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[[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]] is an Indian actor who works in [[Tamil cinema]]. He made his cinematic debut in 1984 with ''[[Vetri (film)|Vetri]]'', directed by his father, [[S. A. Chandrasekhar]].<ref name="vikatan">{{Cite news |date=4 December 2014 |title=22 ஆண்டுகளில் விஜய்யின் சினிமா பயணம்! |language=Tamil |work=[[Ananda Vikatan]] |url=http://www.vikatan.com/cinema/tamil-cinema/news/43349.art |url-status=dead |access-date=12 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170110123018/http://www.vikatan.com/cinema/tamil-cinema/news/43349.art |archive-date=10 January 2017}}</ref> After appearing in Chandrasekhar's films as an child artist, Vijay made his debut as a lead actor with ''[[Naalaiya Theerpu]]'' (1992) at the age of 18.<ref name="vikatan" /> He followed it with a supporting role opposite [[Vijayakanth]] in ''[[Sendhoorapandi]]'' (1993).<ref name="Vijay1">{{Cite web |date=14 May 2004 |title=Vijay & Dharani |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/tamil/profile.php?id=13474858&cid=2409 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170113083807/http://www.sify.com/movies/tamil/profile.php?id=13474858&cid=2409 |archive-date=13 January 2017 |access-date=13 January 2017 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref> Vijay went on to play lead roles in his father's directorial ventures such as ''[[Rasigan]]'' (1994) and ''[[Deva (1995 film)|Deva]]'' (1995).<ref name="Vijay1" /><ref name="SAC">{{Cite news |date=14 February 2016 |title=70 வயது 70 சினிமாக்கள் எஸ்.ஏ.சந்திரசேகரன் அன்றும்-இன்றும் |language=Tamil |work=[[Dina Thanthi]] |url=http://www.dailythanthi.com/Cinema/CinemaNews/2016/02/14123929/SA-ChandrasekaranBefore--and-After.vpf |url-status=live |access-date=12 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170116144119/http://www.dailythanthi.com/Cinema/CinemaNews/2016/02/14123929/SA-ChandrasekaranBefore--and-After.vpf |archive-date=16 January 2017}}</ref> Most of those films were successful commercially.<ref name="Vijaytop7">{{Cite web |last=Saraswathi |first=S. |date=23 June 2014 |title=Looking at Vijay's TOP 7 landmark films |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-the-top-7-vijay-movies-south/20140623.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170109100527/http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-the-top-7-vijay-movies-south/20140623.htm |archive-date=9 January 2017 |access-date=12 January 2017 |website=[[Rediff.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Happy Birthday Vijay: 10 best films of Ilayathalapathy as a performer—Poove Unakkaga (1996) |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/gallery/happy-birthday-vijay-best-films-of-ilayathalapathy-vijay/2/17744.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170120082934/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/gallery/happy-birthday-vijay-best-films-of-ilayathalapathy-vijay/2/17744.html |archive-date=20 January 2017 |access-date=13 January 2017 |website=[[India Today]]}}</ref> | |||
Vijay's first breakthrough was in 1996 with | Vijay's first breakthrough was in 1996 with [[romance film]], ''[[Poove Unakkaga]]''.<ref name="Vijay1" /><ref name="Vijaytop7" /> His subsequent films, ''[[Love Today (1997 film)|Love Today]]'' (1997) and ''[[Kadhalukku Mariyadhai]]'' (1997), were critically and commercially successful.<ref name="Vijaytop7" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Srinivasan |first=Pavithra |date=11 November 2008 |title=The best of Surya |url=http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2008/nov/11sli1.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170116144226/http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2008/nov/11sli1.htm |archive-date=16 January 2017 |access-date=13 January 2017 |website=[[Rediff.com]]}}</ref> His performance in the latter won him the [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor]].<ref name="Vijaytop7" /> ''[[Thulladha Manamum Thullum]]'' (1999), where he played a passionate singer gained him the reputation of a [[romantic hero]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Happy Birthday Vijay: 10 best films of Ilayathalapathy as a performer—Thulladha Manamum Thullum (1999) |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/gallery/happy-birthday-vijay-best-films-of-ilayathalapathy-vijay/6/17744.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170116151423/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/gallery/happy-birthday-vijay-best-films-of-ilayathalapathy-vijay/6/17744.html |archive-date=16 January 2017 |access-date=13 January 2017 |website=India Today}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Rajendran |first=Sowmya |date=7 January 2017 |title=Vijay, the king of the formula film |work=[[The News Minute]] |url=http://www.thenewsminute.com/article/vijay-king-formula-film-55375 |url-status=live |access-date=21 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170221072316/http://www.thenewsminute.com/article/vijay-king-formula-film-55375 |archive-date=21 February 2017}}</ref> | ||
Vijay began the new millennium with critically and commercially successful films such as ''[[Kushi (2000 film)|Kushi]]'' and ''[[Priyamaanavale]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Happy Birthday Vijay: 10 best films of Ilayathalapathy as a performer—Kushi (2000) |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/gallery/happy-birthday-vijay-best-films-of-ilayathalapathy-vijay/8/17744.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170120083609/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/gallery/happy-birthday-vijay-best-films-of-ilayathalapathy-vijay/8/17744.html |archive-date=20 January 2017 |access-date=13 January 2017 |website=India Today}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Happy Birthday Vijay: 10 best films of Ilayathalapathy as a performer—Priyamanavale (2000) |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/gallery/happy-birthday-vijay-best-films-of-ilayathalapathy-vijay/9/17744.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170116153203/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/gallery/happy-birthday-vijay-best-films-of-ilayathalapathy-vijay/9/17744.html |archive-date=16 January 2017 |access-date=13 January 2017 |website=India Today}}</ref> The following year, he appeared in three films: ''[[Friends (2001 film)|Friends]]'', ''[[Badri (2001 film)|Badri]]'' and ''[[Shahjahan (film)|Shahjahan]]''. All three were box office successes;<ref name="Behindwoods">{{Cite web |title=Kushi, Priyamaanavale, Friends, Badri – The 4 Continuous Successes - #22YearsOfVijayism: The 11 Big Box Office Comebacks of Ilayathalapathy Vijay |url=https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/slideshow/22yearsofvijayism-the-11-big-box-office-comebacks-of-ilayathalapathy-vijay/kushi-priyamaanavale-friends-badri-the-4-continuous-successes.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200202040100/http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/slideshow/22yearsofvijayism-the-11-big-box-office-comebacks-of-ilayathalapathy-vijay/kushi-priyamaanavale-friends-badri-the-4-continuous-successes.html |archive-date=2 February 2020 |access-date=2021-05-05 |website=Behindwoods}}</ref><ref name="success">{{Cite web |date=17 June 2020 |title='Shajahan' – 2001 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/love-today-to-vettaikaran-ten-times-when-vijay-delivered-a-super-hit-film-with-a-debutant-director/photostory/76425194.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210216154745/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/love-today-to-vettaikaran-ten-times-when-vijay-delivered-a-super-hit-film-with-a-debutant-director/photostory/76425194.cms |archive-date=16 February 2021 |access-date=14 December 2020 |website=[[The Times of India]] |ref={{sfnref|The Times of India|2020}}}}</ref> barring successful ventures ''[[Thamizhan]]'',<ref name=success /> ''[[Youth (2002 film)|Youth]]'' and ''[[Bagavathi]]'' (all three released in 2002),<ref>{{Cite web |last=Warrier |first=Shobha |date=2 November 2002 |title=No big Tamil film release this Diwali |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2002/nov/02tamil.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20171219145555/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2002/nov/02tamil.htm |archive-date=19 December 2017 |access-date=19 December 2017 |website=[[Rediff.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Warrier |first=Shobha |date=11 January 2003 |title=The Pongal test |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/pongal/20030111.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140707141218/http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/pongal/20030111.htm |archive-date=7 July 2014 |access-date=19 December 2017 |website=[[Rediff.com]]}}</ref> his subsequent films ''[[Vaseegara (film)|Vaseegara]]'' and ''[[Pudhiya Geethai]]'' were released. While ''Vaseegara'' was a moderate success and received praise for his comic-timing,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-04-03 |title='Priyamanavale' to 'Pokkiri': Five blockbuster Tamil films of Vijay that were remade from Telugu |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/priyamanavale-to-pokkiri-five-blockbuster-tamil-films-of-vijay-that-were-remade-from-telugu/photostory/74968711.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210504103643/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/priyamanavale-to-pokkiri-five-blockbuster-tamil-films-of-vijay-that-were-remade-from-telugu/photostory/74968711.cms |archive-date=4 May 2021 |access-date=2020-11-25 |website=[[The Times of India]] |ref={{sfnref|The Times of India|2020}}}}</ref> ''Puthiya Geethai'' received negative reviews and underperformed at the box office.