Vijay filmography

[1] After appearing in Chandrasekhar's films as a child artist, Vijay made his debut as a lead actor with Naalaiya Theerpu (1992) at the age of 18.

[2] Vijay went on to play lead roles in his father's directorial ventures such as Rasigan (1994) and Deva (1995)Vishnu[2][3] Most of those films were successful commercially.

[4] Thulladha Manamum Thullum (1999), where he played a passionate singer gained him the reputation of a romantic hero.

[25][26] Barring Vettaikaaran and Kuruvi's box office successes,[27] his subsequent releases Azhagiya Tamil Magan (2007), where he played dual roles for the first time in his career,[28] and Villu (2009) were average successes;[29][30][31] his 50th film, Sura (2010), managed to recover only its production cost.

[32] In 2011 Vijay's career prospects improved after he was praised for his role as a bodyguard in Kaavalan, which had a 100-day theatrical run and was a box office hit.

[35] The following year he appeared in two films: as a college student in Nanban and an army officer in Thuppakki.

[55][56] He also starred in films Bigil (2019), Master (2021), Beast (2022), Varisu, Leo (both 2023) and He played a four roles in The Greatest of All Time (2024), all of which garnered mixed reviews but were commercially successful in the box office, with Leo becoming the highest-grossing film of his career.