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John Vijay
John Vijay at LUXE cinemas, Chennai
Born (1976-11-20) 20 November 1976 (age 48)
Alma materLoyola College, Chennai Caldwell Higher Secondary School ,Tuticorin.
OccupationActor
Years active2006-present
SpouseMadhavi Elangovan
Children1

John Vijay (born 20 November 1976) is an Indian actor who works in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu films.[1] He is well known for his performances in Oram Po (2007), Thillalangadi (2010), Mouna Guru (2011), Kalakalappu (2012) and Sarpatta Parambarai (2021).[2][3]

Career

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John Vijay did his M.Sc. in Visual Communication from Loyola College, Chennai. Vijay also works as the head programme director of Radio One FM. John is the chief of 'H2O', an advertising agency with its office at Nungambakkam.[4] He made his acting debut with the film Thalaimagan (2006).[5]

Pushkar and Gayatri, who were his juniors in the Visual Communications course in Loyola College, offered him a role in their directorial debut Oram Po.[6][7] His performance as "Sun of Gun" in the film was described by critics as "scene stealer, his antics bring the house down".[8][9] His character in his debut film Oram Po was defined as a person who hails from Thoothukudi who had to come to Chennai and stay in Chennai on a permanent basis. He apparently learnt Madras Tamil for the film Oram Po.[10]

John Vijay insisted that his fear of acting with big scale high-profile actors vanished after being cast by Mani Ratnam in Raavanan (2010).[11] He played the role of a rogue police officer in Mouna Guru (2011) starring opposite Arulnithi and his performance was well received.[3] He played a friend of Rajinikanth in Kabali (2016).[11]

He has also trained a few emerging actresses to speak Tamil fluently by hosting a program titled Tamil Pesum Kadanayagi, and he insisted the reason to host such a program was to encourage Tamil actresses to bag national awards by speaking Tamil in a fluent manner.[12]

Controversy

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In October 2018, singer Sriranjani Sundaram accused John Vijay of sexual misconduct as part of MeToo allegations. It was during the middle of the night in 2014 that Sriranjani narrated a sequence of events about her receiving phone calls from Vijay, apparently accusing Vijay of phone sex, with the latter allegedly pursuing a conversation with Sriranjani, although Sriranjani had told him that she would call back the next day.[13] The incident unfolded just a month after both attended a fun interview together.[14]

Filmography

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Denotes films that have not yet been released

Tamil films

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Year Title Role Notes
2006 Thalaimagan
2007 Oram Po Pichchai (Son of Gun)
Billa John
2008 Poi Solla Porom Johny
2010 Raavanan Hemanth Shankar
Angadi Theru Director
Bale Pandiya Pasupathy
Thillalangadi Aadhi
Va King,
Parattai Prince
Dual roles
2011 Ko Himself Special appearance
Aanmai Thavarael 'Andhra' Prasad
Vanthaan Vendraan Training coach
Mouna Guru Marimuthu
2012 Kalakalappu Dharmarajan
Etho Seithai Ennai Kumar
2013 Samar Manohar
David Ranade Babu
Moondru Per Moondru Kaadhal Elango
Neram Kattai Kunju
Theeya Velai Seiyyanum Kumaru Military Colonel
Pattathu Yaanai Daya
Ainthu Ainthu Ainthu Special appearance
Vidiyum Munn Lankan
2014 Vaayai Moodi Pesavum Nuclear Star Boomesh
Thirudan Police Maravattai
Vellaikaara Durai Vatti Varadhan
2015 Enakkul Oruvan Lucia Drug Dealer
Rombha Nallavan Da Nee
Sakalakala Vallavan ACP Duraisingam IPS
Thiru.Vi.Ka.Poonga
Dummy Tappasu
2016 Azhagu Kutti Chellam Callsheet Kumar
Peigal Jaakkirathai
Saagasam 'Chain' Jaipal
Ko 2 Police Commissioner Santhanapandian
Kabali Ameer
Nambiar Police Officer
Bayam Oru Payanam
Kadalai Businessman
Veera Sivaji
2017 Vaigai Express SP Alexander
Enbathettu Sakthi Saravanan
Kootathil Oruthan Yogendran
Thappu Thanda Guru
Thupparivaalan Kamalesh
Solo Shravan
12-12-1950 Himself
Ulkuthu Shanmugam
2018 Kaathadi Karthavarayan
Iruttu Araiyil Murattu Kuththu Swamy
Iravukku Aayiram Kangal Vasanth
Semma Botha Aagathey Sekar
Kadaikutty Singam MLA
Vanjagar Ulagam Maaran
Saamy 2 Devendra Pichai
Pattinapakkam Samuthiram
Vandi Inspector
2019 Mr. Local Lawyer Arjun Reddy
Zombie Inspector Panner Selvam
Sangathamizhan Criminal Guest appearance
Thiravam ZEE5 original web series
Irandam Ulagaporin Kadaisi Gundu Arms dealer
50/50 Kulandhai Also singer for "Bin Laden Ganguda"
2021 Bhoomi Ekambaram
Sarpatta Parambarai Kevin aka Daddy
Agadu
4 Sorry Stephen
Enemy Peter
Thuneri Karuppasamy
2022 Anantham Ramu Web series
Take Diversion JK
The Warriorr SP Joshua
Kaatteri Naina, Aarumugam
Cobra Anand Subramaniam
Yugi Guruprasad
2023 Pichaikkaran 2 Ilango
Karungaapiyam Kasi aka Annachi
Kolai Mansoor Ali Khan
Partner John Vijay
Thee Ivan
2024 Singapore Saloon Anoop Menon
Vadakkupatti Ramasamy Mookaiyan
Vithaikkaaran Inspector Dharmaraj
Por Police Inspector
Bayamariya Brammai
Musasi TBA
Chennai City Gangsters Damar Lal [15]
TBA Retta Thala TBA Post-production[16]

