![]() ![]() In 1987, he co-starred with Sivaji Ganesan in Veerapandiyan, followed by successful movies as Cooliekkaran, Veeran Veluthambi, Ninaive Oru Sangeetham, Sattam Oru Vilayaattu and Uzhavan Magan. He became an indisputable competitor of stalwarts Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan. It portrayed him in an unusual role of an aged cop. He also acted in Manakanakku (1986), the only film where Kamal Haasan and Vijayakanth worked together, followed by Oomai Vizhigal (1986) which became a cult classic. He acted in Amman Kovil Kizhakale (1986), which earnt him a Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil. The romantic comedy film Naane Raja Naane Mandhiri (1985), in which he is a self-centered egoistic village Zamindar, who makes fun of people was a commercial success. He co-starred with Kannada superstar actor Vishnuvardhan in Eetti (1985). He acted in Annai Bhoomi 3D (1985), the first 3D film made in the Tamil film industry where he acted alongside Radha Ravi and Kannada actor Tiger Prabhakar. He became the Tamil cinema actor to release the most films in a year in the lead role. Slowly he started acting in commercial films on action, romance and sentiment themes and gradually rose to the top and with many super hits films like Nooravathu Naal (1984) and Vaidhegi Kaathirunthaal (1984). He then played a villain role in Om Shakti (1982) but after which he has never portrayed antagonist characters in his career. In these films, he brilliantly portrayed the angry young revolutionist characters. In his formative years, Vijayakanth acted in films carrying revolutionary and radical thoughts such as Sivappu Malli (1981) and Jadhikkoru Needhi (1981). It was remade in Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada languages. However the film that strongly launched him as a commercial hero was Sattam Oru Iruttarai (1981), directed by S. His film Doorathu Idi Muzhakkam (1980), was screened at the Indian Panorama of the International Film Festival of India. His subsequent films Agal Vilakku (1979), Neerottam (1980) and Saamanthippoo (1980) were box-office flops. Vijayakanth was cast in Inikkum Ilamai (1979), his first film where he played an antagonist, which was directed by M. ![]() He got the sobriquet "Captain" after the 100th film, Captain Prabhakaran (1991). In the 1980s and 1990s, he was an action icon with a consistent box-office appeal. Chandrasekhar with whom he did movies mostly. He then had success with Sattam Oru Iruttarai (1981), directed by S. Upon entering the film industry to pursue an acting career, he changed to "Vijayakanth", dropping the "Raj" out of his name and suffixing it with "Kanth," by his first film M. More importantly, he didn't try to publicize these and had let the world see it for themselves and take inspiration. Vijayakanth took delayed remunerations and sometimes didn't take them at all to benefit the struggling producers. He worked 3 shifts per day and that was his dedication towards his craft. Most of his films revolved around corruption, honesty and keeping up promises. He is best known for low-budget films that showcased gravity-defying stunts in which he would single-handedly dispatch his enemies. He has acted in more than 20 films as a police officer. Many refused to play with him and great filmmakers did not show up to make films. He is also known for portraying a patriotic, village do-gooder and dual role acting in his films. Vijayakanth, had the title "Puratchi Kalaignar" (revolutionary artist) in the film industry. ![]() His films have mostly been dubbed into Telugu and Hindi. Vijayakanth is one of very few Tamil actors to have acted only in Tamil films throughout his career. He married Premalatha on 31 January 1990 and has two sons, including Shanmuga Pandian, an actor who starred in Sagaptham (2015) and Madura Veeran (2018). Vijayakanth was born as Vijayaraj Alagarswami in Madurai on 25 August 1952. He is the founder and president, general secretary of the Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK) Political party and served as a Member of Legislative Assembly twice representing the constituency of Virudhachalam and Rishivandiyam respectively. Vijayakanth is also the current DMDK chairman of Tamil Nadu legislative assembly. Before entering politics Vijayakanth was a successful actor, producer and director. He was the Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from 2011 to 2016. Narayanan Vijayaraj Alagarswami (born 25 August 1952), better known by his stage name Vijayakanth, is an Indian politician and former actor who has worked predominantly in Tamil cinema. ![]()
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