| Name |
Vijayaraj |
| Screen
name |
Vijaykanth |
| Nick
Names |
Puruatchi
Kalaignar, Captain Vijayakanth,Karuppu MGR, Captain,
'poor man's rajinikanth' |
| Profession |
Actor,
Producer, Politician |
| Date
of Birth |
25,
August, 1952 |
| Birth
Place |
Madurai |
| Nationality |
Indian |
| Education |
S.S.L.C
|
| School |
St.Mary's
, Madurai |
| Family |
Father:
K.N.Alagarswamy
Mother: Aandal
Wife: Prremalatha Vijayakanth
Sons: Vijay
Prabhakar, Vignesh Pandian |
| Siblings |
Brothers:
Nagraj
B.A.
Selvaraj
Balraj
Ramraj
Prithiviraj B.E Sisters:
Dr. Vijay Lakshmi Devaraj M.B.B.S.;D.G.O.
Thirumala Devi Muthuraman M.A.B.Ed.
Chitra Rajaram
Meena Kanniah
Shanthi Sakethram |
| Marriage
date |
Jan
31, 1990 |
| Best
friend |
Ibrahim
Rowther |
| Debut
movie |
'Inikkum
Ilamai' |
| Job
held before entering the filmdom |
Managing
own rice mill |
| Lucky
number |
5 |
| Guru |
Guru
Sitha yogi Sakthi Bapaji |
| Favourite
Religious spot |
Veera
Chinnama Temple in Kangeyanatham near Thirumangalam,
Madurai |
| Personal
Favourites |
Dress:
Khadhar
Dhoti and Khadhar Shirt
Colour: White and Orange
Sport: Gymnastics |
| Hobbies |
Watching
action movies, Cricket and Football
|
| Owns |
*
Shri Andal Alagar College of Engineering in Mamumdur
near Chingleput
* Andal Alagar Thirumana Mandapam marriage hall
in Koyambedu |
| His
best movies |
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| Total
films acted |
147
|
| Pets |
Dogs
and Rabbit |
| Credits
his success to |
hard
work, devotion and some good luck |
| Achievement |
Led
a tour of South Indian artistes, including Kamal
Haasan and Rajnikanth, to Singapore and Malaysia
and conducted 'Star Nites'. The collection was used
to wipe out the debts incurred by the association. |
| Post
held |
President
of South Indian Film Artistes Association |
| Awards |
2001
- Kalaimamani Award by Tamil nadu Government,
Best Tamil Citizen Award by Mayor of Houston U.S.A
1989 - Best Actor Award (Chindura Poove),
Film Fans Award
1988 - Film Fare Award,
Cinema Express Award,
Cinema Studio Award
Malai Malar Award
Peasum Padam Award
Dinakaran Award
Makkal Kural Award
Mathi Arts Academy Award |
| Inspirations |
M.G.
Ramachandran and N.T. Rama Rao- film stars turned
politicians |
| His
Political Party |
"Desiya
Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam" (DMDK) |
| Party
Launch |
His
party was launched on Sept 14th 2005 in a political
conference held at Madurai |
| Ideology
of his party |
Opposing
caste-based parties & forming corruptionless
government |
| Party
Agenda |
Will
do good for the tamil people and improve their
standard of living. |
| fans
clubs |
There
are 35,000 fan clubs with 23 lakh fans. |
| Birthday |
has
vowed to celebrate his birthday in a grand manner
only after Prabhakaran wins in Sri Lanka |
| Regret |
not
fluent in English or any other language |
| Magazine |
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| Facts |
*Never
campaigned for a political party
* Not a good dancer
*
His wife is the chairperson of Shri Andal Alagar
College of Engineering founded by him and his
brother-in-law L.K.Sudhish is the Secretary and
Correspondent.
* Mrs.Janaki Ramachandran had given him the van
used by MGR during his political campaign.
* Most of his films have been dubbed in Telugu
* was introduced as Vijayaraj in his debut film
'Enikum illamai'
* has organised his followers into different cadres
like students, farmers, women, advocates, doctors
etc
* His opposing candidate for Nadigar Sangam was
Actress Devi. She received only 122 votes whereas
he got 749 votes and won the election.
* Though he has not acted in telugu films directly
his films have been dubbed in Telugu
* was invited to play a villian role in the Rajini's
film ' muratu kalai' which he promptly refused. |
| Banner |
Andal
Azhagar Cine Combines, Captain Cine Creations banner |
| Charities |
*
Donates Sewing Machines, Tricycle, Iron Box, Idli
Vessels etc., to poor
people on his birthday.
* Helped poor students with good marks to join colleges.
* Donates Rs.25,000/- to little flower school every
year.
* Donates Rs.50,000/- to MGR Blind School
every year.
* Donated Rs 2 lakhs to Defence Personal Children
Education every year.
* Donated Rs.5 Lakhs to Kargil relief fund |
| Address |
12A,
Kannammal Street
Kannabiran Colony,
Saligramam,
Chennai - 600 093.
PH: 2376
4377
fax:044-37764271 |
