Born Joseph Vijay Chandrasekhar on June 22, 1974, in Madras, Tamil Nadu, India,
the playback singer, actor, and dancer is better known by his stage name Vijay.
Working predominantly in Tamil cinema (Kollywood), he is the highest paid actor
in South India. He began his acting career at the age of 10 in Vetri (1984) and
made his first appearance as a lead actor in 1992’s Naalaiya. For the next
decade, he portrayed romantic leads in many films, finally becoming an action
hero in 2003’s Thirumalai. His resume, which contains over 65 films, includes
everything from cult films to block...