ILAYATHALAPATHI
Vijay is affectionately known as Ilaya Thalapathy among his fans,
| Joseph Vijay | |
| Born | Joseph Vijay Chandrasekhar June 22, 1974 Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Spouse(s) | Sangeetha Sornalingam (2000–present) |
which literally means "Young General" and is credited onscreen as such. He has starred and danced his way into people's hearts through several movies over the years. He is also the brand ambassador for various products.
He made his debut as hero at the age of 18 in the film Naalaya Theerpu in 1992. While he was filming Minsara Kanna in 1999, he married Sangeetha.
Joseph Vijay (Tamil: விஜய்) (born Joseph Vijay Chandrasekhar on June 22, 1974) is a Indian film actor, who has been a performer in Tamil cinema, as well as aplayback singer and a spokesperson for companies in India.
Vijay began his career appearing in several of his father's directorial ventures in the early 1990s. He made his film debut in Naalaya Theerpu (1992). Since then, he acted in several films of action and romance genres. During his years in the Chennai film industry, he has been nominated for one Filmfare Award, while winning two Tamil Nadu State Film Awards.
Vijay has starred in several romance and action films, along with the commercially successful films Poove Unakkaga (1996),Kadhalukku Mariyadhai (1997),Kushi(2000), Ghilli (2004) and Pokkiri (2007). He is the current ambassador for the IPL cricket teamChennai Super Kingsand has also served several commercial companies as a brand ambassador.[1].
Vijay debuted as a lead role actor in the 1992 film Naalaya Theerpu, produced by his father. After a few other films, he co-starred with Vijayakanth in the film Sendhoorapandi. Films like Rasigan, Vishnu, and Deva followed. Vijay co-starred with Sivaji Ganesan in the film Once More, directed by S. A. Chandrasekhar in 1994. In 1995, Vijay was in the lead role in the film Rajavin Parvaiyile which also starred Ajith Kumar, another currently reigning film actor in Tamil cinema.
In 1996 Vijay starred in the Vikraman-directed film Poove Unakkaga. He also starred inLove Today, Priyamudan, as well as Kadhalukku Mariyadhai for which he receive that year'sTamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor.
Following Thulladha Manamum Thullum, the films Endrendrum Kadhal, Nenjinile, Minsara Kanna and Kannukkul Nilavu failed to meet his previous success.[citation needed] He decided not to commit in films that took a year to release.[citation needed] His next venture was Kushi in 2000 which was followed by films like Priyamanavale, Friends and Badri.
Later on, he starred in Shahjahan, Thamizhan, Youth, and Bagavathi which were followed by Vaseegara, Pudhiya Geethai, and his delayed film Udhaya.
The films Thirumalai and Ghilli were released in 2004. Ghilli, directed by Dharani and produced by A. M. Rathnam, it was a remake of the Telugu film Okkadu, and ran for 200 days in theatres in Tamil Nadu.[citation needed] The following year had other releases such as Thirupaachi, Sachein and Sivakasi.
Vijay's Aathi was released in 2006. In 2007 Pokkiri, directed by Prabhu Deva, was released in 2007 and Vijay received an honourary doctorate title from the M. G. R. University.[citation needed] Later that year, Vijay appeared in Azhagiya Thamizh Magan, and for the first time, he appeared in dual roles. His roles in this film, as the antagonist and protagonist, made him to be considered for a Filmfare Best Tamil Actor Award. In 2008, he starred in Kuruvi, again under Dharani's direction. By 2008, Vijay was paid a salary exceeding $1 million.[5]
The year 2009 started off with the spy and action film Villu, which was directed by Prabhu Deva. The film, which had Vijay in dual roles for the second time in his career, released in January 2009. Vijay will be acting in his next film titled Vettaikkaaran, directed by Babu Sivan, an associate director of Dharani, and produced by AVM Productions, which was launched in February 2009.[6]
