Vijay Sethupathi

Some Lesser Known Facts About Vijay Sethupathi

• Does Vijay Sethupathi drink alcohol?: Yes

• Vijay belongs to a Hindu family.

• Initially, he did many odd jobs – a salesman at a retail store, a cashier at a fast food joint, and a phone booth operator.

• He started his acting career in 2004 with the role of ‘Boxing spectator’ in the Tamil film ”M. Kumaran S/O Mahalakshmi.”

• In 2010, he acted in numerous short films such as ”Thuru”, ”Neer”, ”Petti Case”, ”Raa Vanam”, ”Kadhal Sutru”, ”Wind”, ”The Angel”, ”Kadhalithu Paar”, and ”Maa Thavam”.

• He won several awards for his role in Tamil film ”Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom” (2012), such as Norway Tamil Film Festival Award for Best Actor, Edison Award (India) for Best Male Rising Star, and 7th Vijay Award for Best Actor (Special Jury Award).

• He wrote and produced the Tamil film ”Orange Mittai” (2015).

• He also wrote and sung several songs such as Straight Ah Poyee and Orae Oru Oorula from the Tamil film ”Orange Mittai” (2015).

• He owns a film production studio named ”Vijay Sethupathi Productions.”

• Vijay Sethupathi was first chosen for the lead role in the biographical sports drama film ‘800’ (2023), which is based on the life and career of cricketer Muttiah Muralitharan; however, he stepped back from the project after facing political pressure. While talking about this in an interview, Muralitharan revealed that when it was reported that Vijay would be cast as a lead actor in the film, his family received various threats due to which Vijay decided not to take up the project; Vijay Sethupathi was later replaced by actor Madhur Mittal. ^[1]India Today