Vijay also known as Thalapathy Vijay is celebrating his birthday today. Vijay is one of the biggest stars of our nation. Vijay has an insane fan following in South. He also has a good amount of fan following among the Hindi movie watching audiences. Vijay has proved his mettle as a mass hero. He makes the masses go crazy everytime he comes on-screen. Vijay has delivered many memorable films as well huge hits at the Box Office.
On the occasion of Vijay’s birthday have a look at his top 5 biggest hits below:
1] Mersal (2017)
After delivering a Super-Hit film Theri in 2016, Atlee and Vijay collaborated for another action thriller Mersal. Vijay played a triple role in this film. He played the role of a father (village wrestler) and his two sons (doctor and magician) in the film. The leading heroines in the film were Nithya Menen, Kajal Aggarwal and Samantha Ruth Prabhu. The film was loved by masses and Vijay’s triple role was widely praised. The film was Vijay’s highest grossing film at that time with a collection of approx 259 crores at the Global Box Office.
2] Sarkar (2018)
Sarkar marked the 3rd collaboration between Vijay and A. R. Murugadoss. After delivering 2 back to back hits Thuppaki and Kaththi, the duo teamed up for a political action film. Vijay played the role of a NRI corporate raider who comes to India to cast his vote but finds that his vote has already been casted. The film deals with the subject of electoral fraud. Vijay then turns into a politician. The film made masses go crazy over Vijay and proved to be a Hit at the Box Office. The film went on to collect around 250 crores at the Box Office.
3] Bigil (2019)
Atlee and Vijay delivered 3rd hit in a row with Bigil. Bigil became the highest grossing film of Vijay and collected around 296 crores at the Global box office. The film missed the 300 cr mark by inches. Vijay played the double role in this sports action film. Both the characters played by Vijay were highly appreciated. Vijay plays the role of a footballer turned gangster (turned by avenging his father’s [also played by Vijay] death) who decides to coach women’s football team after their coach is being attacked. The rumors are that Vijay will also be seen in a special appearance in Atlee’s Bollywood debut Jawan starring Shah Rukh Khan.
4] Master (2021)
Master marked the 1st collaboration between Vijay and Lokesh Kanagaraj. Vijay Sethupathi played the role of an antagonist in the film. Vijay (Thalapathy) vs Vijay (Sethupathi) was the main USP of the film. Vijay played the role of an alcoholic professor who fights against a ruthless gangster (Vijay Sethupathi) who uses children as scapegoats for his crimes. Master was the 1st 150 cr nett film of Vijay at the Indian Box Office. The film collected around 225 crores at the global box office.
5] Varisu (2023)
Varisu is the last outing of Vijay which was released in the month of January, this year. Varisu became the highest grossing film in Vijay’s career. The film collected 300 cr at the global Box office, making it Vijay’s first film to cross the 300 cr mark. Rashmika Mandanna played the role of a leading lady in the film. Vijay played the role of son of a businessman who proves his mettle and reunites his broken family.
Vijay’s upcoming film is a gangster drama titled ‘Leo’. Leo marks the 2nd collaboration between Vijay and Lokesh Kanagaraj. Sanjay Dutt plays the role of an antagonist and Trisha plays the leading lady in this film. Leo is all set to release on 19th October, 2023. Leo is going to be Vijay’s 67th film.
On the occasion of Vijay’s birthday makers have revealed a poster of Leo. Have a look at the poster below:
We at Film Window wish Vijay a very happy birthday and a successful year ahead.
