Vijay - The Biodata
Full Name : Joseph Vijay
Affectionately called : Ilayathalapathy
Profession : Actor, singer
Date of birth : 22-June1974
Mother tongue : Tamil
Height : 5'11''
Father : S.A.Chandrasekharan is a writer-producer-director
Mother : Shobha Chandrasekharan is a singer, story writer and director
Uncle : S.N.Surendar (playback singer and dubbing voice for actor mohan for over 85 films)
Wife : Sangeetha
Son : Jason Sanjay
Daughter: Divya Saasha
Friends : Sajai, Srinath, Sanjeev, Manoj and Ramkumar
Education : Bachelors Degree of Visual Communications at Loyola College (discontinued)
Debut:
* Child artiste -'Vetri '
* Action Hero -'Nalaya Therpu', directed by S A Chandrashekar(father)
As an Actor : Famous for stunts, dance, comedy and singing. Excels in all departments.
As a Person : Introvert, famous for one-line answers.
Favourites:
* TOURIST SPOTS - London and Los Angeles
* FOOD -Dosa and Chicken
* CLOTHES - Jeans and T-shirt
* COLOUR - Black
* LOCATION - his room
' Poove Unakkaga', 'Love Today', 'Nerukku Naer', 'Kaadalukku Mariyathai' 'Thulladhamanamum Thullum' and 'Ghilli'
Awards and Honors :
* Kalaimamani award(1998)
* Tamil nadu state Best Hero award (1997) for "Kaadhalukku Mariyadhai"
Social Activities:
* Educating 32 children every year
* Conducted many free weddings
* Issued notebooks to children
* Donated upto 3 lakhs to put streetlights for a famous shiva temple in Kaveripattinam
Influential person in his life : Father
Influential person in movies : Rajinikanth
Moments :
* Happy- marriage
* Sad- sister's death
Facts :
* Had been in coco-cola commercial
* Had a sister by name Vidya who died when she was very young
* Has built a kalyana mandapam called J.S.Kalyana mandapam
* 'Kadhalukku Mariyathai' a film with shalini made people recognise him