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Pillai |first=Sreedhar |date=16 May 2002 |title=Blame it on the beauties |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/05/16/stories/2002051600660303.htm |url-status=dead |access-date=19 December 2017 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20171219140026/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/05/16/stories/2002051600660303.htm |archive-date=19 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Pillai |first=Sreedhar |date=8 November 2002 |title=As star power wanes... |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/11/08/stories/2002110801030300.htm |url-status=dead |access-date=13 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170120081952/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/11/08/stories/2002110801030300.htm |archive-date=20 January 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Pillai |first=Sreedhar |date=12 June 2003 |title=Big budget survivor |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/06/12/stories/2003061200270201.htm |url-status=dead |access-date=13 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170120082234/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/06/12/stories/2003061200270201.htm |archive-date=20 January 2017}}</ref> The success of his [[masala film]] ''[[Thirumalai]]'' (2003),<ref>{{Cite news |last=Pillai |first=Sreedhar |date=29 December 2003 |title=Reel of fortune |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/12/29/stories/2003122900170100.htm |url-status=dead |access-date=13 January 2017 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125053421/http://hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/12/29/stories/2003122900170100.htm |archive-date=25 January 2013}}</ref> changed his on-screen persona to that of an [[action hero]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kamath |first=Sudhish |author-link=Sudhish Kamath |date=12 October 2003 |title=Kollywood crackers |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/lf/2003/10/12/stories/2003101201050200.htm |url-status=dead |access-date=13 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170120081554/http://www.thehindu.com/lf/2003/10/12/stories/2003101201050200.htm |archive-date=20 January 2017}}</ref> He appeared next as a [[kabaddi]] player in ''[[Ghilli]]'' (2004), which went on to become the most commercially successful Tamil film of the year.<ref name="Vijaytop7" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Pillai |first=Sreedhar |date=31 December 2004 |title=Year 2004 – a flashback |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2004/12/31/stories/2004123101620100.htm |url-status=dead |access-date=13 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170120082005/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2004/12/31/stories/2004123101620100.htm |archive-date=20 January 2017}}</ref> His performance as a sword-smith in the masala film ''[[Thirupaachi]]'' (2005) earned him a [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize|special prize at the Tamil Nadu State Film Awards]].<ref name="TiruSify">{{Cite web |date=14 January 2005 |title=Tirupachi |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/tirupachi-review-tamil-pclvGshdhfijj.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170120091503/http://www.sify.com/movies/tirupachi-review-tamil-pclvGshdhfijj.html |archive-date=20 January 2017 |access-date=12 January 2017 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=7 September 2007 |title=Film awards announced; Rajini, Kamal chosen best actors |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/Film-awards-announced-Rajini-Kamal-chosen-best-actors/article14830747.ece |url-status=live |access-date=14 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170119092155/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/Film-awards-announced-Rajini-Kamal-chosen-best-actors/article14830747.ece |archive-date=19 January 2017}}</ref> He continued to achieve commercial success with ''[[Sivakasi (film)|Sivakasi]]'' (2005) and ''[[Pokkiri]]'' (2007).<ref>{{Cite news |last=Pillai |first=Sreedhar |date=30 December 2005 |title=Tamil cinema's new high |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2005/12/30/stories/2005123001140100.htm |url-status=dead |access-date=14 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141004052839/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2005/12/30/stories/2005123001140100.htm |archive-date=4 October 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Pillai |first=Sreedhar |date=28 December 2007 |title=The Fantastic Five |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/the-fantastic-five/article3024141.ece |url-status=live |access-date=14 January 2017 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170114073612/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/the-fantastic-five/article3024141.ece |archive-date=14 January 2017 | Vijay began the new millennium with critically and commercially successful films such as ''[[Kushi (2000 film)|Kushi]]'' and ''[[Priyamaanavale]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Happy Birthday Vijay: 10 best films of Ilayathalapathy as a performer—Kushi (2000) |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/gallery/happy-birthday-vijay-best-films-of-ilayathalapathy-vijay/8/17744.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170120083609/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/gallery/happy-birthday-vijay-best-films-of-ilayathalapathy-vijay/8/17744.html |archive-date=20 January 2017 |access-date=13 January 2017 |website=India Today}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Happy Birthday Vijay: 10 best films of Ilayathalapathy as a performer—Priyamanavale (2000) |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/gallery/happy-birthday-vijay-best-films-of-ilayathalapathy-vijay/9/17744.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170116153203/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/gallery/happy-birthday-vijay-best-films-of-ilayathalapathy-vijay/9/17744.html |archive-date=16 January 2017 |access-date=13 January 2017 |website=India Today}}</ref> The following year, he appeared in three films: ''[[Friends (2001 film)|Friends]]'', ''[[Badri (2001 film)|Badri]]'' and ''[[Shahjahan (film)|Shahjahan]]''. All three were box office successes;<ref name="Behindwoods">{{Cite web |title=Kushi, Priyamaanavale, Friends, Badri – The 4 Continuous Successes - #22YearsOfVijayism: The 11 Big Box Office Comebacks of Ilayathalapathy Vijay |url=https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/slideshow/22yearsofvijayism-the-11-big-box-office-comebacks-of-ilayathalapathy-vijay/kushi-priyamaanavale-friends-badri-the-4-continuous-successes.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200202040100/http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/slideshow/22yearsofvijayism-the-11-big-box-office-comebacks-of-ilayathalapathy-vijay/kushi-priyamaanavale-friends-badri-the-4-continuous-successes.html |archive-date=2 February 2020 |access-date=2021-05-05 |website=Behindwoods}}</ref><ref name="success">{{Cite web |date=17 June 2020 |title='Shajahan' – 2001 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/love-today-to-vettaikaran-ten-times-when-vijay-delivered-a-super-hit-film-with-a-debutant-director/photostory/76425194.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210216154745/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/love-today-to-vettaikaran-ten-times-when-vijay-delivered-a-super-hit-film-with-a-debutant-director/photostory/76425194.cms |archive-date=16 February 2021 |access-date=14 December 2020 |website=[[The Times of India]] |ref={{sfnref|The Times of India|2020}}}}</ref> barring successful ventures ''[[Thamizhan]]'',<ref name=success /> ''[[Youth (2002 film)|Youth]]'' and ''[[Bagavathi]]'' (all three released in 2002),<ref>{{Cite web |last=Warrier |first=Shobha |date=2 November 2002 |title=No big Tamil film release this Diwali |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2002/nov/02tamil.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20171219145555/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2002/nov/02tamil.htm |archive-date=19 December 2017 |access-date=19 December 2017 |website=[[Rediff.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Warrier |first=Shobha |date=11 January 2003 |title=The Pongal test |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/pongal/20030111.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140707141218/http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/pongal/20030111.htm |archive-date=7 July 2014 |access-date=19 December 2017 |website=[[Rediff.com]]}}</ref> his subsequent films ''[[Vaseegara (film)|Vaseegara]]'' and ''[[Pudhiya Geethai]]'' were released. While ''Vaseegara'' was a moderate success and received praise for his comic-timing,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-04-03 |title='Priyamanavale' to 'Pokkiri': Five blockbuster Tamil films of Vijay that were remade from Telugu |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/priyamanavale-to-pokkiri-five-blockbuster-tamil-films-of-vijay-that-were-remade-from-telugu/photostory/74968711.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210504103643/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/priyamanavale-to-pokkiri-five-blockbuster-tamil-films-of-vijay-that-were-remade-from-telugu/photostory/74968711.cms |archive-date=4 May 2021 |access-date=2020-11-25 |website=[[The Times of India]] |ref={{sfnref|The Times of India|2020}}}}</ref> ''Puthiya Geethai'' received negative reviews and underperformed at the box office.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Pillai |first=Sreedhar |date=16 May 2002 |title=Blame it on the beauties |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/05/16/stories/2002051600660303.htm |url-status=dead |access-date=19 December 2017 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20171219140026/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/05/16/stories/2002051600660303.htm |archive-date=19 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Pillai |first=Sreedhar |date=8 November 2002 |title=As star power wanes... |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/11/08/stories/2002110801030300.htm |url-status=dead |access-date=13 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170120081952/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/11/08/stories/2002110801030300.htm |archive-date=20 January 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Pillai |first=Sreedhar |date=12 June 2003 |title=Big budget survivor |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/06/12/stories/2003061200270201.htm |url-status=dead |access-date=13 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170120082234/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/06/12/stories/2003061200270201.htm |archive-date=20 January 2017}}</ref> The success of his [[masala film]] ''[[Thirumalai]]'' (2003),<ref>{{Cite news |last=Pillai |first=Sreedhar |date=29 December 2003 |title=Reel of fortune |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/12/29/stories/2003122900170100.htm |url-status=dead |access-date=13 January 2017 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125053421/http://hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/12/29/stories/2003122900170100.htm |archive-date=25 January 2013}}</ref> changed his on-screen persona to that of an [[action hero]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kamath |first=Sudhish |author-link=Sudhish Kamath |date=12 October 2003 |title=Kollywood crackers |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/lf/2003/10/12/stories/2003101201050200.htm |url-status=dead |access-date=13 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170120081554/http://www.thehindu.com/lf/2003/10/12/stories/2003101201050200.htm |archive-date=20 January 2017}}</ref> He appeared next as a [[kabaddi]] player in ''[[Ghilli]]'' (2004), which went on to become the most commercially successful Tamil film of the year.