John Vijay is an Indian actor, who predominantly works in the Tamil film industry. He has also worked in Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada and Hindi film industries.
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Wiki/Biography
John Vijay was born on Saturday, 20 November 1976 (age 47 years; as in 2023) in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Their zodiac sign is Scorpio.
An old picture of John Vijay
He studied M.Sc. in Visual Communication from Loyola College, Chennai. He has served as the Principal Program Director of Radio One 94.3 FM.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 11″
Hair Color: Black
Eye colour: black
Family
parents and siblings
There is not much information about his parents and siblings.
wife and children
He married Madhavi Elangovan in 2011. She is a media professional and also works as an executive producer at the company ‘H2O’.
John Vijay with his wife
Together, the couple have a son.
John Vijay with his son
other relatives
His father-in-law TKS Elangovan is a former politician.
relationships/affairs
He and Madhavi Elangovan studied in the same college. They dated each other for a long time before marriage.
livelihood
film
tamil
John Vijay made his debut as an actor in the Tamil film industry in 2006 with the film ‘Thalaimagan’. He gained immense popularity after playing the role of Pichai (son of a gun) in the film ‘Oram Po’ (2007).
John Vijay (right) in a scene from the film ‘Oram Po’
In 2010, he played the role of Hemant Shankar in the film ‘Raavanan’. In an interview, she revealed that she overcame her fear of acting with big stars after working with Vikram and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in the film. Talking about this in the interview he said,
I must thank Mani Ratnam for casting me in Raavan, which featured actors from all industries. So, I overcame the fear of acting with big stars.”
John Vijay in a scene from the film ‘Raavanan’
He played the role of police officer Marimuthu in the film ‘Mouna Guru’ in 2011. In 2013, he appeared as Daya in the film ‘Pattathu Yaanai’. The actor was seen in the film ‘Kabali’ (2016) with Rajinikanth. He played the role of Amir in the film.
John Vijay (left) in a scene from the film ‘Kabali’
In 2019, Vijay played the role of Kulandhai in the horror comedy film ’50/50′. He also sang the song ‘Bin Laden Ganguda’ for the film. His performance as Kevin in the 2021 film ‘Sarpatta Parambarai’ received massive praise from the audience.
John Vijay (right) in a scene from the film ‘Sarpatta Parambarai’
In 2023, he played the role of Ilango in the Vijay Antony starrer ‘Pichaikaran 2’. He acted in various Tamil films including ‘Thillalangadi’ (2010), ‘Kalakalappu’ (2012), ‘Vaayi Moodi Pesavum’ (2014), ‘Vaigai Express’ (2017), ‘Enemy’ (2021), and ‘Partner’ Is. (2023).
Malayalam
John Vijay debuted in the Malayalam film industry in 2012 with the film ‘Bachelor Party’. In the film he played the role of Prakash Kamath. In 2014, he played the role of Ganapathy Iyer in the film ‘Ayobinte Pushpakam’ (2014). He appeared as Mayilvahanam IPS in the Mohanlal starrer Lucifer (2019).
John Vijay in a scene from the film ‘Lucifer’
Govind Raj’s performance in the negative role in the film ‘Big Brother’ (2020) was highly appreciated by the audience. Some of her other Malayalam films are ‘Madirasi’ (2012), ‘Aadi Kapyare Kootamani’ (2015), ‘Comrade in America’ (2017), ‘Shylock’ (2020), and ‘Adrishayam’ (2023).
Telugu
In 2016, the actor made his debut in the Telugu film industry with the film ‘Shankara’, in which he played the role of ACP Prasad. Vijay starred opposite Ravi Teja in the film ‘Ramarao On Duty’ in 2022. In 2023, he played the role of Samuel in the film ‘Bhaag Saale’. In the same year, he appeared as Ranga in the film ‘Saalar: Part 1 – Ceasefire’.
John Vijay in a scene from the film ‘Salaar’
Kannada
John Vijay played the role of Inspector Suryaprakash in the film ‘Prithvi’ in 2010. He appeared as Rana in the Yash starrer ‘Gajakesari’ in 2014.
Poster of the film ‘Gajakesari’
Hindi
In 2013, the actor played the role of Ranade Bhai in the film ‘David’. This film was also made in Tamil language in which his character’s name was Bhau. The following year, John appeared as a police officer in the Vijay film ‘Dedh Ishqiya’.
Poster of the film ‘Dedh Ishqiya’
web series
John Vijay starred in the political drama Tamil web series ‘Thirvam’ in 2019. The web series was streamed on OTT platform ZEE5. In 2022, he appeared in the Tamil web series ‘Anantam’ opposite Prakash Raj, which premiered on ZEE5.
John Vijay (left) in a scene from the web series ‘Anantham’
Controversy
sexual harassment allegation
In 2018, television anchor and VJ Sriranjani Sundaram accused John Vijay of sexual harassment. She shared a tweet as a part of the MeToo allegations in which she mentioned that in 2014, she had received a call from the actor where he attempted phone sex.
#Me too This incident happened with actor John Vijay in 2014. Thanks husband @NOTamitbhargav for the encouragement. and thank you @chinmayi @TheRestlessQuil to make noise. I am also speaking! #time’s up @muthupradeep You know when this happened. pic.twitter.com/EfzqdgDvVH
– Sriranjani TS (@Sri_TS) 17 October 2018
Sriranjani Sundaram further revealed that soon after posting the tweet, John Vijay’s wife contacted him to know the matter and also apologized on behalf of her husband.
Awards, Honors, Achievements
- Nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Negative Role at the South Indian International Movie Awards (SIIMA) in 2012 for his performance in the film ‘Mouna Guru’.
- Nominated for Best Villain Award at Vijay Awards in 2012 for the film ‘Mouna Guru’.
- Won the Album of the Year Kannada award at the Mirchi Music Awards in 2014.
John Vijay (left) after receiving the award.
- Nominated for Best Ensemble Award at Screen Awards 2015 for the film ‘Dedh Ishqiya’.
- Nominated for Best Supporting Actor – Hindi & South at Bollywood Life Awards 2022 for the film ‘Sarpatta Parambarai’.
Facts/General Knowledge
- Apart from being an actor, he is also a businessman. He runs an advertising company named ‘H2O’, where he works as a creative director.
- Apart from working in films, she has also hosted a program called ‘Tamil Pesum Kadanayagi’, where she trained some aspiring actresses to speak Tamil fluently. Her reason behind this initiative was to encourage Tamil actresses to win National Awards by speaking fluent Tamil.
- In 2023, John Vijay became a part of the ‘Meri Mitti Mera Desh’ movement by participating in the Amrit Kalash Yatra in his city.
- He follows non-vegetarian diet.
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