Tamil film director vijay biography definition
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A. L. Vijay
Indian film director and screenwriter (born 1979)
Not to be confused with Vijay (actor).
A.L. Vijay | |
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Vijay promoting Devi in 2016 | |
| Born | 18 June 1979 (age 45) Chennai, India |
| Occupation | Film directorScreenwriter |
| Years active | 2000–Present |
| Spouse(s) | Amala Paul (m. 2014; div. 2017)R. Aishwarya (m. 2019) |
| Children | 1 |
| Parent | A. L. Azhagappan (father) |
| Relatives | Udhaya (brother) |
A. L. Vijay (18 June 1979), known professionally as Vijay, is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in the Tamil film industry. An assistant director with Priyadarshan,[1] he debuted as director through the film Kireedam (2007), and gained popularity through the films Madrasapattinam (2010) and Deiva Thirumagal (2011).
Background and personal life
[edit]Vijay was born into a film family. His father, A. L. Azhagappan, is a noted film producer and a former President of the Tamil Nadu Producers Council. Azhagappan has also appeared as character artist in some films, including the film Eesan. Vijay's brother is the actor Udhaya (actual name: Senthil Kumar).[2]
Vijay was briefly married to actress Amala Paul
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Name
Vijay
Nick Name
Ilayathalapathy
Birth name
Joseph Vijay Chandrasekhar
Date of Birth
June 22, 1974
Birth Place
Chennai, Dravidian Nadu, India
Nationality
Indian
Eye colour
Brown
Father
S.A. Chandrasekhar
Mother
Shoba Chandrasekhar
Sister
Vidhya
Spouse
Sangeetha Joseph Vijay [25, Aug1999]
Children
Jason Sanjay, Divya Saasha
College Days
Loyola College, Chennai
Profession
Actor
First movie
Naalaya Theerpu [1992]
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Vijay (director)
Indian film director (1936–2020)
This article is about the Kannada film director. For the Tamil director, see A. L. Vijay.
B. Vijaya Reddy (15 July 1936 – 9 October 2020), better known as Vijay Reddy or Vijay, was an Indian film director who worked primarily in Kannada films, besides few Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films. He had directed over 50 films and also produced a few.[1] His debut directorial venture was Rangamahal Rahasya (1970). He was known for his collaborations with leading Kannada actor Rajkumar for movies like Gandhada Gudi (1973), Mayura (1975), Naa Ninna Mareyalare (1976) and Sanaadi Appanna (1977) which are considered among the classic movies of Kannada cinema.[2][3]
Early life
[edit]Reddy was born in Tadepalligudem in the West Godavari district of Madras Presidency in British India to a farming family.[3][4] He subsequently went to Madras (now Chennai) to look for work.[4]
Career
[edit]Reddy started his career in the cinema industry as an assistant editor for B. Vittalacharya's Kannada directorial Mane Tumbida Hennu.[3]
His directorial debut was Rangamahal Rahasya (1970), starring Srinath, the success of which earned him recogniti