Vijayakumar (விஜயகுமார்)

Personal Information:

• Full Name: Panchaksharam Rangasamy Pillai
• Date of Birth: August 29, 1943
• Age: 80 years, 6 months, 25 days
• Place of Birth: Nattuchalai, Pattukottai, Tamil Nadu
• Wives:
  • Manjula (actress, 1976-2013)
  • Muthukannu (1969-present)
• Children:
  • Arun Vijay (Tamil film actor)
  • Vanitha Vijayakumar (actress)
  • Preetha Vijayakumar (real name Rukmini, actress)
  • Sridevi Vijayakumar (actress, youngest child)
  • Kavitha Vijayakumar
  • Anitha Vijayakumar
• Parents:
  • Father: Rangasamy
  • Mother: Chinnammal

Career:

• Occupation: Actor, politician
• Industry: Tamil cinema
• Years active: 1961-present
• Notable works:
  • Aval Oru Thodar Kathai (1974)
  • Mathura Geetham (1977)
  • Azhage Unnai Arathikkiren (1979)
  • Anthimanthaarai (1996)
  • Kizhakku Cheemayile (1993)
• Awards:
  • Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Actor (1978)
  • Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor (1978, 1994)

Trivia:

• Vijayakumar has acted in over 400 films in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Hindi.
• He is a former vice-president of the South Indian Nadigar Sangam.
• He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
• His son, Arun Vijay, is also an actor.
• Vijayakumar's first major role was in Kailasam Balachander's Aval Oru Thodar Kathai (1974).
• He was nominated for the National Film Award for Best Actor for his role in Anthimanthaarai (1996).
• Vijayakumar's wife, Manjula, died in 2013.