Vijayakumar Age, Wiki and Bio

Vijayakumar

Quick Info

ProfessionActor and Politician
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth29/08/1943
Age81 years
BirthplaceNattuchalai village, Madras Presidency, British India (now Tamil Nadu, India)

Bio/Wiki

Birth namePanchaksharam Rangasamy Pillai

Physical Stats & More

Height175 cm
Eye ColorDark Brown
Hair ColorSalt and Pepper

Personal Life

Date of Birth29/08/1943
BirthplaceNattuchalai village, Madras Presidency, British India (now Tamil Nadu, India)
Zodiac signVirgo
NationalityIndian
HometownNattuchalai village, Tamil Nadu, India

Relationships & More

Marital StatusMarried
Affairs/GirlfriendsManjula Vijayakumar (actress)
Marriage Date1969 (first wife), 1976 (second wife)

Family

FatherRangasamy Pillai
MotherChinnammal
SpouseMuthukannu Vellalar (first wife, homemaker), Manjula Vijayakumar (second wife, actress)
Children
Son1
Daughter(s)
  • Vanitha Vijayakumar (actress)
  • Preetha Vijayakumar (actress)
  • Sridevi Vijayakumar (actress)
  • Kavitha Vijayakumar (actress)
  • Anitha Vijayakumar (doctor)

Career

Debut
Tamil FilmSri Valli (1961); as Lord Muruga
Telugu FilmGeethanjali (1989); as Geethanjali's father
Malayalam FilmAayirappara (1993); as Chettiyar
Tamil TV showKokila Enge Pogiraal (1997)
Telugu TV showTalambralu (2016)
Awards
  • Cinema Express Award for best actor for the Tamil film Cheran Pandiyan (1991)
  • Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize for best actor for the Tamil film Kizhakku Cheemayile (1993)
  • Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize for best actor for the Tamil film Anthimanthaarai (1995)

Some Lesser Known Facts

Vijayakumar is a renowned Indian actor and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) politician.
His acting career spans across Tamil, Malayalam, and Telugu films and TV shows.
He began his acting journey as a child artist in 1961.
Vijayakumar has starred in many Tamil movies with his son Arun Vijay.
He held the position of a vice president in the South Indian Nadigar Sangam.
Vijayakumar possesses a licensed firearm.