Vijay Sethupathi
| Vijay Sethupathi | |
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| Native name | விஜய் சேதுபதி |
| Born |
Vijaya Gurunatha Sethupathi 16 January 1978 Rajapalayam, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Other names | Vijay Sethupathi, Makkal Selvan |
| Alma mater | University of Madras |
| Occupation |
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| Years active | 2004–present |
| Spouse(s) | Jessie (m. 2003) |
| Children |
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Vijaya Gurunatha Sethupathi (born 16 January 1978), known as Vijay Sethupathi, is an Indian film actor, producer, lyricist, and dialogue writer who stars in Tamil films.
Following a stint as an accountant, Sethupathi began considering an acting career. He started his film career working as a background actor, playing minor supporting roles for over five years, before playing his first lead role in Seenu Ramasamy's Thenmerku Paruvakaatru (2010). He went on to play the villain role in Sundarapandian (2012), and got his breakout roles with the films Pizza (2012) and Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom (2012). He continued to star in successful films such as Soodhu Kavvum (2013), Idharkuthane Aasaipattai Balakumara (2013), Pannaiyarum Padminiyum (2014), Naanum Rowdy Dhaan (2015), Sethupathi (2016),Kadhalum Kadandhu Pogum (2016) and Dharma Durai (2016) all of which earned critical and commercial success, and turned Vijay Sethupathi into a popular "indie-film star" in Tamil cinema.
Vijaya Gurunatha Sethupathi was born in Rajapalayam, Virudhunagar District, grew up in Rajapalayam until he moved to Chennai in class six. He attended the MGR Higher Secondary School in Kodambakkam. According to Sethupathi, he was a "below-average student right from school" and was neither interested in sports nor extra-curricular activities.
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