పరిచయం / Biography
ప్రారంభం
1974 జూన్ 22న చెన్నైలో జన్మం; బిర్త్ నేమ్ జోసెఫ్ విజయ్ చంద్రశేఖర్. Tamil director S. A. Chandrasekhar కుమారుడు. 1992 'నాళైయ తీర్పు' (తండ్రి direction)తో అరంగేట్రం.
Iconic career
70+ films Tamil + Telugu dubs. 'తులాదండం' (1999), 'గిల్లి' (2004 — Dharani breakthrough), 'తుప్పక్కి' (2012 — A.R. Murugadoss), 'మెర్సాల్' (2017), 'మాస్టర్' (2021 — Lokesh Kanagaraj blockbuster), 'వారిసు' (2023 — Vamshi Paidipally Tamil), 'లియో' (2023 — Lokesh LCU), 'GOAT' (2024 — Venkat Prabhu). Multiple Tamil State Awards + Filmfare South Best Tamil. 'తలపతి' (Commander) fan nickname → political party Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) launched 2024.
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Origins
Born 22 June 1974 in Chennai as Joseph Vijay Chandrasekhar. Son of Tamil director S. A. Chandrasekhar. Debuted with father's direction 'Naalaiya Theerpu' (1992).
Iconic career
70+ films across Tamil with Telugu dubs. 'Ghilli' (2004, Dharani breakthrough), 'Thuppakki' (2012, A. R. Murugadoss), 'Mersal' (2017), the Lokesh Kanagaraj blockbuster 'Master' (2021), Vamshi Paidipally's 'Varisu' (2023), Lokesh's 'Leo' (2023, part of his LCU), and Venkat Prabhu's 'GOAT' (2024). Multiple Tamil State Awards + Filmfare South Best Tamil. The fan nickname 'Thalapathy' (Commander) led him to launch his political party Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) in 2024.
