Ever wonder how Vijay Popularly known as Thalapathy rose to fame? Let’s take a walk down memory lane.

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Vijay started his acting career in 1992 as a leading actor, in his father’s production film, Nalaya Thearpu.

The early years The early years

1996

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1997

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2000

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2004

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2007

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2012

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2013

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2016

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2017

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2019

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2021

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Vijay is now busy with the shooting of his upcoming film, with Vamshi which is tentatively titled Thalapathy 66.

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Ever wonder how Vijay Popularly known as Thalapathy rose to fame? Let’s take a walk down memory lane.

Vijay started his acting career in 1992 as a leading actor, in his father’s production film, Nalaya Thearpu.

Vijay started his acting career in 1992 as a leading actor, in his father’s production film, Nalaya Thearpu.

1996

1997

2000

His next film was Kusshi, the 2000 super hit film. After this, movies like Prianimanwala, Friends, again brought success.

2004

Released in 2004, Ghilli is considered one of Vijay's biggest hits. The film lasted for 200 days in theatres in Tamil Nadu.

2007

Later that year, he announced the Pokkiri film, which was directed by Prabhu Deva and was released in 2007. Pokkiri got the same success as Ghilli

2012

In 2012, he signed the A. R. Murugadoss directed film Thuppakki ( an action thriller film). This film became the third highest grossed earning movie in Tamil to enter the 100 crores club.

2013

Vijay again worked with AR Murugadoss in the action thriller Kaththi,, it became highest earning film at the Tamil box office in terms of collections.

Vijay again worked with AR Murugadoss in the action thriller Kaththi,, it became highest earning film at the Tamil box office in terms of collections.

2016

In 2016, he signed the Atlee directed film Theri alongside with Amy Jackson and Samantha Ruth Prabhu. It was a huge successful film and also became the second highest earner film

In 2016, he signed the Atlee directed film Theri alongside with Amy Jackson and Samantha Ruth Prabhu. It was a huge successful film and also became the second highest earner film

2017

2017

In Mersal, Vijay's epithet Ilayathalapathy (young commander) changed to Thalapathy (commander) because of his film portrayal of character. It was both a critical and commercial success

2019

2019

Released in 2019, Bigil was Vijay's last film of the decade. It was a commercial success, and it collected more than ₹300 crore, becoming both the highest-grossing Tamil film of 2019—within three months of its release—and the highest-grossing film of Vijay's career.

2021

2021

In August 2019, director Lokesh Kanagaraj tweeted that he would be working with Vijay in a film. Master collected ₹300 crore worldwide and it was declared as a box office hit

Vijay is now busy with the shooting of his upcoming film, with Vamshi which is tentatively titled Thalapathy 66.

Vijay is now busy with the shooting of his upcoming film, with Vamshi which is tentatively titled Thalapathy 66.