Vijay Vasanth

Vijay Vasanth (born as Vijayakumar Vasanthakumar on 20 May 1983) is an Indian film actor and businessman, who has worked on Tamil language films. He is the son of entrepreneur H. Vasanthakumar and currently serves as the managing director of Vasanth & Co, alongside his acting commitments.[2]

Vijay Vasanth
Vijay Vasanth
General Secretary of the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee
Assumed office
2 January 2021
Personal details
Born
Vijayakumar Vasanthakumar

(1983-05-20) 20 May 1983
Nagercoil, India
Political partyIndian National Congress
Spouse(s)Nithya (m. 2010) [1]
OccupationEntrepreneur,Politician, Film actor

Career

Acting

Vijay Vasanth made his debut in Venkat Prabhu's cult sports film, Chennai 600028 (2007), playing a supporting role as a member of the Sharks cricket team. Vasanth was introduced to Venkat Prabhu by his close friend Shiva, who first introduced him to music composer Yuvan Shankar Raja, before he later became acquainted with Prabhu.[3]

The success of that film prompted him to star alongside several of the same co-stars in Thozha,[4] before making a guest appearance in Venkat Prabhu's next project Saroja. Vijay Vasanth then went on to portray a leading role in Samudrakani's Naadodigal alongside Sasikumar and Bharani, with the film becoming a commercial and critical success.[5] He followed it up in 2010 with another supporting role as Gowshik in romantic film, Kanimozhi, where he was paired alongside Jai and Shazahn Padamsee.[6]

Most recently Vijay Vasanth has featured in cameo role in the multi-starrer Nanban.[3]

Business

Established by his father H. Vasanthakumar in 1978, Vasanth & Co has over 96 stores across Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Bengaluru. With a turnover of above Rs 4,000 crore in 2018, the chain of consumer electronics and home appliances is a household name across Tamil Nadu. Vijay Vasanth currently serves as the company's managing director.[3]

Personal life

He is the son of Indian retail baron H. Vasanthakumar, an Nagercoilite. He was married in the year 2010.[7]

Filmography
YearTitleRoleNotes
2007Chennai 600028Gopi
2008ThozhaGajani
SarojaSpecial appearance
2009NadodigalChandran
2010KanimozhiGowshik
2011MankathaWine shop ownerCameo appearance
2012NanbanPanneerselvamCameo appearance
2013Mathil Mel PoonaiKarthik
BiriyaniVasanthCameo appearance
2014Ennamo NadakkudhuVijay
Theriyama Unna KadhalichittenKarthik
2015MasssDrinkerCameo appearance
Vanna JiginaPavadai
2016VetrivelChandranCameo appearance
Chennai 600028 IIGopi
AchamindriSakthi
2017VelaikkaranBhagya
2019My Dear LisaFilming

References
  1. "Wedding bells for Vijay Vasanth - Times of India". The Times of India.
  2. "Vijay Vasanth". Jointscene. Archived from the original on 7 January 2010. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
  3. "Vijay Vasanth: Hit by cricket, cinema and gizmo fever". The New Indian Express.
  4. "Avoid Thozha". www.rediff.com.
  5. Raghavan, Nikhil (5 January 2013). "Etcetera: Minimum takes, maximum impact" – via www.thehindu.com.
  6. Subramanian, Karthik (27 November 2010). "Kanimozhi - Dull dose of realism" – via www.thehindu.com.
  7. "Vijay Vasanth ties the knot"
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.