Vijayaraj Alagarsami - yes our very own Captain Vijayakanth is celebrating his birthday today. One of the top actors of Kollywood who won thousands of fans with his mass and classic movies, is also one of those elite class of actor-turned politicians.
Currently leading the DMDK - he is also the current chairman, the founder and general secretary of the Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam. He had also served as a Member of Legislative Assembly twice representing the constituency of Virudhacalam & Rishivandiyam respectively.
He married Premalatha in 1990, and has two sons named Vijay Prabhakar and Shanmuga Pandian, the latter being a film actor who made his debut with Sagaptham in 2014. Upon entering the film industry to pursue an acting career, the actor changed to "Vijayakanth", dropping the "Raj" out of his name and suffixing it with "Kanth," by director Khaja. He is nicknamed "Captain" which was taken from one of his popular films Captain Prabhakharan.
As a special birthday treat for his fans, early into the day a birthday special selfie of Vijayakanth with his family on his official social media handle has now gone viral. Captain looking hale and healthy with a pleasant smile has indeed thrilled fans - Don't miss this incredible pic!
Birthday Selfie with family pic.twitter.com/YoXejZg4Qs
— Vijayakant (@iVijayakant) August 24, 2020