Happy Birthday Thalapathy Vijay: 7 interesting facts about the actor every fan must know

On account of Thalapathy Vijay's birthday, here are some lesser-known facts about the actor that will blow your mind.

Joseph Vijay Chandrasekhar, born on June 22, 1974, popularly known as Vijay, is a famous Indian actor, dancer, playback singer who works in Tamil cinema. He enjoys a massive fan following and is referred by his fans as Thalapathy (commander). Vijay is the highest-paid actor in Tamil cinema. By 2017 he became the second highest-grossing actor in Tamil cinema history. Let's take a look at a few amazing facts about him.

Vijay is a big fan of Thalaivaa. He has mentioned that he would have never entered the Tamil cinema if it was not for Rajnikanth. He got his first opportunity as an actor after he auditioned a famous line from Rajnikanth's hit film Annamalai.

Vijay is supremely fond of his sister Vidhya Chandrasekhar, who passed away at the age of 2. His production's name also stands for VV, Vidhya-Vijay productions.

Vijay made a cameo in Akshay Kumar's Rowdy Rathore. Also, it was Akshay Kumar who remade his film Thuppakki as Holiday in Hindi.

After Allu Arjun, Vijay is the only non-Malayali actor who enjoys a massive fan following in Kerala.

In his filmy career of 25 years and around 60 movies, he has introduced nearly 20 directors to the Tamil film industry.

Vijay's son's name Sanjay is derived from the first three-letter of his wife Sangeetha and the last three letters of his name Vijay.

During his visit to the US, Vijay saw Tom Cruise's beach house. Impressed by it, Vijay got a picture and replicated a similar beach house for himself in Neelankarai.