<ref name="Vijaytop7" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Pillai |first=Sreedhar |date=31 December 2004 |title=Year 2004 – a flashback |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2004/12/31/stories/2004123101620100.htm |url-status=dead |access-date=13 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170120082005/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2004/12/31/stories/2004123101620100.htm |archive-date=20 January 2017}}</ref> His performance as a sword-smith in the masala film ''[[Thirupaachi]]'' (2005) earned him a [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize|special prize at the Tamil Nadu State Film Awards]].<ref name="TiruSify">{{Cite web |date=14 January 2005 |title=Tirupachi |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/tirupachi-review-tamil-pclvGshdhfijj.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170120091503/http://www.sify.com/movies/tirupachi-review-tamil-pclvGshdhfijj.html |archive-date=20 January 2017 |access-date=12 January 2017 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=7 September 2007 |title=Film awards announced; Rajini, Kamal chosen best actors |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/Film-awards-announced-Rajini-Kamal-chosen-best-actors/article14830747.ece |url-status=live |access-date=14 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170119092155/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/Film-awards-announced-Rajini-Kamal-chosen-best-actors/article14830747.ece |archive-date=19 January 2017}}</ref> He continued to achieve commercial success with ''[[Sivakasi (film)|Sivakasi]]'' (2005) and ''[[Pokkiri]]'' (2007).<ref>{{Cite news |last=Pillai |first=Sreedhar |date=30 December 2005 |title=Tamil cinema's new high |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2005/12/30/stories/2005123001140100.htm |url-status=dead |access-date=14 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141004052839/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2005/12/30/stories/2005123001140100.htm |archive-date=4 October 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Pillai |first=Sreedhar |date=28 December 2007 |title=The Fantastic Five |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/the-fantastic-five/article3024141.ece |url-status=live |access-date=14 January 2017 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170114073612/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/the-fantastic-five/article3024141.ece |archive-date=14 January 2017}}</ref> Barring ''[[Vettaikaaran (2009 film)|Vettaikaaran]]'''s box office success,<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 January 2010 |title=Chennai Box Office–Jan 22 to 24 |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/boxoffice.php?id=pluprFijeeaec |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170221074110/http://www.sify.com/movies/boxoffice.php?id=pluprFijeeaec |archive-date=21 February 2017 |access-date=21 February 2017 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref> all of his subsequent releases from ''[[Azhagiya Tamil Magan]]'' (2007), where he played dual roles for the first time in his career,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Seshagiri |first=Sangeetha |date=25 January 2014 |title=Vijay to Appear in Double Role in Murugadoss Film? |work=[[International Business Times]] |url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/vijay-to-appear-in-double-role-in-murugadoss-film-535919 |url-status=live |access-date=14 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170114081357/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/vijay-to-appear-in-double-role-in-murugadoss-film-535919 |archive-date=14 January 2017}}</ref> to ''[[Villu (film)|Villu]]'' (2009) were average successes;<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 December 2007 |title=CBO – Nov 30 to Dec 2 |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/boxoffice.php?id=plupn1acchbad |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20171219123951/http://www.sify.com/movies/boxoffice.php?id=plupn1acchbad |archive-date=19 December 2017 |access-date=8 December 2017 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=17 June 2008 |title=Chennai Box-Office (June 13–15) |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/boxoffice.php?id=plupovhjhhacc |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20171219123953/http://www.sify.com/movies/boxoffice.php?id=plupovhjhhacc |archive-date=19 December 2017 |access-date=19 December 2017 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=3 February 2009 |title=Chennai Box Office (Jan 30 to February 1, 2009) |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/boxoffice.php?id=pluppHedibbbf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20171219123953/http://www.sify.com/movies/boxoffice.php?id=pluppHedibbbf |archive-date=19 December 2017 |access-date=19 December 2017 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref> his 50th film, ''[[Sura (film)|Sura]]'' (2010), managed to recover only its production cost.<ref>{{Cite web |date=30 April 2020 |title=Did you know Vijay's 'Sura' director SP Rajkumar was going to team up with Ajith a few years back? |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/did-you-know/did-you-know-vijays-sura-director-sp-rajkumar-was-going-to-team-up-with-ajith-a-few-years-back/articleshow/75472908.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210827102800/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/did-you-know/did-you-know-vijays-sura-director-sp-rajkumar-was-going-to-team-up-with-ajith-a-few-years-back/articleshow/75472908.cms |archive-date=27 August 2021 |access-date=27 August 2021 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> | ||
In 2011 Vijay's career prospects improved after he was praised for his role as a bodyguard in ''[[Kaavalan]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=N. |first=Sudarshan |date=19 January 2011 |title=Vijay's back and how! |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/nxg/Vijays-back-and-how/article15524616.ece |url-status=live |access-date=14 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170120084140/http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/nxg/Vijays-back-and-how/article15524616.ece |archive-date=20 January 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Ravi |first=Nandita |date=3 February 2011 |title=Vijay has made a comeback: Siddique |work=[[The Times of India]] |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Vijay-has-made-a-comeback-Siddique/articleshow/7411372.cms |url-status=dead |access-date=14 January 2017 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170114080345/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Vijay-has-made-a-comeback-Siddique/articleshow/7411372.cms |archive-date=14 January 2017}}</ref> ''[[Velayudham]]'' in which, he appeared as a masked superhero was commercially successful worldwide.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Velayudham And Ra One Superheroes |url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-column/Velayudham-and-Ra-One-superheroes-22-10-11.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210825104320/http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-column/Velayudham-and-Ra-One-superheroes-22-10-11.html |archive-date=25 August 2021 |access-date=26 August 2021 |website=Behindwoods}}</ref> The following year he appeared in two films: as a college student in ''[[Nanban (2012 film)|Nanban]]'' and an [[Officer (armed forces)|army officer]] in ''[[Thuppakki]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Srinivasan |first=Pavithra |date=12 January 2012 |title=Review: Nanban is worth a watch |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/south-review-nanban-is-worth-a-watch/20120112.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170226145641/http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/south-review-nanban-is-worth-a-watch/20120112.htm |archive-date=26 February 2017 |access-date=26 February 2017 |website=[[Rediff.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Dundoo |first=Sangeetha Devi |date=16 November 2012 |title=Thuppakki: 'The wait' has been worth it |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/thuppakki-the-wait-has-been-worth-it/article4101780.ece |url-status=live |access-date=14 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170120084149/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/thuppakki-the-wait-has-been-worth-it/article4101780.ece |archive-date=20 January 2017}}</ref> His performances in both films received positive critical feedback | In 2011 Vijay's career prospects improved after he was praised for his role as a bodyguard in ''[[Kaavalan]]'', which had a 100-day theatrical run and was a box office hit.<ref>{{Cite news |last=N. |first=Sudarshan |date=19 January 2011 |title=Vijay's back and how! |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/nxg/Vijays-back-and-how/article15524616.ece |url-status=live |access-date=14 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170120084140/http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/nxg/Vijays-back-and-how/article15524616.ece |archive-date=20 January 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Ravi |first=Nandita |date=3 February 2011 |title=Vijay has made a comeback: Siddique |work=[[The Times of India]] |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Vijay-has-made-a-comeback-Siddique/articleshow/7411372.cms |url-status=dead |access-date=14 January 2017 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170114080345/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Vijay-has-made-a-comeback-Siddique/articleshow/7411372.cms |archive-date=14 January 2017}}</ref> ''[[Velayudham]]'' in which, he appeared as a masked superhero was commercially successful worldwide.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Velayudham And Ra One Superheroes |url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-column/Velayudham-and-Ra-One-superheroes-22-10-11.