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vijay

Vijay was born on June 22, 1974, to film producer and director S. A. Chandrasekhar and Shoba Chandrasekhar, a classical and a playback singer. He had a sister named Vidhya Chandrasekhar who died at the age of two. Vijay went on to do his schooling in Balalok in Virugambakkam and completed a post-secondary diploma in Visual Communications at Loyola College, Chennai

Acting career

Vijay debuted as a lead role actor in the 1992 film Naalaya Theerpu, produced by his father. After a few other films, he co-stared with Vijayakanth in the film Sendhoorapandi. This film helped Vijay to become popular in the interior areas of Tamil Nadu. Films like Rasigan, Vishnu, and Deva were low-budget movies established him to audiences. Vijay is also one of the few lead actors of his generation to co-star with veteran actor Sivaji Ganesan. This opportunity came in the film Once More, directed by his father S. A. Chandrasekhar in 1996.

The year 1996 he found his first success in the Vikraman-directed film Poove Unakkaga which helped Vijay to establish as a emerging star in Tamil films. He found some flops and success with films that followed, which had an unorthodox climax like Love Today. In 1997 he acted in the Vasanth film Nerrukku Ner along with Surya Sivakumar. This film was produced by Mani Ratnam. Then he acted in Kadhalukku Mariyadhai directed by Fazil. Kadhalukku Mariyadhai deemed was a blockbuster and made Vijay receive that year's Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor.

In 1998, Vijay worked in Priyamudan and Thulladha Manamum Thullum which were well received at box offices. Then the following films Endrendrum Kadhal, Nenjinile, Minsara Kanna failed miscerably at box-office. Then he did Kannukkul Nilavu with Fazil but the movie failed at boxoffice even his acting was praised. He decided not to commit in films that took a year to release, which changed his trend. His next venture was Kushi which was a super hit of 2000. The following films like Priyamanavale, Friends were once again successful for Vijay and Badri another super hit movie.

Later on, he starred in Shahjahan, Thamizhan which all failed at box office and got average success again in Youth, However, the films that followed Bagavathi ,Vaseegara, Pudhiya Geethai, and his delayed film Udhaya became low grossers and flopped. This highly affected Vijay's success rate and he was looked down upon by film critics and producers.

His string of failure films was broken by Thirumalai in 2003 which had Vijay in a new facial appearance. Ghilli, which was released in 2004, is considered to be one of Vijay's biggest hits today. Directed by Dharani and produced by A. M. Rathnam, it was a remake of the Telugu film Okkadu, and ran for 200 days in theatres in Tamil Nadu. Then came Madhurey which was a average grosser at box office . It was in this year which Vijay began to portray his current mass-hero, stereotypical acting style, giving him a major turning point in his career. The following year had other major successes such as mega hit Thirupaachi, and a typical romantic jolly movie Sachin and a super hit Sivakasi.

Vijay's unsuccessful film since the release of Thirumalai was Aathi , which released in 2006. This film failed miserably at box-office. Later that year he announced Pokkiri, directed by Prabhu Deva, which released in 2007. Pokkiri had met almost the same success as Ghilli did,in which Vijay was given a different style to act as. This made Vijay receive an honorary doctorate title from the M. G. R. University. Later that year, Vijay appeared in Azhagiya Thamizh Magan, and for the first time, he appeared in dual roles, as the antagonist and protagonist. In 2008, he starred in Kuruvi, again under Dharani's direction.

The year 2009 started off with the action mass film Villu, which was directed by Prabhu Deva who was keen on working with him again after Pokkiri. The film, which had Vijay in dual roles for the second time in his career. Vijay's next film Vettaikkaaran, directed by Babu Sivan, produced by AVM Productions and distributed by Sun Pictures, which began filming in February 2009 and was released on December 18, 2009 to positive reviews.

Vijay is currently acting in Sura, in which he will co-star Tamanna Bhatia, directed by S. P. Rajakumar and produced by Sangili Murugan. Directors M. Raja and N. Lingusamy have also confirmed that they will be casting Vijay in their next respective films.

Brand endorsement

In the year 2002, Vijay was chosen as Coca Cola's brand ambassador in Tamil Nadu. He had acted in a variety of South Indian Coca Cola advertisements, along with Katrina Kaif. In January 2009, Vijay was once again chosen as the brand ambassador for Coca Cola products.^[5]

In 2008, Vijay was signed up as the star ambassador for the Indian Premier League cricket team Chennai Super Kings, along with actress Nayantara.

Awards and honours

Vijay won his first film award at the 1997 Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, where he was given the Special Prize for Best Actor. He later went on to receiving more awards in the same category for the films Thulladha Manamum Thullum (1999) and Thirupaachi (2005).^{[citation needed]} During the Reliance Mobile Vijay Awards 2007, Vijay won the "Entertainer of the Year Award" for his performance in the films Pokkiri and Azhagiya Thamizh Magan.^[6] In 2005, Radio Mirchi, Chennai in association with Spark 2005 Advertising Club, Chennai gave Vijay an Silver award for Public Service Announcement.^[7] In 2007, Vijay was given an honorary doctorate diploma from the M. G. R. University, Chennai along with S. Shankar.

Personal life

Vijay married London-based Sri Lankan Tamil Sangeetha Sornalingam on August 25, 1999They have two children, a son born in 2001 in London, and a daughter born in 2005 in Chennai.

