Vijayakanth - விஜயகாந்த்

் : விஜய் பிரபாகரன், சண்முக பாண்டியன்

சகோதரர்கள் : நாகராஜ் பி.ஏ., செல்வராஜ், பால்ராஜ், ராம்ராஜ், பிரித்விராஜ், பி.

சகோதரிகள் : விஜய் லட்சுமி தேவராஜ் எம்.பி.பி.எச்., திருமலாதேவி முத்துராமன் எம்.ஏ., பி.எட்., சித்ரா ராஜாராம், மீனா கன்னையா, சாந்தி சாகேத்ராம்.

திருமணம் நடந்த நாள் : 31-1-1990

முகவரி : 54, கண்ணபிரான் காலனி, சாலிகிராமம், சென்னை –600093

பொழுதுபோக்கு : சண்டைப் படங்கள் பார்ப்பது, கிரிக்கெட், கால்பந்து விளையாடுவது, உடற்பயிற்சி செய்வது

பிடித்த நிறங்கள் : ஆரஞ்சு, வெள்ளை

பிடித்த ஆடை : கதர் (வேட்டி / சட்டை)

நடித்த படங்கள் : 153

புரட்சி கலைஞர் தனது கல்வியை தேவகோட்டையிலுள்ள தே பிரித்தோ உயர்நிலைப் பள்ளியிலும், பின்னர் மதுரையிலுள்ள நாடார் உயர்நிலைப்பள்ளியிலும் பயின்றார். இளைய வயதில் படிப்பைவிடவும் விளையாட்டிலேயே அதிக ஆர்வமாக இருந்தார். அப்போது இந்தி எதிர்ப்பு போராட்டம் தீவிரமாக நடைபெற்றதால் அதனால் ஈர்க்கப்பட்டு இந்தியை எதிர்த்தார். இந்த நிகழ்ச்சி கண்ணுக்குள் தீத்துளியாய் தூறியதால் இதயம் நெருப்புப்பையாய் மாறியது. எனவேதான் இறுதிவரை தமிழ் தவிர பிற மொழிப்படங்களில் நடிப்பதில்லை என்று உறுதியாய் இருந்தார்.

பள்ளிப்பருவத்தில் எம்.ஜி.ஆர். அவர்களின் திரைப்படங்களை அதிகம் பார்த்ததினால் அவருக்கு தெரியாமலே வள்ளல் குணம் அவருக்குள் வளர்ந்து விட்டது. நடிப்புத்தணம் வளர்ந்துவிட்டது. நடிப்புத் தனம் முளைத்துவிட்டது. ஆனால் திரைப்படத்தில் நடிப்போம் என்று மறந்தும் கூட கனவு கண்டதில்லை. முட்டி முட்டி பார்த்தாலும் படிப்பு என்பது எட்டிக்காயாகவே இருந்ததால் அதை விட்டு விட்டு அப்பா பார்த்துவந்த “ரைஸ்மில்” நிர்வாகத்தை கவனித்துக் கொண்டார்.

1978 ஆம் ஆண்டு இயக்குனர் திரு. M.A. அவர்கள் “இனிக்கும் இளமை” என்ற திரைப்படத்தில் புரட்சி கலைஞரை “கெஸ்ட் ரோலில்” முதன் முதலில் நடிக்க வைத்தார். திரைப்படத்துறையில் சாதிக்க வேண்டும் என்ற எண்ணத்தோடு புரட்சி கலைஞர் 1978-ம் ஆண்டு சென்னைக்கு வந்தார். சென்னையில் தி. நகரில் உள்ள ரோகினி லாட்ஜில் தான் ஆரம்பகாலத்தில் தங்கினார். வாய்ப்புகள் கானல் நீராய் கண்ணில் தெரிய பசிக்கு பச்சை தண்ணியே பஞ்சாமிர்தமானது.