Malayalam films

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Year Title Role Notes
2012 Bachelor Party Prakash Kamath
Madirasi Devaraman
2014 Samsaaram Aarogyathinu Haanikaram Nuclear Star Boomesh Malayalam version of Vaayai Moodi Pesavum
Iyobinte Pusthakam Ganapathy Iyer
2015 Adi Kapyare Kootamani Adhishta Lakshmi's Father
2017 Comrade In America Arul Jebaraj Peter
Solo Shravan
2019 Lucifer Commissioner Mayilvahanam IPS
2020 Big Brother Govind Raj
Shylock Rangan
2 States Police officer
2022 Adrishayam Guruprasad
2024 Thankamani DYSP Micheal Kuruvilla [17]

Telugu films

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Year Title Role Notes
2016 Shankara ACP Prasad
2022 Bhamakalapam Nayar
Ramarao on Duty Devanand
The Warriorr SP Joshua
Highway
2023 Waltair Veerayya Abdullah
Bhagavanth Kesari Ratan Shukla
Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire Ranga
2024 Razakar Mir Laiq Ali
Tiragabadara Saami [18]
Appudo Ippudo Eppudo Badrinarayan [19]

Hindi films

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Year Film Role
2013 David Ranade Bhai
2014 Dedh Ishqiya Police Officer
2024 Dange Police Inspector

Kannada films

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Year Film Role
2010 Prithvi Inspector Suryaprakash
2014 Gajakesari Rana

References

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  1. ^ "The twist in the plot". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 13 January 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  2. ^ Ramnath, Nandini (26 July 2021). "Framing a viewpoint: How 'Sarpatta Parambarai' created its ground-up view of heroism and assertion". Scroll.in. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b "John Vijay to Vijay Yesudas: 10 actors who played the bad cop in Tamil cinema". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  4. ^ "John Vijay: I love being the bad boy: John Vijay". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  5. ^ Rangaraj, R (9 September 2006). "Thalaimagan". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 1 November 2006. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  6. ^ Tamil Nadu (14 January 2008). "What's next, Mr. John Vijay? - TAMIL NADU". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 17 January 2008. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  7. ^ Subramanian, Anupama (13 October 2016). "Is John Vijay Hollywood bound?". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 26 December 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  8. ^ "Review : (2007)". Sify.com. 1 December 2007. Archived from the original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  9. ^ "ORAM PO ARYA POOJA ORAM PO Movie review ooram poo movie gallery Auto Movie Gallery auto movie gallery Tamil Actor Actress Aarya Arya Pooja poja Direction Pushkar Picture Gallery Images". Behindwoods.com. 27 November 2007. Archived from the original on 17 April 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  10. ^ Bureau, The Hindu (20 August 2023). "Madras is what I breathe: Actor John Vijay". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 23 December 2023. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  11. ^ a b K, Janani (21 July 2016). "I am a director's actor: John Vijay". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 24 March 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  12. ^ "John Vijay's love for Tamil". The Times of India. 15 January 2017. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  13. ^ "John Vijay's wife apologizes for phone sex issue - Tamil News". IndiaGlitz.com. 19 October 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  14. ^ "#MeToo in India: Singer Sriranjani accuses John Vijay of sexually harassing her in 2014; actor apologises". Firstpost. 17 October 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  15. ^ "John Vijay to play Damar Lal in Chennai City Gangsters". Cinema Express. 6 September 2024. Archived from the original on 22 September 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  16. ^ "Arun Vijay's 'Retta Thala' shooting wrapped up". The Times of India. 20 October 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  17. ^ "First look of Dileep's Thankamani out". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  18. ^ "Dil Raju launches the teaser of Raj Tarun's 'Tiragabadara Saami'". The Times of India. 28 August 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  19. ^ Harsh, B. H. (8 November 2024). "Appudo Ippudo Eppudo Movie Review: Caper, but not quirky enough". Cinema Express. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
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