

ĭenotes films that have not yet been released He later starred in Bigil and Master, both were commercially successful but received mixed critics reviews. Vijay earned critical acclaim for Sarkar (2018). In addition to garnering a UK Award for Best Actor, the film outperformed Theri and collected ₹2.5 billion.

He played triple roles for the first time in Mersal (2017), his second collaboration with Atlee. Vijay's performance won him South Indian International Movie Awards. The film had one of the biggest openings in Tamil cinema, grossing ₹1.5 billion-1.56 billion worldwide, and is among the highest-grossing Tamil films of all time. The following year, he played a police officer in Atlee's Theri. In his next film, Chimbu Deven's fantasy Puli (2015), he featured again in dual roles it was a overseas success. The film, which had Vijay playing dual roles as a thief and an idealist, became one of the highest-grossing Tamil films of that year his performances earned him critics praise. He teamed up with Murugadoss again for the action film Kaththi (2014). The latter featured him along with Mohanlal. Vijay's Thalaivaa (2013) and the multi-starrer Jilla (2014). His performances in both films received positive critical feedback, with the latter earning him a Best Actor nomination at the 60th Filmfare Awards South. The following year he appeared in two films: as a college student in Nanban and an army officer in Thuppakki. Velayudham in which, he appeared as a masked superhero was an ₹1 billion grosser worldwide. In 2011 Vijay's career prospects improved after he was praised for his role as a bodyguard in Kaavalan. Barring Vettaikaaran's box office success, all of his subsequent releases from Azhagiya Tamil Magan (2007), where he played dual roles for the first time in his career, to Villu (2009) were average successes his 50th film, Sura (2010), managed to recover only its production cost. The latter garnered him a Filmfare Award nomination for Best Actor. He continued to achieve commercial success with Sivakasi (2005) and Pokkiri (2007). His performance as a caring brother in the masala film Thirupaachi (2005) earned him a special prize at the Tamil Nadu State Film Awards. It was also the first Tamil film to earn ₹500 million ( Indian rupees). He appeared next as a kabaddi player opposite Trisha in Dharani's Ghilli (2004), which went on to become the most commercially successful Tamil film of the year. The success of his masala film Thirumalai (2003), where he was paired opposite Jyothika, changed his on-screen persona to that of an action hero. While Vaseegara was a moderate success and received praise for his comic-timing, Puthiya Geethai underperformed at the box office. All three were box office successes barring successful ventures Thamizhan, Youth and Bagavathi (all three released in 2002), his subsequent films Vaseegara and Pudhiya Geethai were released. The following year, he appeared in three films: Friends, Badri and Shahjahan. Vijay began the new millennium with critically and commercially successful films such as Kushi and Priyamaanavale. Thulladha Manamum Thullum (1999), where he played a passionate singer who becomes responsible for the loss of his lover's eyesight and later helps her, gained him the reputation of a romantic hero.

His performance in the latter won him the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor. His subsequent films, Vasanth's Nerrukku Ner (1997) and Fazil's Kadhalukku Mariyadhai (1997), were critically and commercially successful. Vijay's first breakthrough was in 1996 with Vikraman's romance film, Poove Unakkaga. Most of them were unsuccessful critically but successful commercially. Vijay went on to play lead roles in his father's directorial ventures such as Rasigan (1994) and Deva (1995). He followed it with a supporting role opposite Vijayakanth in Sendhoorapandi (1993).

After appearing in Chandrasekhar's films as an uncredited child artist, Vijay made his debut as a lead actor with Naalaiya Theerpu (1992). He made his cinematic debut in 1984 with Vetri, directed by his father, S. Vijay is an Indian actor who works in Tamil cinema.
