7 lesser known facts about Vijay Sethupathi

Team OTTplay

 Jan 16, 2024

Merry Christmas

After the release of film Merry Christmas, Vijay Sethupathi is one of the most talked about actors currently 

Early life

Vijaya Gurunatha Sethupathi was born in Rajapalayam, Tamil Nadu. Whilst studying in college, he did odd jobs to fund his education

An accountant

Actor took up a job as an accountant in Dubai till 2003. After that he worked in interior decoration business with friends

Family life

He married his girlfriend Jessy whom he had met online. Couple has two kids of whom son Surya was named after his late friend

Minor roles

Vijay started his acting career with minor roles in films, TV series and short films. Balu Mahendra persuaded him to act

Big break

Actor got his big break as lead actor with director Seenu Ramasamy in film Thenmerku Paruvakaatru. A winning film!

Year 2012

In 2012, actor had triple success with Sundarapandian, Pizza and Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom. He was praised in each!

Box office favourite

Ever since then, Vijay has become the favourite at the Tamil box office with blockbuster performances each year

Achievements

Amidst all the many awards, Vijay is the recipient of the National award for Best Supporting Actor for the film Super Deluxe

50th film

Upcoming film Maharaja will be Vijay's 50th feature film and fans cannot control their excitement after it's poster release