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210825104320/http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-column/Velayudham-and-Ra-One-superheroes-22-10-11.html |archive-date=25 August 2021 |access-date=26 August 2021 |website=Behindwoods}}</ref> The following year he appeared in two films: as a college student in ''[[Nanban (2012 film)|Nanban]]'' and an [[Officer (armed forces)|army officer]] in ''[[Thuppakki]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Srinivasan |first=Pavithra |date=12 January 2012 |title=Review: Nanban is worth a watch |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/south-review-nanban-is-worth-a-watch/20120112.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170226145641/http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/south-review-nanban-is-worth-a-watch/20120112.htm |archive-date=26 February 2017 |access-date=26 February 2017 |website=[[Rediff.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Dundoo |first=Sangeetha Devi |date=16 November 2012 |title=Thuppakki: 'The wait' has been worth it |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/thuppakki-the-wait-has-been-worth-it/article4101780.ece |url-status=live |access-date=14 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170120084149/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/thuppakki-the-wait-has-been-worth-it/article4101780.ece |archive-date=20 January 2017}}</ref> His performances in both films received positive critical feedback.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Srinivasan |first=Sudhir |date=28 October 2016 |title=What we've learnt from Bairavaa's teaser |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/What-we%E2%80%99ve-learnt-from-Bairavaa%E2%80%99s-teaser/article15854434.ece |url-status=live |access-date=26 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170226145048/http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/What-we%E2%80%99ve-learnt-from-Bairavaa%E2%80%99s-teaser/article15854434.ece |archive-date=26 February 2017}}</ref> He followed that with ''[[Thalaivaa]]'' (2013) and the multi-starrer ''[[Jilla]]'' (2014) which was commercially successful.<ref>{{Cite news |date=31 December 2013 |title=Year Roundup: The biggest Telugu and Tamil films of 2013 |work=[[Deccan Chronicle]] |url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/131230/entertainment-tollywood/gallery/year-roundup-biggest-telugu-and-tamil-films-2013?gImgId=37625#s |url-status=dead |access-date=14 January 2017 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170114095323/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/131230/entertainment-tollywood/gallery/year-roundup-biggest-telugu-and-tamil-films-2013?gImgId=37625%23s |archive-date=14 January 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Kumar |first=S. Shiva |date=16 January 2014 |title=Four films and superstars |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/four-films-and-superstars/article5582119.ece |url-status=live |access-date=14 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170120084228/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/four-films-and-superstars/article5582119.ece |archive-date=20 January 2017}}</ref> He teamed up with Murugadoss again for the action film ''[[Kaththi]]'' (2014). The film, which had Vijay playing dual roles as a thief and an idealist, became one of the highest-grossing Tamil films of that year; his performances earned him critics praise.<ref name="Kaththi FF">{{Cite web |date=3 June 2015 |title=Nominations for the 62nd Britannia Filmfare Awards (South) |url=http://www.filmfare.com/features/nominations-for-the-62nd-britannia-filmfare-awards-south-9405.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307114607/http://www.filmfare.com/features/nominations-for-the-62nd-britannia-filmfare-awards-south-9405.html |archive-date=7 March 2016 |access-date=2 February 2017 |website=[[Filmfare]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Seshagiri |first=Sangeetha |date=1 January 2015 |title=From Vijay's 'Kaththi' to Ajith's 'Veeram': Top Grossing Tamil Films of 2014 |work=International Business Times |url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/vijays-kaththi-ajiths-veeram-top-grossing-tamil-films-2014-618958 |url-status=live |access-date=14 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170114100821/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/vijays-kaththi-ajiths-veeram-top-grossing-tamil-films-2014-618958 |archive-date=14 January 2017}}</ref> In his next film, | ||
[[fantasy film|fantasy]] ''[[Puli (2015 film)|Puli]]'' (2015), he featured again in dual roles;<ref>{{Cite web |last=Saraswathi |first=S |date=1 October 2015 |title=Review: Puli fails to impress |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/review-puli-fails-to-impress/20151001.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170120084521/http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/review-puli-fails-to-impress/20151001.htm |archive-date=20 January 2017 |access-date=14 January 2017 |website=[[Rediff.com]]}}</ref> it was an overseas success.<ref name="overseas">{{Cite news |date=14 October 2015 |title='Baahubali', 'Puli', 'Rudhramadevi' effect: IIFA to celebrate South Cinema; Rana to be ambassador? |language=en |work=[[International Business Times]] |url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/baahubali-puli-rudhramadevi-effect-iifa-celebrate-south-cinema-rana-be-ambassador-650576 |url-status=live |access-date=24 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512060026/https://www.ibtimes.co.in/baahubali-puli-rudhramadevi-effect-iifa-celebrate-south-cinema-rana-be-ambassador-650576 |archive-date=12 May 2021}}</ref> The following year, he played a police officer in [[Atlee (director)|Atlee]]'s ''[[Theri (film)|Theri]]'' to mixed reviews.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bhaskaran |first=Gautaman |date=27 April 2016 |title=Theri review: Vijay is delightfully human, not his usual cold-face self |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/movie-reviews/theri-review-an-emotional-vijay-in-a-plot-seen-a-million-times/story-lZUy01dslIzyfMHrcopMwM.html |url-status=live |access-date=14 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170112192936/http://www.hindustantimes.com/movie-reviews/theri-review-an-emotional-vijay-in-a-plot-seen-a-million-times/story-lZUy01dslIzyfMHrcopMwM.html |archive-date=12 January 2017}}</ref> The film had one of the biggest openings in Tamil cinema and was a major commercial success.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Purushothaman |first=Kirubhakar |date=16 April 2016 |title=Theri box office collection: Atlee's film becomes the best opening for Ilaiyathalapathy Vijay |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/theri-box-office-collection-atlees-film-becomes-the-best-opening-for-ilaiyathalapathy-vijay/1/643927.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171019123455/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/theri-box-office-collection-atlees-film-becomes-the-best-opening-for-ilaiyathalapathy-vijay/1/643927.html |archive-date=19 October 2017 |access-date=19 October 2017 |website=India Today}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Groves |first=Don |date=24 April 2016 |title=Tollywood Box Office Update: 'Sarrainodu' Scores In the U.S. And India |work=[[Forbes]] |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/dongroves/2016/04/24/tollywood-box-office-update-sarrainodu-scores-in-the-u-s-and-india/#2307ed4e6880 |url-status=live |access-date=17 September 2017 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20180617112614/https://www.forbes.com/sites/dongroves/2016/04/24/tollywood-box-office-update-sarrainodu-scores-in-the-u-s-and-india/%234b2e9e8227c3#2307ed4e6880 |archive-date=17 June 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Upadhyaya |first=Prakash |date=23 June 2016 |title='Theri' box office collection: Vijay-starrer strikes gold in Chennai, set to complete 75 days in theatres |work=International Business Times |url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/theri-box-office-collection-vijay-starrer-strikes-gold-chennai-set-complete-75-days-theatres-684012 |url-status=live |access-date=19 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171019123755/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/theri-box-office-collection-vijay-starrer-strikes-gold-chennai-set-complete-75-days-theatres-684012 |archive-date=19 October 2017}}</ref> Vijay's performance won him [[South Indian International Movie Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tamil Nominations for Filmfare Awards South 2017 |url=http://www.filmfare.com/awards/filmfare-awards-south-2017/tamil/nominations |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170609074040/http://www.filmfare.com/awards/filmfare-awards-south-2017/tamil/nominations |archive-date=9 June 2017 |access-date=27 July 2017 |website=[[Filmfare]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=17 June 2017 |title=Winners of the 64th Jio Filmfare Awards (South) |url=https://www.filmfare.com/news/winners-of-the-64th-jio-filmfare-awards-south-21594.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180416113129/https://www.filmfare.com/news/winners-of-the-64th-jio-filmfare-awards-south-21594.html |archive-date=16 April 2018 |access-date=17 June 2018 |website=[[Filmfare]]}}</ref> He played triple roles for the first time in ''[[Mersal (film)|Mersal]]'' (2017).<ref name="MersalIE">{{Cite news |last=Kumar R |first=Manoj |date=18 October 2017 |title=Mersal movie review: There is never a dull moment in this Vijay starrer |work=The Indian Express |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/mersal-movie-review-vijay-atlee-samantha-ruth-prabhu-kajal-aggarwal-star-rating-4895175/ |url-status=live |access-date=17 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171018103756/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/mersal-movie-review-vijay-atlee-samantha-ruth-prabhu-kajal-aggarwal-star-rating-4895175/ |archive-date=18 October 2017}}</ref> In addition to garnering a UK Award for Best Actor,<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 June 2018 |title=Nominations for the 65th Jio Filmfare Awards (South) 2018 |url=https://www.filmfare.com/features/nominations-for-the-65th-jio-filmfare-awards-south-2018_-28652-1.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180604163156/https://www.filmfare.com/features/nominations-for-the-65th-jio-filmfare-awards-south-2018_-28652.html |archive-date=4 June 2018 |access-date=17 June 2018 |website=[[Filmfare]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=17 June 2018 |title=Winners: 65th Jio Filmfare Awards (South) 2018 |work=[[The Times of India]] |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/winners-65th-jio-filmfare-awards-south-2018/articleshow/64617904.cms |url-status=live |access-date=17 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180617071126/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/winners-65th-jio-filmfare-awards-south-2018/articleshow/64617904.cms |archive-date=17 June 2018}}</ref> the film collected {{INR}}2.5 billion.