Vijay

Personal context

Summary

Vijay is a Tamil actor whose major films include Kaththi, Mersal, and Sarkar, often featuring protagonists who challenge corruption, corporate power, or public policy. Since founding the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam party in 2024, he has publicly advocated secularism, social justice, women’s empowerment, and equality, and criticized the Citizenship Amendment Act as divisive. His public record also includes a 2008 fast in support of Sri Lankan Tamils. His public profile now includes political leadership alongside his film career.