Vijay Chandrasekhar Profiles :
- Name : Joseph Vijay
- Real Name : Joseph Vijay Chandrasekhar
- Nickname : Ilayathalapthy, Vasool Chakravarthy
- Date of Birth : June 22, 1974
- Nationality : Indian
- Father : S.A.Chandrasekharan
- Mother : Shoba Chandrasekharan
- Wife : Sangeetha
- Children : Jason Sanjay, Divya Saasha
- Occupation : Tamil Actor, playback singer
- Debut Film : Naalaiya Theerppu (Tamil)
- Address : 86/87, State Bank Colony,3rd Street Virugambakkam, Chennai 600092
Vijay, popularly known as ' Ilayathalapathy' Vijay, is the young Turk of the Tamil Film Industry. He was born on 22nd June1974 as Joseph Vijay Chandrasekhar, in a family with a strong filmy background- his father S.A. Chandrasekhar, is a popular director and mother Shoba, a famous playback singer. He made his debut as a child artiste in the film 'Vetri'.
After schooling he joined for a degree in Visual Communications at Loyola College Chennai but later dropped his studies to pursue an acting career. His father S.A.Chandrasekaran introduced him as a hero in his movie 'Naalaiya Theerppu' in 1992. It was movies like 'Poove Unakkaga' (1996) and director Fazil's super hit 'Kadhalukku Mariyathai' (1997) that took his career into an all time high. Initially criticized for his looks, it was sheer determination and hard work that has helped Vijay carve out an enviable slot for himself in the industry.
Joseph Vijay also took a challenging role in the movie 'Priyamudan'(1998) as an anti -hero at the height of his career which was unusual, but the movie turned out to be a super hit and gave him a big break. Vijay is talented in all aspects of acting like emoting, action and dance. He has a sense of comic timing and his dancing is simply superb. He has given the audience unforgettable performances in his movies one after the other such as Madhurey(2004), Sachien(2005) Pokkiri(2007) etc which has helped him establish himself as a Tamil Super Star. Even though little dark in complexion, his charming face, innocent smile and bright eyes have made his fans fall head over heels for him.
Vijay is also into playback singing and has sung for many movies such as 'Sachein', 'Bagavathi', 'Thamizhan', 'Badri' and many more. He has also appeared in several commercials like Coca-Cola, Sun feast Milky Magic Biscuit etc. Vijay lends his support to the poor and the needy through his fans' association. They are involved in many social activities such as conducting mass weddings, donations to temples and helping poor children in their education. Personally, Joseph Vijay is a very down to earth person and always remains very simple without the least trace of any affected manners or pretence. Vijay got married to Sangeetha on August 1999 and is blessed with a son Jason Sanjay and daughter Divya Saasha. He is residing at Chennai with his family.
Vijay is currently acting in Villu, again under Prabhu Deva's direction. The film's trailer has come out on Ilyathalapathyonline.com and the reviews are roaring that villu has 100% chances of being a Blockbuster. The film is expected to be released for 2009 pongal. His next movie has been titled as Vetaikkaran under AVM. This is Vijay`s 49th movie and first movie under AVM banner. It will be directed by Babu Sivan and the heroine will be Rendu-fame Anuksha Shetty. Yuvan Shankar Raja has been roped in for the music. The shooting of the film will start in February 2009. Rumour has it that it would be a mega budget film. (source: web india123 + wikipedia)
Ilayathalapathy Vijay Photo Gallery
Awards for Joseph Vijay :
* Roja Duke's Best Actor Award for Kadhalukku Mariyadhai in 1998
* M. G. R. Award in 2000
* Dinakaran Best Actor Award for Ghilli in 2005
* Film Today Best Actor Award for Ghilli in 2005
* Tamil Nadu State Film Special Award for Best Actor for Thirupaachi in 2006
* Honorary doctorate in 2007
Honours for Joseph Vijay :
* Ilaya Thalaphathi (Primary Leader), since his acting career grows up.
* Iniya Thalaphati (Today`s Leader), in Azhagiya Thamizh Magan.
* Ithaya Thalaphati (Your Heart`s Leader), earlier shown in Azhagiya Thamizh Magan.
* Honorary doctorate, was shown as Dr in Azhagiya Thamizh Magan.
* Chennai Super Kings, a star ambassador for the IPL cricket team.
* King of Kollywood, title was given by Ritz magazine.
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