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Cain |first=Rob |date=24 November 2017 |title=Vijay Nails Another Career Milestone With ₹250 Crore/$38.5M Worldwide Gross By 'Mersal' |work=Forbes |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/robcain/2017/11/24/vijay-passes-another-career-milestone-with-mersals-%E2%82%B9250-crore38-5m-worldwide-gross/#135e77c0410e |url-status=live |access-date=17 June 2018 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20180617112624/https://www.forbes.com/sites/robcain/2017/11/24/vijay-passes-another-career-milestone-with-mersals-%E2%82%B9250-crore38-5m-worldwide-gross/%23135e77c0410e |archive-date=17 June 2018}}</ref> Vijay earned positive critical acclaim for ''[[Sarkar (2018 film)|Sarkar]]'' (2018).<ref>{{cite web | title='Varisu' first review out; Vijay's acting receives appreciation | website=The Times of India | date=January 9, 2023 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/varisu-first-review-out-vijays-acting-receives-appreciation/articleshow/96846599.cms | access-date=January 21, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=10 December 2019 |title=Nominations for the 66th Filmfare Awards (South) 2019 |url=https://www.filmfare.com/features/nominations-for-the-66th-filmfare-awards-south-2019_-37931.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191212141500/https://www.filmfare.com/features/nominations-for-the-66th-filmfare-awards-south-2019_-37931.html |archive-date=12 December 2019 |access-date=28 March 2020 |website=[[Filmfare]]}}</ref> He also starred in films ''[[Bairavaa]]'' (2017), ''[[Bigil]]'' (2019), ''[[Master (2021 film)|Master]]'' (2021), ''[[Beast (2022 Indian film)|Beast]]'' (2022) ,''[[Varisu]]'' (2023) which received mixed reviews, but became commercially successful.<ref>{{cite web|title=Varisu box office collections; Vijay starrer is a Blockbuster, Tops 200 crores in India|website=[[Pinkvilla]]|date=January 30, 2023|url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/box-office/varisu-box-office-collections-vijay-starrer-is-a-blockbuster-tops-200-crores-in-india-1207555|access-date=January 30, 2023|quote=The film has also done well overseas with $10.75 million (Rs. 88 crores) to date, for a worldwide gross of Rs. 292 crores.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=25 October 2019 |title='Bigil' Review: From calling it extraordinary to disappointing, Twitterati have mixed reactions for Vijay-Atlee's film |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-bigil-review-from-calling-it-extraordinary-to-disappointing-twitterati-have-mixed-reactions-for-vijay-atlee-s-film-2798591 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211211093946/https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-bigil-review-from-calling-it-extraordinary-to-disappointing-twitterati-have-mixed-reactions-for-vijay-atlee-s-film-2798591 |archive-date=11 December 2021 |access-date=11 December 2021 |website=DNA India}}</ref> | |||
His next film [[Leo (2023 Indian film)|Leo]] (2023) was wrapped and ready to be released in theatres worldwide on 19 October 2023. | |||
== Films == | == Films == | ||
{{Pending films key}} | {{Pending films key}} | ||
*''All films are in [[Tamil language|Tamil]], unless otherwise noted.'' | *''All films are in [[Tamil language|Tamil]], unless otherwise noted.'' | ||
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| rowspan="2" | 1984 | | rowspan="2" | 1984 | ||
!scope="row" | ''[[Vetri (film)|Vetri]]'' | !scope="row" | ''[[Vetri (film)|Vetri]]'' | ||
| | | Vijay | ||
| Child artist | | Child artist | ||
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="vikatan" /><br /><ref name="Dinamalar">{{Cite news |date=22 June 2014 |title=விஜய்–40/40–பிறந்த நாள் ஸ்பெஷல்!! |language=Tamil |work=[[Dinamalar]] |url=http://cinema.dinamalar.com/cinema-news/19644/special-report/Vijay---40/40-:--birthday-special-!.htm |url-status=dead |access-date=12 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170113165927/http://cinema.dinamalar.com/cinema-news/19644/special-report/Vijay---40/40-%3A--birthday-special-%21.htm |archive-date=13 January 2017}}</ref> | |style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="vikatan" /><br /><ref name="Dinamalar">{{Cite news |date=22 June 2014 |title=விஜய்–40/40–பிறந்த நாள் ஸ்பெஷல்!! |language=Tamil |work=[[Dinamalar]] |url=http://cinema.dinamalar.com/cinema-news/19644/special-report/Vijay---40/40-:--birthday-special-!.htm |url-status=dead |access-date=12 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170113165927/http://cinema.dinamalar.com/cinema-news/19644/special-report/Vijay---40/40-%3A--birthday-special-%21.htm |archive-date=13 January 2017}}</ref> | ||
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| 1985 | | 1985 | ||
!scope="row" | ''[[Naan Sigappu Manithan (1985 film)|Naan Sigappu Manithan]]'' | !scope="row" | ''[[Naan Sigappu Manithan (1985 film)|Naan Sigappu Manithan]]'' | ||
| | | {{Unknown}} | ||
| Cameo intro song appearance as a child artist | | Cameo intro song appearance as a child artist | ||
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="vikatan" /><br /><ref name="Dinamalar" /> | |style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="vikatan" /><br /><ref name="Dinamalar" /> | ||
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| Vijay | | Vijay | ||
| | | | ||
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite news |last=Prasad |first=Ayyappa |date=11 December 1992 |title=Nailing the nexus |pages=7 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=B39lAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vp0NAAAAIBAJ&pg=999%2C755114 |access-date=13 April 2022 | |style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite news |last=Prasad |first=Ayyappa |date=11 December 1992 |title=Nailing the nexus |pages=7 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=B39lAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vp0NAAAAIBAJ&pg=999%2C755114 |access-date=13 April 2022}}</ref> | ||
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| 1993 | | 1993 | ||
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| Vijay | | Vijay | ||
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|style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="SAC" /><br /><ref>{{Cite news |last= | |style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="SAC" /><br /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Vijiyan |first=K. |date=19 February 1994 |title=Tired old village love plot in Chandrasegaran's latest |pages=12 |work=[[New Straits Times]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-DpOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1xMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5479%2C2623375 |access-date=13 April 2022}}</ref> | ||
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| 1994 | | 1994 | ||
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| Vijay | | Vijay | ||
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|style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{Cite news |last=Mannath |first=Malini |date=15 July 1994 |title=Lover on the run |pages=7 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3IhlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wJ4NAAAAIBAJ&pg=1615%2C1466471 |access-date=13 April 2022 | |style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{Cite news |last=Mannath |first=Malini |date=15 July 1994 |title=Lover on the run |pages=7 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3IhlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wJ4NAAAAIBAJ&pg=1615%2C1466471 |access-date=13 April 2022}}</ref> | ||
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| rowspan="4" | 1995 | | rowspan="4" | 1995 | ||
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!scope="row" | ''[[Chandralekha (1995 film)|Chandralekha]]'' | !scope="row" | ''[[Chandralekha (1995 film)|Chandralekha]]'' | ||
| Rahim | | Rahim Rowther | ||
| | | | ||
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rajendran |first=Sowmya |author-link=Sowmya Rajendran |date=2017-06-21 |title=Either 'good man' or terrorist but hardly the hero: The Muslim characters of Tamil cinema |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/either-good-man-or-terrorist-hardly-hero-muslim-characters-tamil-cinema-64015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220216091555/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/either-good-man-or-terrorist-hardly-hero-muslim-characters-tamil-cinema-64015 |archive-date=16 February 2022 |access-date=2022-04-13 |website=[[The News Minute]]}}</ref> | |style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rajendran |first=Sowmya |author-link=Sowmya Rajendran |date=2017-06-21 |title=Either 'good man' or terrorist but hardly the hero: The Muslim characters of Tamil cinema |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/either-good-man-or-terrorist-hardly-hero-muslim-characters-tamil-cinema-64015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220216091555/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/either-good-man-or-terrorist-hardly-hero-muslim-characters-tamil-cinema-64015 |archive-date=16 February 2022 |access-date=2022-04-13 |website=[[The News Minute]]}}</ref> | ||
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| Ganesh | | Ganesh | ||
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|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Prabha |last2=Srinivasan |first2=Pady |title=Love Today |url=http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/Reviews/articles/lovetoday.htm |url-status= | |style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Prabha |last2=Srinivasan |first2=Pady |title=Love Today |url=http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/Reviews/articles/lovetoday.htm |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170926042406/http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/Reviews/articles/lovetoday.htm |archive-date=26 September 2017 |access-date=13 April 2022 |website=Indolink}}</ref> | ||
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!scope="row" | ''[[Once More (1997 film)|Once More]]'' | !scope="row" | ''[[Once More (1997 film)|Once More]]'' | ||
| Vijay | | Vijay | ||
| | | | ||
