] Vijay was baptised at the age of 12.
[17]
Vijay had a sister, Vidhya, who died when she was just two years old.[19]

Initially attending Fathima Matriculation Higher Secondary School[20] at Kodambakkam, Vijay later
joined the Balalok Matriculation Higher Secondary School[21] at Virugambakkam and went on to
pursue a degree in Visual Communications from Loyola College. While studying at the age of 18,
he asked his father if "he would launch him".[22]

Film career
Main article: Vijay filmography

1984–2003: Child actor and transition into lead roles


Vijay in 1987

At the age of 10, Vijay started his film career as a child actor in Vetri (1984), earning his first
paycheck of ₹500 rupees paid for by actor-and-producer P. S. Veerappa.[23] He then performed
as a child actor in films such as Kudumbam (1984), Vasantha Raagam (1986), Sattam Oru
Vilayaattu (1987) and Ithu Engal Neethi (1988). He also performed in Naan Sigappu
Manithan (1985) as a co-star with Rajinikanth, who was the lead actor.

Vijay started to play lead roles at the age of 18 starting with Naalaiya Theerpu (1992).[24] Vijay
then appeared in the films Sendhoorapandi, Rasigan, Deva and Coimbatore Mappillai. They
were commercially successful, though not critically acclaimed.[25][26][27]
Vijay in 1998

In 1996, Vijay performed in the Vikraman-directed Poove Unakkaga, which he states gave him
his "initial breaks" and caused his popularity to "reach great heights".[28] In 1997, Vijay acted
in Kaalamellam Kaathiruppen which received a positive response from

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