Vijay has worked hard to attain the position that he has now but one cannot forget the contributions of the directors who helped him in this process. We selected a simple set of questions and asked some of the film-makers who had directed Vijay in the past. Check out their striking replies below:
1. Favourite Vijay film
SA Chandrasekhar - Thuppakki
Bharathan - Ghilli
Neason - Kaadhalukku Mariyadhai
SJ Suryah - Thuppakki
John Mahendran - Kaadhalukku Mariyaadhai
Dharani - Kaadhalukku Mariyaadhai
Ramana - Ghilli
2. Favourite characteristic of Vijay
SA Chandrasekhar - He achieves everything that he wishes but he does that silently
Bharathan - Humble, grounded and courteous
Neason - Patience
SJ Suryah - Sincerity and simplicity
Ramana - Discipline
Dharani- His mischievous smile
John Mahendran-Sincerity
3. One thing that Vijay could improve?
SA Chandrasekhar - He needs more self-thinking
Bharathan - Nothing in specific but he should set bigger goals and continue to break them
Neason - Vijay is an introvert and takes some time to get along with new person
SJ Suryah - He does not have any flaws because he knows his flaws and he knows how to overcome them
John Mahendran - Emotional sequences. He is good right now but he has a larger potential to better in these sequences
Dharani - Now he is 100%, I want him to reach 1000%
Ramana - He should act in more offbeat films
4. What type of films you want Vijay to do?
SA Chandrasekhar - I want to see him in different flavors but he needs to be a commercial hero
Bharathan - He is a master of all genres, so I want him to do a film that contains many flavors
Neason - An out and out comedy film which he has not tried yet. But if he does such a film, it would be superb.
SJ Suryah - An out and out action film and a sentiment film too
John Mahendran - I would like Vijay to do a Casanova kind of a role, a harmless flirt types
Dharani - I would like Vijay to do a Baasha kind of film
Ramana - I would like Vijay to be like Amitabh Bachchan who could do a Sholay on one side and also do a performing role like in Piku.
5. Describe Vijay in one word
SA Chandrasekhar - Man of discipline
Bharathan - Simplicity
Neason - Good human being
SJ Suryah - The star, the one and only star
John Mahendran - You will meet him as an actor but you will end up as his friend
Dharani - Good human being
Ramana - Sincerity is another word for Vijay