திரைப்படத்துறையில் தாம் வளரும்போதே தனது நண்பர்களான இப்ராஹிம் ராவுத்தர், ராமு வசந்தன், சௌந்தர்ராஜன், ரவீந்தரன, ராதா, சுந்தராவ், சம்பத், நாகராஜன் போன்றவர்களை தயாரிப்பாளர், வினியோகஸ்தர்கள் மற்றும் ரசிகர மன்ற பொறுப்புக்களை வளர்த்துக் கொள்பவர்களாக வளர்த்துவிட்டார். புரட்சி கலைஞர் அவர்களுக்கு 1978 ஆம் ஆண்டு தென் இந்திய தலைமை ரசிகர் மன்றம் ஆரம்பிக்கப்பட்டது. 1980-ஆம் ஆண்டு அகில இந்திய தலைமை ரசிகர்மன்றமாக மாற்றப்பட்டது. பிறகு,1982 ஆம் ஆண்டு “தமிழ்நாடு விஜயகாந்த் தலமை ரசிகர் மன்றம்” பெயர் மாற்றம் செய்யப்பட்டது


Vijayakanth (Tamil: விஜயகாந்த்; born Vijayaraj Azhagarswami 25 August 1952) is an Indian actor and politician. He is the founder of the Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam and a Member of Legislative Assembly representing Rishivandiyam, Tamil Nadu, India. Vijayakanth has appeared in more than 150 movies. He was awarded an honorary doctorate in December 2010 for his services to the poor and needy. Early life
VIJAYKANTH, a force to reckon with in tn politics:. Assisting his father in running the family rice mill in a dusty street in Madurai town in
southern Tamil Nadu, young Vijayaraj, a crazy fan of matinee idol MGR, preferred to go to watch MGR, rather than listen to his real teachers at school. The youth with unkempt hair relished re-enacting film scenes to his friends, but never dreamt of making it big in the Tamil film industry. Vijayaraj, a school dropout, was a star among his friends due to his philanthropic nature. He was also known to be humane and used to freely mingle with workers in his rice mill and even share his food with them. Even when young, Vijayaraj juggled his time between managing the mill and pursuing his passion for movies. A Madurai-based film distributor who was planning to make movies took him to Chennai, the destination of all starry-eyed youths, in 1976. However, the dream factory did not embrace the dark, 24-year-old with hardy, unsophisticated looks. Seen as another actor in the Rajnikanth mould, Vijayaraj was cast alongside the emerging superstar in En Kelvikku Enna Pathil (What is the answer to my question), but was dumped. Many refused to act with him and big banner film-makers did not come forward to do movies with him. Fortune finally favoured him after he was rechristened Vijayakanth and got to play the protagonist in Inikkum Ilamai (Sweet Youth) in 1979. Not one to look back after that, he went on to feature in several hits and became one of the top heroes in Tamil, acting in more than 150 films. He won the sobriquet captain after his blockbuster movie Captain Prabhakaran. Vijayakanth was born as Vijayaraj on 25 August 1952 in Madurai to K. Alagarswami was Madurai's Councillor for two terms. He married Premalatha on 31 January 1990 and has two sons, Vijay Prabhakar and Shanmuga Pandian. Upon entering the film industry to pursue an acting career, director Khaja (who directed his first film) changed his name to "Amirtaraj" and then "Vijayakanth", dropping the "raj" out of his name and suffixing "kanth". He has also been nicknamed "Captain" (after his film Senthoorapoove in 1988 acted as a army captain role) and "Puratchi Kalaignar". He is known as "Karuppu MGR" among his fans. 2011 Tamilnadu election his party DMDK won 29 seats out of 41 contested seats and he became the leader of opposition. Education

Vijayakanth studied at M. He later switched over to Devakottai De Britto High School where he was an inmate. Vijayakanth's confidant, Munish Kumar Yellugari, Ibrahim Ravuthar was his school friend. He studied one year at St. Marys School, Vickramasingapuram, Tamilnadu. Acting career

Inikum Ilamai was his first film, which was directed by M. A. Kaja. After this, he acted in Dhooraththu Idi Muzhakkam, Neerottam and Agal Vilakku. He is nicknamed 'Captain' after the 1991 movie Captain Prabhakaran his 100th film. Managara Kavaal. Vijayakanth has starred in films including Vanathai Pola, Sethupathi IPS, Captain Prabhakaran, Pulanvisaaranai, Oomai Vizhigal, Senthurapoove, Ulavu Thurai, Periyanna, Vallarasu, Ramana, Neranja Manasu, and Sathriyan.

1980s
Some of the Vijayakanth films in the eighties include Sattam Sirikkiradhu, Auto Raja, Naan Soottiya Malar, Saatchi, Nalla Naal, Veettukku Oru Kannagai, Nooravathu Naal, Vetri, Madras Vaathiyar, Madurai Sooran, Kudumbam, Naalai Unadhu Naal, Naaney Raja Naaney Mandhiri, Amman Koyil Kizhakkale, Annai En Dheivam, Manakanakku, Oru Iniya Udhayam, Vasantha Raagam, Poomazhai Pozhiyudhu, Sattam Oru Vilaiyaattu, Siraipparavai, Uzhavan Magan, Veera Pandiyan, Therkathi Kallan, Sendhoorappoovey, Meenatchi Thiruvilaiyadal, Ponmana Selvan, Paattukku Oru Thalaivan and En Purushanthaan Enakku Mattumthaan.

