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Thalapathy Vijay
Joseph Vijay Chandrasekhar (born 22 June 1974), known professionally as Vijay, is an Indian actor and playback singer who works in Tamil cinema. In a career spanning over three decades, Vijay has acted in 68 films and is one of the most commercially successful actors in Tamil cinema with multiple films amongst the highest-grossing Tamil films of all time and is amongst the highest paid actors in India. He has won several awards as an actor. Referred to as "Thalapathy" (), Vijay has a significant fan following. Born in Madras to director S. A. Chandrasekhar, Vijay made his debut as a child actor in the Tamil film '' Vetri'' (1984). After a few roles as a child actor in his father’s films, he played his first lead role in the film ''Naalaiya Theerpu'' (1992) at the age of 18. Vijay continued doing lead roles for the next few years with notable films amongst them included ''Poove Unakkaga'' (1996), '' Love Today'' (1997), ''Kadhalukku Mariyadhai'' (1997), ''Thullatha Manamum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (; TVK) is an Indian regional political party in the state of Tamil Nadu and the union territory of Puducherry. It was founded by actor-turned-politician Vijay on 2 February 2024. The party is led by its founder Vijay as the president of the party from its date of founding. The headquarters of the party is located at Seashore Town, 8th Avenue, Panaiyur, Chennai. History During the early 2000s, actor Vijay had an extensive network of fan clubs across Tamil Nadu. Around 2009, these fan clubs were brought together under a structured narpani iyakkam (welfare association), aimed at organizing philanthropic and community service activities. On 26 June 2009, this initiative was formally launched as ''Vijay Makkal Iyakkam'' () in Pudukkottai. The organization, now a registered welfare body with branches across the state, functions with the structure of a political movement—featuring youth and student wings, district-level heads, and a central office in Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thullatha Manamum Thullum
''Thullatha Manamum Thullum'' () is a 1999 Indian Tamil-language musical romantic drama film written and directed by debutant S. Ezhil. It stars Vijay and Simran, while Manivannan, Dhamu and Vaiyapuri among others play supporting roles. The film is produced by R. B. Choudary of Super Good Films and has its music composed by S. A. Rajkumar and cinematography performed by R. Selva. ''Thullatha Manamum Thullum'' was released on 29 January 1999. The film received positive reviews and became a huge commercial success, winning three Tamil Nadu State Film Awards including second prize for Best Film and Best Actress (Simran). It was remade in Telugu as '' Nuvvu Vasthavani'' (2000), in Kannada as '' O Nanna Nalle'' (2000), in Bengali as '' Sathi'' (2002) , in Odia as '' I Love You'' (2004) and in Bhojpuri as ''Pyar Jab Kehu Se Hui Jala'' (2008). Plot The film starts with Kutty revealing, on a train journey from Pune to Hyderabad, that he just got out of jail after seven years ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leo (2023 Indian Film)
''Leo'' (also marketed as ''Leo: Bloody Sweet'') is a 2023 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj. Produced by Seven Screen Studio, it is the third instalment in the Lokesh Cinematic Universe. Partially inspired by the film ''A History of Violence'', the film stars Vijay in the titular role, alongside Sanjay Dutt, Arjun, Trisha, Gautham Vasudev Menon, Mysskin, Madonna Sebastian, George Maryan, Mansoor Ali Khan, Priya Anand and Mathew Thomas. In the film, Parthi, an outwardly humble man, is pursued by gangsters Antony and Harold Das who suspect him to be Antony's son Leo, previously presumed dead. The film was officially announced in January 2023 under the tentative title ''Thalapathy 67'', as it is Vijay's 67th film as a lead actor, and the official title was announced a few days later. Principal photography commenced the same month in Chennai along with a sporadic schedule in Kashmir, which was again followed by another schedul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beast (2022 Indian Film)