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite news |last= | |style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite news |last=Vijiyan |first=K. N. |date=26 July 1997 |title=See this one for the great Sivaji |pages=4 |work=[[New Straits Times]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=h1dIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PxUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3453%2C6814793 |access-date=13 April 2022}}</ref> | ||
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!scope="row" | ''[[Nerrukku Ner]]'' | !scope="row" | ''[[Nerrukku Ner]]'' | ||
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| Gokulakrishnan | | Gokulakrishnan | ||
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|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jeyachandran |title=Ninaithaen Vandhaai |url=http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/Reviews/articles/Ninaithen_vanthai_161416.html |url-status= | |style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jeyachandran |title=Ninaithaen Vandhaai |url=http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/Reviews/articles/Ninaithen_vanthai_161416.html |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120401094300/http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/Reviews/articles/Ninaithen_vanthai_161416.html |archive-date=1 April 2012 |access-date=13 April 2022 |website=Indolink}}</ref> | ||
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!scope="row" | ''[[Priyamudan]]'' | !scope="row" | ''[[Priyamudan]]'' | ||
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| Siluvai | | Siluvai | ||
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|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gopalakrishnan |first=Usha |title=Nilaave Vaa |url=http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/Reviews/articles/Nilaavae_Vaa_15247.html |url-status= | |style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gopalakrishnan |first=Usha |title=Nilaave Vaa |url=http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/Reviews/articles/Nilaavae_Vaa_15247.html |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171209071411/http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/Reviews/articles/Nilaavae_Vaa_15247.html |archive-date=9 December 2017 |access-date=13 April 2022 |website=Indolink}}</ref> | ||
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| rowspan="4" | 1999 | | rowspan="4" | 1999 | ||
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| Kutty | | Kutty | ||
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|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3SfTAAAAQBAJ |title=Different Bodies: Essays on Disability in Film and Television |publisher=[[McFarland & Company]] |year=2013 |isbn=978-0-7864-6535-4 |editor-last=Mogk |editor-first=Marja Evelyn |page=121 | |style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3SfTAAAAQBAJ |title=Different Bodies: Essays on Disability in Film and Television |publisher=[[McFarland & Company]] |year=2013 |isbn=978-0-7864-6535-4 |editor-last=Mogk |editor-first=Marja Evelyn |page=121}}</ref> | ||
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!scope="row" | ''[[Endrendrum Kadhal]]'' | !scope="row" | ''[[Endrendrum Kadhal]]'' | ||
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| Karunakaran (Karna) | | Karunakaran (Karna) | ||
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|style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{Cite news |last=Vijiyan |first=K. N. |date=3 July 1999 |title=Message to youths that violence does not pay |work=[[New Straits Times]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6XAWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=tBQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3042%2C215835 |access-date=13 April 2022 | |style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{Cite news |last=Vijiyan |first=K. N. |date=3 July 1999 |title=Message to youths that violence does not pay |work=[[New Straits Times]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6XAWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=tBQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3042%2C215835 |access-date=13 April 2022}}</ref> | ||
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!scope="row" | ''[[Minsara Kanna]]'' | !scope="row" | ''[[Minsara Kanna]]'' | ||
| Kannan (Kasi){{efn|name=character}} | | Kannan (Kasi){{efn|name=character}} | ||
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|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Balachandran |first=Logesh |date=15 May 2020 |title=Quarantine curation: 10 finest Tamil films that prove family is everything |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/quarantine-curation-10-finest-tamil-films-that-prove-family-is-everything-1678347-2020-05-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170120085901/http://inhome.rediff.com/movies/1999/nov/04spice.htm |archive-date=20 January 2017 |access-date=13 April 2022 |website=[[India Today]]}}</ref><br /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Balasubramaniam |first=Balaji |title={{sic|nolink=y|Minsaraa}} Kanna |url=http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/Reviews/articles/Minsaraa_Kanna_16184.html |url-status= | |style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Balachandran |first=Logesh |date=15 May 2020 |title=Quarantine curation: 10 finest Tamil films that prove family is everything |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/quarantine-curation-10-finest-tamil-films-that-prove-family-is-everything-1678347-2020-05-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170120085901/http://inhome.rediff.com/movies/1999/nov/04spice.htm |archive-date=20 January 2017 |access-date=13 April 2022 |website=[[India Today]]}}</ref><br /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Balasubramaniam |first=Balaji |title={{sic|nolink=y|Minsaraa}} Kanna |url=http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/Reviews/articles/Minsaraa_Kanna_16184.html |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000601073830/http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/Reviews/articles/Minsaraa_Kanna_16184.html |archive-date=1 June 2000 |access-date=13 April 2022 |website=Indolink}}</ref> | ||
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| rowspan="3" | 2000 | | rowspan="3" | 2000 | ||
!scope="row" | ''[[Kannukkul Nilavu]]'' | !scope="row" | ''[[Kannukkul Nilavu]]'' | ||
| Gautham | | Gautham Prabhakar | ||
|| | ||25th Film | ||
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Aswathy |date=19 January 2000 |title=A film worth seeing! |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2000/jan/19kannu.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160910182527/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2000/jan/19kannu.htm |archive-date=10 September 2016 |access-date=12 January 2017 |website=[[Rediff.com]]}}</ref> | |style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Aswathy |date=19 January 2000 |title=A film worth seeing! |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2000/jan/19kannu.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160910182527/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2000/jan/19kannu.htm |archive-date=10 September 2016 |access-date=12 January 2017 |website=[[Rediff.com]]}}</ref> | ||
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!scope="row" | ''[[Priyamaanavale]]'' | !scope="row" | ''[[Priyamaanavale]]'' | ||
| Vijay | | Vijay Vishwanathan | ||
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|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rajitha |date=27 October 2000 |title=Festive fare! |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2000/oct/27tamil.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170120085933/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2000/oct/27tamil.htm |archive-date=20 January 2017 |access-date=12 January 2017 |website=[[Rediff.com]]}}</ref> | |style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rajitha |date=27 October 2000 |title=Festive fare! |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2000/oct/27tamil.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170120085933/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2000/oct/27tamil.htm |archive-date=20 January 2017 |access-date=12 January 2017 |website=[[Rediff.com]]}}</ref> | ||
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| rowspan="3" | 2003 | | rowspan="3" | 2003 | ||
!scope="row" | ''[[Vaseegara (film)|Vaseegara]]'' | !scope="row" | ''[[Vaseegara (film)|Vaseegara]]'' | ||
| | | Boopathi | ||
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|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rangarajan |first=Malathi |date=31 January 2003 |title=Vaseegara |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2003/01/31/stories/2003013101060201.htm |url-status=dead |access-date=12 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170120090916/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2003/01/31/stories/2003013101060201.htm |archive-date=20 January 2017}}</ref> | |style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rangarajan |first=Malathi |date=31 January 2003 |title=Vaseegara |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2003/01/31/stories/2003013101060201.htm |url-status=dead |access-date=12 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170120090916/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2003/01/31/stories/2003013101060201.htm |archive-date=20 January 2017}}</ref> | ||
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!scope="row" | ''[[Pudhiya Geethai]]'' | !scope="row" | ''[[Pudhiya Geethai]]'' | ||
| | | Sarathy | ||
| | | | ||
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rangarajan |first=Malathi |date=16 May 2003 |title=Pudhiya Geethai |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2003/05/16/stories/2003051601130200.htm |url-status=dead |access-date=12 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170120090931/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2003/05/16/stories/2003051601130200.htm |archive-date=20 January 2017}}</ref> | |style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rangarajan |first=Malathi |date=16 May 2003 |title=Pudhiya Geethai |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2003/05/16/stories/2003051601130200.htm |url-status=dead |access-date=12 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170120090931/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2003/05/16/stories/2003051601130200.htm |archive-date=20 January 2017}}</ref> | ||
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!scope="row" | ''[[Sura (film)|Sura]]'' | !scope="row" | ''[[Sura (film)|Sura]]'' | ||
| Sura | | Sura | ||
| | |50th Film | ||
