Vijayakanth

Vijayaraj (popularly known as Vijaykanth , born on August 25, 1952),a Tamilian, is a popular Tamil actor and politician. Born as Vijayaraja on August 25 1952 in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India. His parents are K.N.Alagaswami and Aandal. He married his wife Premalatha Vijayakanth on January 31, 1990 and has two sons with her, Vijay Prabhakar and Shanmuga Pandian. He is nicknamed 'Captain', as he has starred in a popular movie called "Captain Prabhakharan". "Captain Prabhakharan" was a Blockbuster of the year 1992 & Vijayakanth's 100th film.

Recently having entered the world of Tamil politics he has tried to change the political scene of TN, which is famous for either only having the ADMK or DMK in power. His DMDK party is remarkable for the fact that it did not align with any other party during elections.

This is not about any political move of the so-called 'Karuppu MGR', but about the next film in which is Vijaykanth is going to act.According to sources, titled MGR, the next movie of Captain will be directed by Madhesh, director of Vijay starrer Madhurai and an one time associate of director Shankar.Interestingly, MGR will be the 150th movie of Vijayakanth. Circles close to the actor-politician say that the film will carry strong political messages, reflecting the title.

Fans and political-followers of 'Captain' Vijayakanth come together to celebrate his birthday on Saturday as 'Poverty Alleviation Day'.

Born as Vijayaraj in Madurai, Vijayakanth made his debut with Thoorathu Idi Muzhakkam. Affectionately called as Captain after his blockbuster film Captain Prabhakaran, Vijayakanth has acted in 149 films and his 150th film Arasangam is all set to hit the floors very soon.

He made a successful foray to politics and his newly-floated Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam managed to make an impact in the last Assembly elections. He won from Vridhachalam constituency which was considered a PMK stronghold. His party was able to secure around 8 per cent votes in its first election and in Local Election DMDK secured 17 per cent votes.

His DMDK party is remarkable for the fact that it did not align with any other party during elections.

Winner of several awards including Best Actor Filmfare Award for Amman Koyil Kizhakalae (1986), Best Actor Cinema Express Award (Poonthotta Kavalkaran), Kalaimamani Award by Tamilnadu Government (2001), Vijayakanth is a great philanthropist.

He has been involved in several charity works. Vijayakanth served as the President of Nadigar Sangam before entering politics and was instrumental in holding star nite shows in Dubai and Malaysia. He bailed out Nadigar Sangam from huge debts during his tenure.