Vijay is among the superstars of Tamil cinema. Though hailing from a filmi family, things weren’t easy for him. His initial films didn’t take off but he ploughed on. Vikraman’s Pooveunakaga gave him the desired break. Post that, there was no looking back.
He started doing romantic films like Thulladha Mananum Thullam, Kadhalukku Mariyadhai and soon enough, in the early 2000s, shifted to the action genre. His 47th birthday is coming up on June 22 and ahead of the day, Kalaipuli S Thaanu, who has produced many of Vijay’s features including Theri, took to Twitter and wrote –
உங்கள் பிறந்தநாள், திரையுலகின் திருநாள், உலகத் தமிழருக்கு பெருநாள், வாழ்க வளமுடன், வாழ்த்தும் வி கிரியேஷன்ஸ்
@actorvijay உங்கள் பிறந்தநாள், திரையுலகின் திருநாள், உலகத் தமிழருக்கு பெருநாள், வாழ்க வளமுடன், வாழ்த்தும் வி கிரியேஷன்ஸ் pic.twitter.com/anty5YEy26
— Kalaippuli S Thanu (@theVcreations) June 17, 2021
Vijay created quite the flutter when he arrived by his bicycle to cast his votes in the recently concluded Tamil Nadu state assembly elections, which the DMK won. Many construed the move as being his way of showing resistance to the increase in fuel prices. However, the actor’s PR later clarified that Vijay had done so as the polling booth was near his house and he didn’t want to create congestion by bringing a big car on to the narrow roads.
Vijay was most recently seen in Master that was directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj which also starred Vijay Sethupathi, Malavika Mohanan, Arjun Das, Shanthnu Bhagyaraj amongst others in pivotal roles. He will next be seen in Thalapathy 65, directed by Nelson. Anirudh scores music. Sun Pictures bankrolls the venture which has Pooja Hegde as the leading lady.