Joseph Vijay Chandrasekhar (born 22 June 1974), known mononymously as Vijay, is an Indian actor, dancer, playback singer and philanthropist who works predominantly in Tamil cinema and also appeared in other Indian languages films. Referred to by fans and media as “Thalapathy”” (commander), Vijay is the highest paid actor in Tamil cinema. He has significant fan following globally. He has won won numerous awards, including eight Vijay Awards by Star India, three Tamil Nadu State Film Awards by Government of Tamil Nadu, and a SIIMA Award. He has been included several times in the Forbes India Celebrity 100 list, based on the earnings of Indian celebrities.”
Joseph Vijay
Movies
Rowdy Rathore
Shiva (Akshay Kumar) is a small time conman in love with Paro (Sonakshi Sinha), a pretty girl whom he met at a wedding he wasn’t invited to. Into this picture perfect world enters six year old Chinki who inexplicably believes Shiva to be her dad! And if this wasn’t bad…
Spark
When an honest cop, Vijay Kumar’s family is ruthlessly slaughtered by a politician and his aides, he decides to change his identity and commits his life to bring his daughter up in a serene atmosphere. But some freak events end up compromising his identity and what he does to save…
Songs
Fun Facts
He entered the Tamil film industry as a child artist.
His mother Shobha Chandrasekar is an accomplished playback singer.
Vijay had a sister named Vidhya, who died at the age of two years.
Son of S.A. Chandrashekhar.
In 2012 and 2013, he was featured on the Indian edition of Forbes' 'Celebrity 100' lists, based on the income and popularity of Indian celebrities.
He has the same date of birth as Devayani, including the year. However, the places of birth are different. He was born in Chennai while Devayani was born in Mumbai.