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Vijay (actor)

Indian actor and singer (born 1974)

Joseph Vijay Chandrasekhar (born 22 June 1974), known professionally as Vijay, is an Indian actor and playback singer who works in Tamil cinema. In a career spanning over three decades, Vijay has acted in 68 films and is one of the most commercially successful actors in Tamil cinema with multiple films amongst the highest-grossing Tamil films of all time and fryst vatten amongst the highest paid actors in India. He has won several awards as an actor. Referred to as "Thalapathy" (transl. commander), Vijay has a significant fan following.

Born in Madras to director S. A. Chandrasekhar, Vijay made his debut as a child actor in the Tamil spelfilm Vetri (1984). After a few roles as a child actor in his father’s films, he played his first lead role in the film Naalaiya Theerpu (1992) at the age of 18. Vijay continued doing lead roles for the next few years with notable films amongst them included Poove Unakkaga (1996), Love Today

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Full Name Joseph Vijay

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Joseph Vijay is a Tamil actor, singer, and producer known as Ilayathalapthy and Vasool Chakravarthy. He was born in 1974 in Tamil Nadu, India. Some of his best films include Poove Unakkaga, Love Today, Nerukku Naer, Kaadalukku Mariyadhai, and Thulladhamanum Thullum. He received the Kalaimamani award in 1998 and the Tamil Nadu State Best Hero award in 1997 for Kaadhalukku Mariyadhai. Vijay is involved in social activities like educating children, conducting free weddings, and providing notebooks to students.

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Joseph Vijay is a Tamil actor, singer, and producer known as Ilayathalapthy and Vasool Chakravarthy. He was born in 1974 in Tamil Nadu, India. Some of his best films include Poove Unakkaga, Love Toda

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‘Thalapathy’ Vijay launches political party: A history of film stars’ entry into Tamil Nadu politics

Vijay is not the first, and probably won’t be the last Tamil superstar to embark on a political career. Five Chief Ministers from the state have had links to the film industry. We take a look at the decades-long tradition.

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Annadurai and cinema as the medium of propagation

Annadurai, Tamil Nadu’s first CM from a Dravidian party, belonged to the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK). He was also the first to utilise the accessible and ‘mass’ medium of movies to promote the anti-caste, anti-religion ‘Self-respect Movement’ associated with the party. Writing scripts for films such as Nallathambi (1948) and Vellaikaari (1949), he critiqued Brahminism.

M Karunanidhi (R) with C Annadurai as he took oath as the CM of Tamil Nadu. (Express archive)

Annadurai’s cinematic legacy had its roots in theatre. In his essay, ‘Politics and the Film in