1990s
Vijaykanth acted in a good number of films in the nineties also. Some of them are Pudhu Paadagan, Pulanvisaranai, Sathriyan, Captain Prabhakaran, Chinna Gounder, Sendhoorappandi, Enga Mudhalaali, Sedhupathi IPS, Thirumoorthi, Alexander, Thamizh Selvan, Veeram Vilanja Mannu, Ulavuthurai, Periyanna and Kallazhagar.

2000s
vallarasu, Vaanathai Pola directed by vikraman,Simhasanam,Vaanchinathan, narasimma, Kannupada Poguthaiya, thavasi,devan, thennavan, rajjiyam, Engal Anna, sokkathangam, ramana (a blockbuster film directed by A. R. Murugadoss), Arasangam (150 th film), engal aasan, mariyathai, and virudhagiri (vijayakanth directed his first film). Political career

He formed the center-left winged Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK), a regional political party in Tamil Nadu. He formally announced the party's formation on 14 September 2005 in Madurai. His party contested in all seats in 2006 assembly elections and won one seat contested by him. In 2011 election held on April 13, 2011 he formed an alliance with AIADMK and contested in 41 constituencies. His party saw phenomenal success by winning 29 of the 41 seats it had contested from. It is a significant day in the history of Tamil Nadu as DMDK has won more seats than the DMK and occupied the position of MLA for the second time. Vijayakanth emerged victorious from the Rishivandhiyam constituency in the 2011 state assembly elections. Filmography
Main article: Vijayakanth filmography
Vijayakanth has acted in 153 movies, in which many films featured him as a cop. Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK) (Tamil: தேசிய முற்போக்கு திராவிடக் கழகம் meaning National Progressive Dravidian Federation) is a regional political party formed by Tamil film actor Vijayakanth in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu along the lines of the regional Dravidian political parties. He formally announced party formation on September 14, 2005 at Madurai. The party head office is in Koyambedu, Chennai. This party contested in all 234 seats in the state elections in May 2006 with Vijayakanth contesting in Vridhachalam. The party polled almost 3 million votes (about 10% share). All the candidates of the DMDK with the exception of Vijayakanth lost the elections in 2006. In by-elections to Madurai Central assembly constituency DMDK secured around 17000 votes which is 2000 votes less than All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (ADMK). DMDK was also able to secure a large number of seats in Local Body elections. Vijaykanth and his party contested in the 2009 Lok Sabha polls as an independent party in all 39 constituencies in the state, winning no seats. The party won 29 seats in the 2011 assembly election and became the official opposition party with Vijayakanth as the opposition leader.

2009 Lok Sabha Election:
DMDK contested all 39 seats independently in Tamil Nadu in the 15th Lok Sabha election and lost all of them. The party, however, made strong inroads in the heartland of Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK). The party polled 30.73 lakh votes of the total of 3.02 crore valid votes polled in the state representing roughly a vote share of 10.09%. This is higher than the 8.38% vote share polled by him during the 2006 assembly election. It polled more than one lakh votes in nine constituencies, more than 75,000 in 19 constituencies and more than 50,000 in 35 constituencines including Puduchery. Though his party did not win any seat, it appears to have made the difference between winning and losing for several candidates by having a vote share larger than the margin of victory. Except S. Austin in Kanyakumari and K. Pandiarajan in Virudhunagar constituency, none of the other candidates had a standing of their own and observers believe the votes polled by him indicate the public support for his candidacy.

2011 assembly election:
DMDK had remained unaligned and contested all the previous elections independently until 2011 election. In an effort — claimed by the party — to defeat the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, it allied with Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam front in a decision made on February 25, 2011. It won 29 of the 41 seats contested making it a second largest party in Tamilnadu next only to its ally ADMK pushing DMK to third position. Thus, the party became the official opposition party with Vijayakanh becoming the opposition leader. The large victory also earned recognition and a permanent election symbol from the election commission. Electoral performance:
Year- General Election- Votes Polled- Seats Won
2006- 13th Assembly- 2,764,223- 1
2009- 15th Lok Sabha- 3,073,479- 0
2011- 14th Assembly - 2,902,813- 29