After superstar Rajinikanth, Vijay is the most admired actor in Tamil Nadu. That is why fans address him as Ilayadalapathi. Vijay has a huge fan base in Kerala which no other actor from other languages have. Here are some unknown facts about him

1. Vijay is the son of S A Chandrasekhar, noted director of Tamil films. He introduced his son in his film Naalaiya Theerpu in 1992. He acted as a child artiste in 1984. After his debut as a hero, he soon became a part of Tamil films. In 1998, Kalaimamani came in search of him.

2. The actor had given chances to 20 debut directors through his films.

3. His fans compare him to Tom Cruise. He happened to see Tom Cruise’ beach house in US and impressed by it, he built a similar one near Chennai beach.

4. MGR University awarded Vijay honorary doctorate in recognition of his contribution to Tamil cinema.

5. He is the highest paid actor after Rajinikanth.

6. He distributes books to nearly 50,000 poor students on his birthday.

7. Vijay was a talkative child, he became silent after his sister’s death as it affected him deeply.