In the 1996 romantic drama film ‘Gokulathil Seethai,’ Vijay Sethupathi made his debut big-screen cameo as an ‘audience member.’ Following that, he appeared in films such as ‘M. Kumaran Son of Mahalakshmi’ (1996), ‘Pudhupettai’ (2006), and ‘Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu’ (2009). Vijay earned his first break as the lead actor in ‘Thenmerku Paruvakatru’ after over a decade of minor supporting roles (2010). The film went on to win three ‘National Film Awards,’ including the year’s ‘Best Tamil Feature Film.’
He made his acting debut in the drama film ‘Varnam,’ directed by Raju S. M., in 2011. The film earned generally favorable reviews from reviewers and performed well at the box office. In the Balaji Tharaneetharan-directed black comedy film ‘Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom,’ Sethupathi played ‘C. Prem Kumar.’ He won multiple prizes for his performance, including the ‘Norway Tamil Film Festival Award,’ the ‘Edison Award (India),’ and the ‘7th Vijay Award.’
Sethupathi had a strong year in 2013, as three of his films, ‘Sundarapandian,’ ‘Pizza,’ and ‘Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom,’ did well at the box office. He was crowned the finest Tamil actor of the year and ‘Kollywood’s emerging star’ by the end of the year. Vijay Sethupathi starred in S. P. Balasubramanian’s comedy-drama film ‘Sundarapandian’ in 2014. R. Prabhakaran, R. Prabhakaran, R. Prabhakaran Vijay got the ‘Tamil Nadu State Film Award’ for ‘Best Villain’ for his performance as ‘Jegan’ in the film, which received widespread acclaim. Sethupathi went on to act in films such as ‘Naanum Rowdy Dhaan’ (2015), for which he was nominated for a ‘SIIMA Award,’ ‘Kadhalum Kadandhu Pogum’ (2016), ‘Dharma Durai’ (2016), ‘Vikram Vedha’ (2017), for which he received the ‘Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil,’ and (2018).
In the year 2019, Sethupathi starred in the action-drama film ‘Petta,’ directed by Karthik Subbaraj. Critics gave the film mixed reviews at first, but it went on to be a big commercial success. In the same year, he made his Telugu film debut in the historical action film ‘Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy,’ directed by Surender Reddy (2019). He most recently appeared in Karthik Swaminathan’s drama film ‘Mughizh,’ which was released in 2021.
‘Mughizh,’ directed by Karthik Swaminathan, was Vijay Sethupathi’s most recent film. In the upcoming action thriller ‘Mumbaikar,’ he is slated to make his Bollywood debut. ‘Kadaisi Vivasayi,’ ‘Viduthalai,’ ‘Vikram,’ and ‘Yaadhum Oore Yaavarum Kelir,’ are some of his future films.
1. Vikram Vedha
As: Cast
Role: Vedha
Director: Gayatri, Pushkar
Genres: Action, Thriller, Crime
Star Cast: Madhavan, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, Shraddha Srinath, Hareesh Peradi
2. 96
As: Cast
Director: C. Prem Kumar
Genres: Drama, Romance
Star Cast: Trisha Krishnan, Varsha Bollamma, Adithya Bhaskar, Gouri Kishan
3. Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy
As: Cast
Director: Surrender Reddy
Genres: History
Star Cast:
Anushka Shetty, Amitabh Bachchan, Jagapathi Babu, Chiranjeevi, Nayanthara, Sudeep
4. Pudhu Pettai
As: Cast
Director: K. Selvaraghavan
Genres: Thriller, Crime, Mystery, Action, Drama
Star Cast: Sneha, Bala Singh, Azhagam Perumal, Dhanush
5. Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom
As: Cast
Role: Prem Kumar
Director: Balaji Tharaneetharan
Genres: Drama, Comedy
Star Cast: Gayathrie, Bagavathi Perumal, Rajkumar, Vigneswaran