||<ref>{{Cite web |last=Srinivasan |first=Pavithra |date=30 April 2010 |title=Leave your brains at home and enjoy Sura |url=http://movies.rediff.com/review/2010/apr/30/south-tamil-movie-review-sura.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304104631/http://movies.rediff.com/review/2010/apr/30/south-tamil-movie-review-sura.htm |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=12 January 2017 |website=[[Rediff.com]]}}</ref> | ||<ref>{{Cite web |last=Srinivasan |first=Pavithra |date=30 April 2010 |title=Leave your brains at home and enjoy Sura |url=http://movies.rediff.com/review/2010/apr/30/south-tamil-movie-review-sura.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304104631/http://movies.rediff.com/review/2010/apr/30/south-tamil-movie-review-sura.htm |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=12 January 2017 |website=[[Rediff.com]]}}</ref> | ||
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| Himself | | Himself | ||
| [[Hindi]] film; Guest appearance in the song "Chinta Ta" | | [[Hindi]] film; Guest appearance in the song "Chinta Ta" | ||
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 May 2012 |title=Tamil star Vijay does cameo in Rowdy Rathore |url= | |style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 May 2012 |title=Tamil star Vijay does cameo in Rowdy Rathore |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/tamil-star-vijay-does-cameo-in-rowdy-rathore/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181226121027/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/tamil-star-vijay-does-cameo-in-rowdy-rathore/ |archive-date=26 December 2018 |access-date=12 January 2017 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]]}}</ref> | ||
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!scope="row" | ''[[Thuppakki]]'' | !scope="row" | ''[[Thuppakki]]'' | ||
| Jagadish Dhanapal | | Jagadish Dhanapal | ||
| | | | ||
|style="text-align:center;"| | |style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kumar |first=Manoj |date=16 November 2012 |title=Movie Review: 'Thuppaki' Hits Bull's-Eye |work=[[International Business Times]] |url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/movie-review-039thuppaki039-hits-bulls-eye-405645 |url-status=live |access-date=12 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170110081643/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/movie-review-039thuppaki039-hits-bulls-eye-405645 |archive-date=10 January 2017}}</ref> | ||
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| 2013 | | 2013 | ||
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|style="text-align: center;" | <ref>{{Cite web |last=K. |first=Janani |date=13 April 2022 |title=Beast Movie Review: Thalapathy Vijay charms in this lacklustre actioner |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/beast-movie-review-thalapathy-vijay-charms-in-this-lacklustre-actioner-1936795-2022-04-13 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220413062536/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/beast-movie-review-thalapathy-vijay-charms-in-this-lacklustre-actioner-1936795-2022-04-13 |archive-date=13 April 2022 |access-date=13 April 2022 |website=[[India Today]]}}</ref> | |style="text-align: center;" | <ref>{{Cite web |last=K. |first=Janani |date=13 April 2022 |title=Beast Movie Review: Thalapathy Vijay charms in this lacklustre actioner |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/beast-movie-review-thalapathy-vijay-charms-in-this-lacklustre-actioner-1936795-2022-04-13 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220413062536/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/beast-movie-review-thalapathy-vijay-charms-in-this-lacklustre-actioner-1936795-2022-04-13 |archive-date=13 April 2022 |access-date=13 April 2022 |website=[[India Today]]}}</ref> | ||
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| rowspan=" | | rowspan="3" | 2023 | ||
!scope="row"| ''[[Varisu]]'' | !scope="row"| ''[[Varisu]]'' | ||
| Vijay Rajendran | | Vijay Rajendran | ||
| | | | ||
|style="text-align: center;" | <ref>{{Cite news |last=Ramanujam |first=Srinivasa |date=11 January 2023 |title='Varisu' movie review: Vijay returns to his throwback '90s self in this familiar emotional entertainer | | |style="text-align: center;" | <ref>{{Cite news |last=Ramanujam |first=Srinivasa |date=11 January 2023 |title='Varisu' movie review: Vijay returns to his throwback '90s self in this familiar emotional entertainer |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/reviews/varisu-movie-review-vijay-returns-to-his-throwback-90s-self-in-this-familiar-emotional-entertainer/article66362591.ece |url-status=live |access-date=11 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230111080315/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/reviews/varisu-movie-review-vijay-returns-to-his-throwback-90s-self-in-this-familiar-emotional-entertainer/article66362591.ece |archive-date=11 January 2023}}</ref> | ||
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! scope="row" style="background:#ffc;" | ''[[Jawan (film)|Jawan]]'' {{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}} | |||
|{{TBA}} | |||
| Hindi film, Cameo Appearance, Filming | |||
| style="text-align: center;" | <ref>{{Cite news |title=Vijay's screen time in Shah Rukh Khan's 'Jawan' revealed |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/vijays-screen-time-in-shah-rukh-khans-jawan-revealed/articleshow/98650887.cms |access-date=2023-03-15 |issn=0971-8257 |archive-date=15 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230315091413/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/vijays-screen-time-in-shah-rukh-khans-jawan-revealed/articleshow/98650887.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
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! scope="row" {{Pending film|[[Leo (2023 Indian film)|Leo]]}} | ! scope="row" {{Pending film|[[Leo (2023 Indian film)|Leo]]}} | ||
| | | {{TBA}} | ||
| Filming | | Filming | ||
| style="text-align: center;" | <ref>{{Cite | | style="text-align: center;" | <ref>{{Cite news |date=3 January 2023 |title='Thalapathy 67' shooting underway at the film city in Chennai |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/thalapathy-67-shooting-underway-at-the-film-city-in-chennai/articleshow/96699792.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230106012805/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/thalapathy-67-shooting-underway-at-the-film-city-in-chennai/articleshow/96699792.cms |archive-date=6 January 2023 |access-date=12 January 2023 |newspaper=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> | ||
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Vijay is an Indian actor who works in Tamil cinema. He made his cinematic debut in 1984 with Vetri, directed by his father, S. A. Chandrasekhar.[1] After appearing in Chandrasekhar's films as an child artist, Vijay made his debut as a lead actor with Naalaiya Theerpu (1992) at the age of 18.[1] He followed it with a supporting role opposite Vijayakanth in Sendhoorapandi (1993).[2] Vijay went on to play lead roles in his father's directorial ventures such as Rasigan (1994) and Deva (1995).[2][3] Most of those films were successful commercially.[4][5]
Vijay's first breakthrough was in 1996 with romance film, Poove Unakkaga.[2][4] His subsequent films, Love Today (1997) and Kadhalukku Mariyadhai (1997), were critically and commercially successful.[4][6] His performance in the latter won him the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor.[4] Thulladha Manamum Thullum (1999), where he played a passionate singer gained him the reputation of a romantic hero.[7][8]
Vijay began the new millennium with critically and commercially successful films such as Kushi and Priyamaanavale.[9][10] The following year, he appeared in three films: Friends, Badri and Shahjahan. All three were box office successes;[11][12] barring successful ventures Thamizhan,[12] Youth and Bagavathi (all three released in 2002),[13][14] his subsequent films Vaseegara and Pudhiya Geethai were released. While Vaseegara was a moderate success and received praise for his comic-timing,[15] Puthiya Geethai received negative reviews and underperformed at the box office.[16][17][18] The success of his masala film Thirumalai (2003),[19] changed his on-screen persona to that of an action hero.[20] He appeared next as a kabaddi player in Ghilli (2004), which went on to become the most commercially successful Tamil film of the year.[4][21] His performance as a sword-smith in the masala film Thirupaachi (2005) earned him a special prize at the Tamil Nadu State Film Awards.[22][23] He continued to achieve commercial success with Sivakasi (2005) and Pokkiri (2007).[24][25] Barring Vettaikaaran's box office success,[26] all of his subsequent releases from Azhagiya Tamil Magan (2007), where he played dual roles for the first time in his career,[27] to Villu (2009) were average successes;[28][29][30] his 50th film, Sura (2010), managed to recover only its production cost.[31]
In 2011 Vijay's career prospects improved after he was praised for his role as a bodyguard in Kaavalan, which had a 100-day theatrical run and was a box office hit.[32][33] Velayudham in which, he appeared as a masked superhero was commercially successful worldwide.[34] The following year he appeared in two films: as a college student in Nanban and an army officer in Thuppakki.[35][36] His performances in both films received positive critical feedback.[37] He followed that with Thalaivaa (2013) and the multi-starrer Jilla (2014) which was commercially successful.[38][39] He teamed up with Murugadoss again for the action film Kaththi (2014). The film, which had Vijay playing dual roles as a thief and an idealist, became one of the highest-grossing Tamil films of that year; his performances earned him critics praise.[40][41] In his next film, fantasy Puli (2015), he featured again in dual roles;[42] it was an overseas success.[43] The following year, he played a police officer in Atlee's Theri to mixed reviews.[44] The film had one of the biggest openings in Tamil cinema and was a major commercial success.[45][46][47] Vijay's performance won him South Indian International Movie Awards.[48][49] He played triple roles for the first time in Mersal (2017).[50] In addition to garnering a UK Award for Best Actor,[51][52] the film collected ₹2.5 billion.[53] Vijay earned positive critical acclaim for Sarkar (2018).[54][55] He also starred in films Bairavaa (2017), Bigil (2019), Master (2021), Beast (2022) ,Varisu (2023) which received mixed reviews, but became commercially successful.[56][57]
His next film Leo (2023) was wrapped and ready to be released in theatres worldwide on 19 October 2023.
