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Vijay Sethupathi, who has strengthened his hold in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada as well as Hindi cinema, has turned 47 today. There was a time when Vijay Sethupathi used to work in a cement factory in poverty, but today Vijay Sethupathi has set a big record of earnings not only in India but also in China. His film Maharaja (2024) has become India’s second highest grossing film after Dangal in China, beating Prabhas’s Baahubali 2.
Along with the hero, Vijay played a powerful role as a villain in Shahrukh’s film Jawan, for which he got a fee of Rs 21 crore. With this, Vijay has also made a place in the list of highest paid villains of India.
Today, on the special occasion of Vijay Sethupathi’s 47th birthday, read 7 unheard and interesting stories related to his life-
Story no. 1 Birth of Vijay
Vijay was born on 16 January 1978. His real name is Vijay Gurunath Sethupathi. His early upbringing took place in Rajapalayam, Tamil Nadu. Here he studied till sixth class and after that his family shifted to Chennai. Here he did his schooling at MGR Higher Secondary School and Little Angel Higher Secondary School.
Vijay Sethupathi married Jessie Sethupathi in the year 2003.
Story no. 2 were rejected in the first audition, then the first film won 3 National Awards
Vijay Sethupathi got rejection in his very first film. The actor auditioned for the film Nammavar in 1994 at the age of 16. He was rejected because of his short height. After this Vijay played small roles in TV serials and many films. After hard work, in the year 2010, Vijay got a chance to work as a lead at the age of 28 and he was offered the lead role in the film ‘Thenmerku Paruvakaatru’. This film was released in 2010 which won three National Awards. One of these awards was for Best Tamil Feature Film.
Story no. 3 When he refused to go to the award show on the pretext of not having clothes.
It is not hidden from anyone that Vijay Sethupathi stays away from limelight. Once he refused to go to an award ceremony just saying that he had no clothes to wear.
It is the year 2021… Vijay Sethupathi’s film Kadaiisi Vivasayi was released. The film was highly appreciated by critics and also won 2 National Awards.
It also received nominations in many award shows. At that time, Anupama Chopra used to be a part of the Film Critics Guild…she felt that Vijay Sethupathi should also be a part of the award, due to which she sent an invitation message to Vijay. In response to this, a voice note of Vijay was found… in which Vijay had said… Madam, I cannot come, I do not have clothes.
In clarification of this, Vijay said, I do not go to award functions, that is why I must have said this.
Story no. 4 Named son after childhood friend
Vijay Sethupathi is also considered a friend of friends. Vijay used to have a special friend named Surya in his childhood. He died at an early age. After this, Vijay named his son Surya in memory of his friend. She worked with Vijay in the film Naanum Rowdy Dhan released in 2015. After this, he was also seen in Sethupathi’s another film Sindhubadh (2019).
Story no. 5 Love happened through online chatting
When this incident happened, Vijay was working as a small accountant in Dubai. Vijay’s first conversation with Jessie was through the internet. Vijay sent a message to Jessie and then their conversation progressed. Later, both of them first met through a common friend. The chatting between the two on the internet increased so much that both of them fell in love with each other. Vijay Sethupathi himself had said in an interview that ‘we became friends without even seeing each other.’ Vijay married Jessie in 2006. After this, both of them became parents of two children – son Surya and daughter Shreeja.
Story No. 6: Actors used to cry themselves after seeing someone crying in films.
Vijay, who played the emotional role of a father in the film Maharaja, used to cry himself in his childhood when he saw someone crying in the film. This was the reason why Vijay’s mother never took him to the theater to watch films in his childhood, because whenever Vijay saw someone crying on the screen, he himself started crying. Even after graduation, Vijay would occasionally go to the theater to watch movies. Vijay’s interest in cinema increased when he started watching films on TV at home. Vijay was not very good in studies during school time. He also had no interest in sports and extracurricular activities. His school friends used to make fun of his short height.
Story No.7 When Vijay said I am not simple
Vijay is also known for his simplicity. People become fans of his simple life. In a conversation with Bollywood Hungama during the promotion of the film Merry Christmas, one of Vijay’s fans told him that she is a fan of his simplicity.
Responding to which Vijay had said-
People say that I am simple, but this is not accurate. I wear only what I feel comfortable with. The clothes I wear are quite expensive.
R Madhavan had said- Vijay is the next Kamal Haasan
R Madhavan was also seen with Vijay in the film Vikram Vedha. After working with him, Madhavan was so impressed that he called Vijay the next Kamal Haasan.
While sharing the experience of working with Vijay in an interview, Madhavan had said, we had never worked together before with Vikram Vedha. Our training and rehearsals for the film also took place separately. When we met on the first day of shooting, our scene featured a mutual fight between police officer Vikram and criminal Vedha. As actors too, initially the attitude between us was that let’s see who is better, but all this did not last for more than 40-45 minutes. After the take, when we sat and started talking, Vijay told me that he liked my work very much.
Maharaja is the second highest grossing Indian film in China.
Vijay Sethupathi’s film Maharaja has become the highest-grossing Indian film in China since 2018. The Chinese audience is liking the film a lot. The film has also broken the records of Bahubali 2. In China, the film Maharaja is released on 40,000 screens on November 29, 2024.
