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Joseph Vijay Chandraeskhar born on 22 Jun 1974 at Chennai, Tamil Nadu, is an Indian actor, dancer, playback singer and philanthropist working in Tamil film field. Vijay, who is referred to as ‘Thalapathy’ by his fans and the media, has acted in 64 movies and received numerous awards. He is the second highest paid actor in Tamil cinema and got enlisted in the Forbes India Celebrity 100 list seven times.

Vijay, doing lot of social services  through his fans association was honored with a Doctorate in 2007 by the Dr M G R Educational and Research Institute of the Dr M G R Medical University, appreciating his contribution to social welfare and his achievements in the film industry.