With 'Mersel' political plunge, Vijay sets eyes on Tamil Nadu's coveted film-to-politics winners club newindianexpress.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from newindianexpress.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Vijay’s political entry comes at a time when he is at the peak of his career and fame in cinema, and at a relatively young age of 49. This makes him an exceptional case among the actors who have ventured into politics in Tamil Nadu.
Seen as next only to Rajinikanth in popularity, Vijay's fan group is being converted into a party that will be registered with the EC “sometime around next week”
Captain Vijayakanth breathed his last on 28th December 2023. The revered Tamil actor and politician has been awarded the Padma Bhushan award posthumously for his contribution to the field of Art in Indian cinema.