SURYA

surya

None expected, indeed the actor himself. Saravanan Sivakumar completing his graduation at Loyola College never knew that he would make it so bigger in tinsel town.

Actor Name: Surya

Original Name: Saravanan Sivakumar

Date of Birth: 23rd July, 1975

Native Place: Coimbatore

Family Members: Actor Sivakumar, Younger Brother Karthi (Paruthiveeran fame Karthi), Younger Sister Brinda (Married), Mother (Name Unknown), Jyothika (Wife), Diya (Daughter)

Schooling: PSBB Coimbatore, St. Bede's Chennai

College: Loyola College, Chennai

Graduation: B. Com (Completed)

Career: Earlier Merchandizing Manager at Garment Factory, Now an Actor

Favorite Food: Curd Rice, Dosa

Favorite Hobby: Long Drive in Car with good music, hunting for new places and camping overnight.

Awards: Kalaimamani Award (2005), Filmfare Best Award (2003 and 2004)

Turning Point: Nanda, Pithamaghan

Though Saravanan had a sound knowledge about film due to his father's presence, he had no plans to step into film industry. As his close friends say, 'We were completely astonished to hear that Saravanan is going to make his debut in Tamil film industry'. First, he joined a garments factory as a merchandizing manager. For everyone's surprise, his first month salary was Rs. 1000/- and he gifted his mom with a saree.

Directors Mani Rathnam and Vasanth had just met him at an occasion and called forth a photo shoot, which he took up casually. Well, a particular snapshot was about him putting his around Simran that he felt shy…. Then as he made his debut with 'Nerukku Ner', he happened to be the uprising star.

Filmography

His debut Film Nerrukku Ner was released in 1997. Directed by Vasanth, he teamed up with his college mate Actor Vijay. Actress Simran paired up with him. The very next year beginning had his film 'Kadhale Nimmadhi' where he paired up with Actor Murali. The film was released in January 1998. During the same year, his film 'Sandhipoma' was released in June. The very next year in 1999, 'Periyanna' had him featured alongside with Actor Vijayakanth. Again, Surya was casted by Director Vasanth in his 'Poovellam Kettupar' and it was the same film where Jyothika was introduced. Indeed, Director Vasanth was the matchmaker for both of them miraculously. Again, Surya-Jyothika paired up for 'Uyirile Kalandhadhu' that hit the screens where his father Sivakumar donned the same role.

Again, on Jan 14, 2001 both Surya and Vijay paired up for 'Friends' directed by Siddique. The film happened to the most stunning comedy entertainer with emotional factors. The same year Surya witnessed the greatest turning point in his career. Yeah! It was all about Bala offering him to perform the lead role of a different shade in his 'Nandha'. The film won him the biggest laurels across the globe as hit the screens on November 14, 2001. It was a no turning back situation for the actor… His next film 'Unnai Ninaithu' again featured Surya together with Laila (she was the heroine in Bala's 'Nandha'). The film directed by Vikraman had Sneha too in the female lead. It was a poignant touch of romance and won awards for a good entertainer film. A couple of months later, his another film 'Sree' was released where he played an action packed mass hero role and indeed it turned to be a flop movie. During the yearend, his another film 'Mounam Pesiyadhe' was released on Dec 14, 2002. Director Ameer made his debut directorial with this film. The film introduced Trisha to the film industry and Laila performed a cameo role.

And here comes the most top-notching films from Surya where every piece turned to be great grosser at box office.

'Kaakha Kaakha' directed by Gowtham Menon had again made Surya, Jyothika to pair and this was the moment when both of them became so closer. The film was released on August 1st, 2009 and within couple of months for Diwali another magnum opus 'Pithamaghan' was released for Diwali. Directed by Bala, the film had Surya and Vikram and won several awards…

On May 6, 2004, 'Perazhagan' had Surya and Jyothika playing dual roles. During the same month, another film 'Aayitha Ezhuthu' directed by Mani Rathnam was released on May 21, 2004…. The film had Madhavan, Trisha, Meera Jasmine, and Siddarth together in lead role.

And nearly for a year, he didn't take up any projects….

On March 2005, 'Maayavi' directed by Bala's assistant Singam Puli had Surya and Jyothika pairing up together…. The same year had yet another blockbuster 'Ghajini' directed by Murugadoss hitting screens on September 2005. Year end was another commercial entertainer 'Aaru' releasing.

'Sillunu Oru Kadhal' directed by Gowtham's assistant Krishna featured Surya and Jyothika in lead role. The film was released on September 8, 2006. He took a long break after his marriage and joined hands with Director Hari for 'Vel' releasing in November 9, 2007. Again after a year, on November 14, 2008 his magnum opus 'Vaaranam Aayiram' was released. The directed by Gowtham Menon had Sameera Reddy, Divya Spandana and Simran in lead roles. A

His forthcoming film 'Ayan' is ready to hit the screens where he pairs up with Thamannah and directed by K.V. Anand. Also, he has started shooting for K.S. Ravi Kumar's 'Aadhavan'. Meanwhile, he has signed up for another films 'Singam' directed by Hari and 'Mugamudi' that will have Mysskin handling direction…

Family life…

Surya isn't just a perfect actor, but a great family man too. Being an obedient son, he won his parents' wish in marrying Actress Jyothika. The marriage took place on September 11, 2006. The following year, they were gifted with a beautiful daughter 'Diya'. His sister Brindha was married first before his nuptials. His brother Karthi made his debut in 'Paruthiveeran' and it was scoring triple century on debut match…