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| Born | June 22, 1974 Chennai, India |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Website | http://www.ilayathalapathyvijay.com |
Joseph Vijay is a Tamil actor, born June 22, 1974. He is affectionately known as Ilaya Thalapathy among his fans, which literally means Young General and is credited onscreen as such. He has appeared in a large number of movies and is as well an ambassador for various brands.
Personal Life
He was born to S.A.Chandrasekara, a producer, writer and director and Shoba Chandrasekara, and married Sangeetha in August 1999. He has two children — a son, Jason Sanjay, born in 2000, and a daughter, Divya Saasha, born in 2005. He dropped out of Loyola College, Chennai, while trying to achieve a bachelor's degree in Visual Communications.
Career
He made his debut at the age of 18, as the protagonist in the film Naalaya Theerpu in 1992. His second movie, Senthoorapandi, released one year later. Later on, at the age of twenty, he had his first successful release, Rasigan. Many successful movies followed, among them Poove Unakkaga, Kadhalukku Mariyadhai and Thulladha Manamum Thullum.
Awards
- Tamil Nadu state's Best Actor award for Kadhalukku Mariyadhai in 1997.
- Dinakaran Best Actor Award in 2004 for Ghilli.
Filmography
Musical Recordings
In some of his movies, Vijay also doubles as a playback singer. Most of his tracks are of folk genre. They include:
| Year | Album Name | Movie |
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| 2005 | Vaadi Vaadi Kaipadaatha CD | Sachein |
| 2005 | Podaango Podaango | Bhagavathy |
| 2002 | Hot Party | Thanizhan |
| 2001 | Ennoda Laila | Bhadri |
| 2000 | Mississippi Nadhi | Priyamanavaley |
| 1999 | Thanga Niraththukku | Nenjiniley |
| 1998 | Akkuthe Akkuthe | Nilaave Vaa |
| 1998 | Chandhira mandalathai | Nilaave Vaa |
| 1997 | O Baby Baby | Kaadhalukku Mariyaadhai |
| 1997 | Anjaam number | Kaalamellam Kaathiruppen |
| 1996 | Chicken curry | Selva |
| 1996 | Thiruthani Ponaa | Maanbumighu Maanavan |
| 1996 | Bombay Party | Coimbatore Maapillae |
| 1995 | Doddabetta Rottumela | Vishnu |
| 1994 | Kothagiri | Deva |
| 1994 | Oru Kaditham | Deva |
| 1994 | Bombay city | Rasigan |
Trivia
- Besides salary, Vijay also gets distribution rights of his films in the district of Chennai.
- Since his marriage, he regularly goes to Europe on a long vacation after finishing a movie and recording sessions. Accordingly, he went overseas after completing Minsara Kanna, Kushi, Badhri, Youth, Pudhiya Geethai, Madhurey, Sachein and Aathi.