''Beast'' (stylised on-screen as ''BeAst'') is a 2022 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language action comedy film written and directed by Nelson Dilipkumar. It is produced by Kalanithi Maran under Sun Pictures. The film stars Vijay (actor), Vijay and Pooja Hegde in the lead roles, alongside Selvaraghavan, Shaji Chen, VTV Ganesh, Ankur Vikal, Aparna Das, Sathish Krishnan, Shine Tom Chacko, Yogi Babu and Redin Kingsley. It is about an ex-Research and Analysis Wing, RAW agent who seeks to rescue hostages in a shopping mall which has been hijacked by terrorists. Sun Pictures acquired the production rights for Vijay's 65th film in January 2020. AR Murugadoss was initially signed to direct it; however, he was ousted from the film, after he refused to cut his remuneration. Nelson was subsequently brought on board, with announcement in December 2020 under the tentative title ''Thalapathy 65'', and the official title was announced in June 2021. Principal photography commenced in April 2021. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Master (2021 Film)
''Master'' is a 2021 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj and produced by S. Xavier Britto under XB Film Creators. The film stars Vijay in the main lead role as the main protagonist and Vijay Sethupathi as the antagonist. Malavika Mohanan, Andrea Jeremiah, Arjun Das, Shanthanu Bhagyaraj and Gouri G. Kishan play supporting roles. It is the first project of the production house, which also co-produced the film with Jagadish Palanisamy and Seven Screen Studio. The film follows John Durairaj "JD", an alcoholic professor, who takes a three-month teaching job at a juvenile home, and clashes with Bhavani, a ruthless gangster, who uses the children as the scapegoat for his criminal activities. Lokesh Kanagaraj narrated the script to Vijay in May 2019, and after his acceptance, the film was launched in August 2019. Kanagaraj wrote the script, screenplay and dialogue with Rathna Kumar and Pon Parthiban being credited as co-writers. Principal phot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarkar (2018 Film)
''Sarkar'' () is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language political action film directed by A. R. Murugadoss, who co-wrote the dialogues with B. Jeyamohan, and produced by Kalanithi Maran's Sun Pictures. The film stars Vijay, Keerthy Suresh and Varalaxmi Sarathkumar in the lead roles, alongside Yogi Babu, Tulasi, Radha Ravi and Pala. Karuppiah. In the film, a corporate raider arrives in Tamil Nadu from the United States to cast his vote in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election, only to find out that his vote has already been recorded as cast, leading to him raising awareness against electoral fraud and contesting as a non-partisan politician in the elections amidst several attempts made on his life and reputation. Principal photography for the film began in January 2018. Murugadoss collaborated with Vijay for the third time with ''Sarkar'', which was the latter's 62nd film and given the tentative title of ''Thalapathy 62''. In early December 2017, Sun Pictures agreed to produ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mersal
''Mersal'' () is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film directed by Atlee and produced by Thenandal Studio Limited, in the studio's hundredth film production. The film stars Vijay in triple roles, alongside S. J. Suryah, Kajal Aggarwal, Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Nithya Menen. Sathyaraj, Vadivelu, Hareesh Peradi, Kovai Sarala and Sathyan play supporting roles. It is the second out of the three collaboration between Vijay and Atlee, before they began working with others. The film follows two brothers who were separated after the younger one's birth; Vetri, a vigilante magician who is against the medical crimes and Maaran, a reputed doctor who charges meagre amounts from his patients. The film's principal photography commenced on 1 February 2017, at Chennai and was completed in September 2017, within 130 working days. Filming took place on Gdańsk, Poland and Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. The background score and soundtrack album were composed by A. R. Rahman, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaththi
''Kaththi'' () is a 2014 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language action drama film, action thriller film written and directed by AR Murugadoss. It is produced by Subaskaran Allirajah's Lyca Productions. The film stars Vijay (actor), Vijay in dual roles alongside Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Samantha, Neil Nitin Mukesh (in his Tamil debut), Tota Roy Chowdhury, Sathish, Sudip Mukherjee, Rama (actress), Rama, and Jeeva Ravi. In the film, a petty thief assumes the identity of his lookalike and attempts to lead a rebellion by farmers from the latter's village, Thanoothu, and helps them fight against an entrepreneur who exploited Thanoothu's water resources. The film was officially announced in November 2013, and principal photography took place between February and September 2014. Primarily shot across Chennai, it was also filmed in Kolkata, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Rajahmundry, Begumpet, Nellore, and Kadapa. The cinematography was handled by George C. Williams (cinematographer), George C. Williams ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thuppakki