Films[edit | edit source]
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- All films are in Tamil, unless otherwise noted.
| Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Vetri | Vijay | Child artist | [1] [58] |
| Kudumbam | Narada | Child artist | [1] [58] | |
| 1985 | Naan Sigappu Manithan | Unknown | Cameo intro song appearance as a child artist | [1] [58] |
| 1986 | Vasantha Raagam | Vijay | Uncredited role as a child artist | [1] [58] |
| 1987 | Sattam Oru Vilaiyattu | Raja | Child artist | [1] [58] |
| 1988 | Ithu Engal Neethi | Vijay | Uncredited role as a child artist | [59] |
| 1992 | Naalaiya Theerpu | Vijay | [60] | |
| 1993 | Sendhoorapandi | Vijay | [3] [61] | |
| 1994 | Rasigan | Vijay | [62] | |
| 1995 | Deva | Deva | [3] [63] | |
| Rajavin Parvaiyile | Raja | [1] | ||
| Vishnu | Vishnu (Krishna)[lower-alpha 1] | [64] | ||
| Chandralekha | Rahim Rowther | [65] | ||
| 1996 | Coimbatore Mappillai | Balu | [66] | |
| Poove Unakkaga | Raja | [67] | ||
| Vasantha Vaasal | Vijay | [68] | ||
| Maanbumigu Maanavan | Sivaraj | [69] | ||
| Selva | Selvan | [63] | ||
| 1997 | Kaalamellam Kaathiruppen | Kannan | [63] | |
| Love Today | Ganesh | [70] | ||
| Once More | Vijay | [71] | ||
| Nerrukku Ner | Vijay | [68] | ||
| Kadhalukku Mariyadhai | Jeevanandham (Jeeva) | [72] | ||
| 1998 | Ninaithen Vandhai | Gokulakrishnan | [73] | |
| Priyamudan | Vasanth | [74] | ||
| Nilaave Vaa | Siluvai | [75] | ||
| 1999 | Thulladha Manamum Thullum | Kutty | [76] | |
| Endrendrum Kadhal | Vijay | [68] | ||
| Nenjinile | Karunakaran (Karna) | [77] | ||
| Minsara Kanna | Kannan (Kasi)[lower-alpha 1] | [78] [79] | ||
| 2000 | Kannukkul Nilavu | Gautham Prabhakar | 25th Film | [80] |
| Kushi | Shiva | [81] | ||
| Priyamaanavale | Vijay Vishwanathan | [82] | ||
| 2001 | Friends | Aravindhan | [83] | |
| Badri | Sri Badrinatha Moorthy (Badri) | [84] | ||
| Shahjahan | Ashok | [85] [86] | ||
| 2002 | Thamizhan | Surya | [87] | |
| Youth | Shiva | [88] | ||
| Bagavathi | Bhagavathi | [89] | ||
| 2003 | Vaseegara | Boopathi | [90] | |
| Pudhiya Geethai | Sarathy | [91] | ||
| Thirumalai | Thirumalai | [92] | ||
| 2004 | Udhaya | Udhayakumaran (Udhaya) | [93] | |
| Ghilli | Saravanavelu (Velu, Ghilli)[lower-alpha 1] | [94] | ||
| Madhurey | Maduravel (Madhurey) | [95] | ||
| 2005 | Thirupaachi | Sivagiri (Giri) | [22] | |
| Sukran | Sukran | Cameo | [96] [97] | |
| Sachein | Sachein | [98] | ||
| Sivakasi | Muthappa (Sivakasi)[lower-alpha 1] | [99] | ||
| 2006 | Aathi | Aathi | [100] | |
| 2007 | Pokkiri | Sathyamoorthy (Thamizh)[lower-alpha 1] | [101] [102] | |
| Azhagiya Tamil Magan | Guru, Prasad[lower-alpha 2] | [103] | ||
| 2008 | Kuruvi | Vetrivel (Velu, Kuruvi) | [104] | |
| Pandhayam | Himself | Guest appearance | [105] | |
| 2009 | Villu | Pugazh, Saravanan[lower-alpha 2] | [106] | |
| Vettaikaaran | Ravi | [107] | ||
| 2010 | Sura | Sura | 50th Film | [108] |
| 2011 | Kaavalan | Bhoominathan (Bhoomi) | [109] | |
| Velayudham | Velu (Velayudham) | [110] | ||
| 2012 | Nanban | Kosaksi Pasapugazh (Panchavan Parivendan)[lower-alpha 1] | [111] [112] | |
| Rowdy Rathore | Himself | Hindi film; Guest appearance in the song "Chinta Ta" | [113] | |
| Thuppakki | Jagadish Dhanapal | [114] | ||
| 2013 | Thalaivaa | Vishwa Ramadorai (Vishwa Bhai) | [115] | |
| 2014 | Jilla | Shakthi Aarumugam (Jilla) | [116] [117] | |
| Kaththi | Kathiresan (Kaththi), Jeevanandham[lower-alpha 2] | [40] [118] | ||
| 2015 | Puli | Marudheeran, Pulivendhan[lower-alpha 2] | [119] [120] | |
| 2016 | Theri | Vijay Kumar (Joseph Kuruvilla, Dharmeshwar)[lower-alpha 1] | [121] | |
| 2017 | Bairavaa | Bairavaa | [122] | |
| Mersal | Vetri, Maaran, Vetrimaaran[lower-alpha 3] | [50] [123] | ||
| 2018 | Sarkar | Sundar Ramaswamy | [124] | |
| 2019 | Bigil | Michael Rayappan (Bigil), Rayappan[lower-alpha 2] | [125] | |
| 2021 | Master | John Durairaj (JD) | [126] | |
| 2022 | Beast | Veera Raghavan | [127] | |
| 2023 | Varisu | Vijay Rajendran | [128] | |
| Jawan
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Hindi film, Cameo Appearance, Filming | [129] | |
| Leo
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Filming | [130] |
See also[edit | edit source]
Notes[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 "22 ஆண்டுகளில் விஜய்யின் சினிமா பயணம்!". Ananda Vikatan (in Tamil). 4 December 2014. Archived from the original on 10 January 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Vijay & Dharani". Sify. 14 May 2004. Archived from the original on 13 January 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "70 வயது 70 சினிமாக்கள் எஸ்.ஏ.சந்திரசேகரன் அன்றும்-இன்றும்". Dina Thanthi (in Tamil). 14 February 2016. Archived from the original on 16 January 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Saraswathi, S. (23 June 2014). "Looking at Vijay's TOP 7 landmark films". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 9 January 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
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