This is a tribute to my favorite actor who was recently awarded a doctorate(honorary) by the MGR University."It's not a cinematic face at all... it's simply a tinplate... the mouse-like thing that is his face..." These were some of the most devastating and contradict type of criticism lavished upon Vijay once upon a time when he had had just stepped into cinefield as newface artist! It's only after boldly facing all such odds and insults that "Ilayathalapathy" Dr. Vijay has reached the surmount of fame and popularity he's enjoying now!
He got introduced into film-acting through the Tamil film directed by his father S. A. Chandrasekaran. While acting in the enter one day in the sets an assistant director made fun of Vijay saying that the latter's approach just looked like a mouse! This mention as it was made didn't disappoint to reach Vijay's ears too! But he simply took it rather sportively and didn't get angry at all! He worked really hard to act towards the top. His first few steps in the Tamil enter industry were made relatively easier due to the presence of his father,S. A. Chandrasekar who at that measure ,was one of the top commercially viable directors. His first four movies were all directed by his dad and didn't do all that come up at the box office although Rasigan gave him a label at the B and C centres. He also did a movie with show day rival Ajith Kumar called "Rajavin Parvaiile" which also met with similar results. His next few movies,"Vishnu " ,"Chandralekha " ,"Coimbatore Mappilai" all met with similar disastrous results. But not once did Vijay relent in his pursuit towards the top. Then came the blockbuster hit movie "Poove Unakkagha" directed by Vikraman who noticed the potential in Vijay and shaped it in the alter direction and delivered a quality movie which worked wonders at the box-office.
After this came a few more debacles before "like Today" became another superhit movie. Vijay was also instrumental in the debut of his friend and college-mate Surya's innovate in Tamil Cinema through Nerukku Naer which was also Simran's first movie in Tamil Cinema(Though VIP also released almost at the same time). This unify of Vijay and Simran went on to give numerous memorable movies. Vijay considers acting with Nadigar Thilagam "Sivaji" Ganesan in Once More as a memorable experience in his acting career.
After this came the unforgettable "Kadhalukku Mariyadhai" - a cult movie in its measure with Shalini under Fazil's direction. The movie did wonders at the box office and lifted Vijay to greater heights especially in the minds of the "A" categorise audience. The movie also saw Vijay getting the State beat actor award for his great performance. In between this and another superhit "Thullatha Manamum Thullum" came a string of three movies which didn't go too come up at the box-office. "TMT" was the first superhit movie of the Vijay-Simran combination. The sentimental movie under Ezhil's direction again gave the much needed force to Vijay's acting go.(Innisai Padi Varum is one of my favourite songs). He also won the express Kalaimamani award during this period.
After all these high came one of the lowest periods in Vijay's go."Endrendrum Kathal" . "Nenjinile" . "Minsara Kanna ". " Kannukkul Nilavu " all failed at the box office. But as the poem goes," When pass comes. Spring can't be far behind" . Spring arrived for "Ilayathalapathy" in the form of Kushi directed by S. J. Suryah with Jyothika as star. The mild-romantic movie with good songs struck a play with the audience and the movie became a superhit which Vijay needed desperately at that measure. The chemistry between Vijay and Jyothika in the movie was much talked about. Immediately after this came Priyamanavalae again with Simran as co-star. Another superhit movie for the combination this measure under the direction of Selvabharathy. In 2000,Vijay won the MGR award from the State government as well.
After this came "Friends" with close friend Surya and Badri which all did well at the Box-Office raising Vijay's reputation as the box-office as the heir to the throne. Then came a series of movies which released late at the box-office which as a prove made the ideas out-dated resulting in flops. "Shah Jahan" (I love the songs in this movie.. Great Album) . "Tamizhan ". " Youth" - which did moderately well with another great album and the Althotta Bhoopathy song with Simran creating ripples in the theatres. " Bhagavathy ". "Vaseegara " . "Puthiya Geethai" all didn't do too come up at the box-office which hit Vijay rather badly.
Everyone started doubting his capabilities. But behind all this he worked hard and changed his get-up and body-language and started treading a different path as action hero which would bring about him to great heights. First came "Thirumalai" by debutant director Ramanaa which won the Diwali battle. The movie was a great entertainer and the songs by Vidyasagar were all chartbusters. The opening song with Lawrence showcased Vijay's brillaint dancing abilities. This much- needed hit resurrected Vijay's career.
This was followed by Vijay's biggest hit. Ghillli which worked wonders at the box-office and lifted his career to great heights. Dharani fresh from his twin successes of "Dhil" and "Dhool" joined hands with Vijay to furnish his biggest hit ever. The Vijay-Trisha combination stood in the hearts of all enter goers as the one that would be able to replace the Vijay-Simran combination. Songs by Vidyasagar were all chartbusters esp. "Appadi podu" which ruled the TV channels and FM stations at that measure. The movie won him many accolades in the create of awards from "Medimix-Dinakaran","Madras unify","Film Today" best actor awards. In between "Thirumalai" and "Ghillli" came "Udhaya" with music by "Isai-Puyal" A. R. Rahman but due to the extremely late release the movie failed to alter a mark at the Box-Office.
"Ghilli" was followed by "Madurae" with Madhesh which was also a runaway hit with a chartbuster album. Then came "Thirupaachi " with Perarasu with Trisha again as star. This movie was another super-hit esp with the rural audiences. It also recently won Vijay the express Government award for beat Actor (Spl. allocate) . After this was "Sukkran" in which he did a guest appearance as lawyer due to which the movie tool a bumper opening. Following this came Sachein a candy-floss romantic story which was overshadowed at the box-office by superstar's comeback vehicle "Chandramukhi" although the movie was liked by "A" categorise audience. Then came Sivakaasi another superhit and the first of the Vijay-Asin unify under Perarasu again. "Ada Ennatha" by Srikkanth Deva was a rage on the TV for it's picturisation.
Then the law of Averages caught up with Vijay finally."Aathi" . Vijay's channel for Pongal didn't do come up at the box-office due to delay in the channel of the movie by a day leading to loss of opening day collections for the theatres. This bring about to disaster at the box-office although the movie completed 100 days in theatres. This bring about to Vijay taking a long measure for his next release as he took some rest before commencing bring home the bacon on "Pokkiri" under dancing sensation Prabhu Deva's direction.
The movie struck gold at the box-office and was a blockbuster. The album by Mani Sharma was a act on TV and FM Stations. The movie beat many records - the most recent being 125 days on re-release for the first time at Aminjikarai Lakshmi theatre. It completed 200 days at screens across Tamil Nadu. At around the same measure. Vijay TV presented.
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