Vijay (Actor) Wiki, Age, Wife, Family, Children, Biography & More

Joseph Vijay Chandrasekhar a.k.a Vijay is an esteemed South Indian actor and a playback singer too, who predominately works in Kollywood. Today’s youth is crazy about Vijay’s signature dance steps. Let us go on a brief journey of the personal and professional life of Vijay.

Contents

1 Biography/Wiki
2 Physical Appearance
3 Family, Wife & Religion
4 Career
5 Following his meeting with the members of Vijay Makkal Iyakkam (VMI) at his Panaiyur office in Chennai on 11 July 2023, news circulated in the media suggesting that Vijay had plans to embark on a padayatra throughout Tamil Nadu prior to the launch of his forthcoming movie ‘Leo’ as a step towards entering politics. Awards
6 Facts
7 Social Work

Biography/Wiki

Vijay was born on 22 June 1974 (age 49, as of 2023) in Chennai, India. He is one of the highest paid actors of Kollywood (Tamil Cinema). Be it his acting, singing or dancing; the multitalented actor excels in all the fields. Not just in India, he has his fan following in China, Japan, UK, and France. His films are screened in more than eighty countries and five continents. He entered the industry as a child artist and later emerged as one of the greatest actors of Kollywood, the actor accounts for 61 films (an in 2018). Vijay’s films are mostly dubbed into Malayalam, Telugu, Hindi, and Mandarin Chinese. The media has given him the title, Thalapathy which means commander. Not just an actor, a singer, and a dancer, Vijay is also a philanthropist, who does a lot for the social cause.

Physical Appearance

Vijay is 5’ 10” and weighs around 75 Kg. His body measurements are as follow: 40-30-14. He has got Brown eyes and Black hair.

Family, Wife & Religion

Vijay was born into a Roman Catholic Family to S. A. Chandrasekhar, who is a Tamil film director and Shobha, who is a playback singer and Carnatic vocalist.

Vijay’s childhood picture with his parents

Vijay had a sister named, Vidhya, who passed away when she was just 2-year-old. Her mother revealed that Vijay was deeply affected by the death of her sister. Being a talkative and a naughty boy in his childhood, he became very silent and shy after her death.

Vijay’s childhood picture with his mother and sister

On 25 August 1999, Vijay got married to one of his die-hard fans, Sangeetha Sornalingam who is a Hindu British Sri Lankan Tamil.

Vijay with his wife

The couple together is blessed with a son, Jason Sanjay (born in the year 2000 in London) and a daughter, Divya Shasha (born in the year 2005 in Chennai).

Vijay with his children

In 2009, his son, Jason Sanjay made a guest appearance with his father in the film, Vettaikaaran, and his daughter, Divya Shasha played a minuscule role of her father’s pre-teen daughter in the film, Theri (2016).

Career

Vijay studied at Fathima Matriculation Higher Secondary School and completed his schooling from Balalok Matriculation Higher Secondary School. After completing his schooling, Vijay got himself enrolled in Loyola College to pursue his graduation in Visual Communications. However, he dropped out his studies as he wanted to focus more on his acting career. At the age of 10, he made his debut as a child artist with the film Vetri (1984) which was directed by his father, S. A. Chandrasekhar.

Vijay in his debut film, Vetri, as a child artist

He acted as a child artist in the films such as Kudumbam (1984), Vasantha Raagam (1986), Sattam Oru Vilayaattu (1987), and Ithu Engal Neethi (1988). In 1985, he again acted as a child artist in the film, Naan Sigappu Manithan, starring Rajinikanth. In 1992, he made his debut as an actor in the film, Naalaiya Theerpu. In 1996, his film, Poove Unakkaga, directed by Vikraman, became a breakthrough film for Vijay and made him an established star.

Vijay in his film, Poove Unakkaga

After that, he gave a series of super-hits including Vasantha Vasal, Maanbumigu Maanavan, Kaalamellam Kaathiruppen, and Selva. Vijay won the ‘Tamil Nadu State Film Award‘; Best Actor for his films, Kadhalukku Mariyadhai, and Thulladha Manamum Thullum. In 2002, Vijay starred in the film Thamizhan, opposite Priyanka Chopra.

Vijay with Priyanka Chopra

It was Priyanka’s acting debut before she entered Bollywood and became one of the leading actresses. His film, Ghilli released in 2004, went on to become 1st Tamil film to cross 500 million in the domestic box-office. Vijay starred film, Pokkiri, directed by Prabhu Deva, became the 3rd highest grossing film of the year 2007 and went on to become 1st Tamil film to run for complete 100 days in theatre in Kerala.The film received critical and public accolades. His film, Vettaikaaran, went on to become one of the highest grossing Tamil films of 2009. In 2011, he acted in the film, Kaavalan (a Tamil remake of the Malayalam film, Bodyguard) which was well received in the box office and later, it was screened at the Shanghai International Film Festival in China.