''Thuppakki'' ( ) is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by AR Murugadoss. Produced by Kalaipuli S. Thanu, the film stars Vijay and Kajal Aggarwal, with Sathyan, Vidyut Jammwal, Jayaram, Manobala and Zakir Hussain in supporting roles. It revolves around an intelligence officer in the Indian Army, who seeks to track down, destroy and deactivate a sleeper cell, after witnessing and barely escaping a bombing carried out by the cell. The project, which marked the beginning of a collaboration between Vijay and Murugadoss, was reported in July 2011, and the film's title was formally announced that December. Principal photography commenced in January 2012 and ended that October. Filming mostly took place in Mumbai, except for two song sequences which were filmed in Bangkok and Switzerland respectively. The film's soundtrack was composed by Harris Jayaraj with cinematography handled primarily by Santosh Sivan and editing by A. Sreekar Prasad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pokkiri
''Pokkiri'' () is a 2007 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by Prabhu Deva and produced by Kanagarathna Movies. It is the Tamil remake of the 2006 Telugu film '' Pokiri'' directed by story writer Puri Jagannadh. The film stars Vijay in the lead role alongside Asin, Prakash Raj, Napolean, Nassar, Mukesh Tiwari, Vadivelu, Sriman, Anandaraj, Vincent Asokan, Subbaraju and Master Bharath. The film is about a young IPS officer who works for Police Commissioner Mohammed Maideen Khan IPS and goes undercover as a rogue to take out the anti-socials. The film was officially announced in July 2006, in addition to the official title. Principal photography commenced the same month. It was predominantly shot in Chennai, and wrapped by late-November. The film has music composed by Mani Sharma, cinematography handled by Nirav Shah and editing by Kola Bhaskar. ''Pokkiri'' was released theatrically on 12 January 2007 and received positive reviews with praise for Vijay's pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thirupaachi
''Thirupaachi'' is a 2005 Indian Tamil-language masala film written and directed by Perarasu (in his directorial debut) and produced by R. B. Choudary under Super Good Films. The film stars Vijay, alongside Trisha, Mallika, J. Livingston, Pasupathy, Benjamin, Kota Srinivasa Rao, Vaiyapuri and Manoj K. Jayan. The music was composed by Dhina, who jointly composed one song each with Devi Sri Prasad and Mani Sharma. The cinematography and editing were handled by S. Saravanan and V. Jaishankar. ''Thirupaachi'' was released on 14 January 2005, and was one of the most successful Tamil films of the year. It was remade in Kannada as '' Thangigagi'' and in Telugu as '' Annavaram''. Plot Sivagiri alias Giri, a bladesmith in a remote village near Thirupaachi, has a lovable sister Karpagam and runs into hilarious incidents while searching for a groom for his sister. When a city guy proposes to Karpagam, Giri accepts their relationship. Giri accompanies the newlyweds to Chennai. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghilli
''Ghilli'' ( ) is a 2004 Indian Tamil-language sports action film directed by Dharani and produced by A. M. Rathnam. It is a remake of the Telugu film '' Okkadu'' (2003), written and directed by Gunasekhar, with few changes made to the story. The film stars Vijay in the lead role, alongside Trisha and Prakash Raj (reprising his role from the original version). Ashish Vidyarthi, Dhamu, Mayilsamy, Janaki Sabesh, Nancy Jennifer, Nagendra Prasad, Ponnambalam and Pandu play supporting roles. The film is about a Kabaddi player, who goes to Madurai to participate in an exhibition match, but instead rescues a woman from a gang leader, who wants to marry her. The soundtrack album and score were composed by Vidyasagar, while cinematography was handled by Gopinath and editing by V. T. Vijayan and B. Lenin. The dialogues for the film were written by Bharathan. The film was released on 16 April 2004 to positive reviews from critics. The film ran for more than 200 days at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
