MUMBAI: Vijay Sethupathi is one of the most celebrated actors coming from the South cinema industry. The actor has made a strong mark in the hearts and minds of the audiences with his performances in movies and recently, the actor has also entered the Hindi movie industry with the movie Jawan wherein he played a negative role.
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With his performance in Jawan, he won everyone’s heart, thus expanding his fan base. The actor was recently seen in the movie Merry Christmas where he played the lead opposite Katrina Kaif. The movie was shot in Hindi and Tamil languages. The pairing of Katrina Kaif and Vijay Sethupathi is a fresh one and people were really looking forward to it.
Now, it is Vijay Sethupathi’s birthday today and the actor has turned 46 now. The actor is loved for his down-to-Earth behavior and his acting roles. The actor debuted with the movie Thenmerku Paruvakaatru in the year 2010, even though he started his career in the year 1996 by playing small uncredited roles.
While we have seen him a lot in movies, now we are here with some lesser known facts about the actor.
- His real name is Vijaya Gurunatha Sethupathi and in order to support his education in college, he did a lot of odd jobs. As a student, he did not like getting into sports.
- Vijay Sethupathi met his girlfriend online and he named his son after his friend, Surya who lost his life.
- The actor was once an accountant in Dubai, in the year 2003 after which he worked as an interior designer with his friends.
- Vijay Sethupathi has done a lot of small roles in TV shows and has also appeared in some music videos.
- The year 2012 was a big year for his career as three films of his, Sundarapandian, Pizza, and Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom, went hit and the audience loved his performance.
- The actor stepped up the acting game by making a bold decision to play a transgender in one of his movies.
- The actor has won a state award and a national award for his performance in Tamil movies. He won a National award for best supporting role in the movie Super Deluxe.
- Before getting the opportunity of playing the lead role, he has played many minor roles.
- We know him as a talented actor but we should also know that he has acted in various languages.
- The actor’s upcoming movie Maharaja is going to be his 50th movie.
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