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John Vijay

Indian actor


Summary

Indian actor

FieldValue
nameJohn Vijay
imageJenith with Tamil Actor John Vijay at LUXE cinemas, Chennai (cropped) (cropped).jpg
captionJohn Vijay at LUXE cinemas, Chennai
birth_date
birth_placeTuticorin, Tamil Nadu, India
yearsactive2006-present
alma_materLoyola College, Chennai Caldwell Higher Secondary School ,Tuticorin.
occupationActor
spouseMadhavi Elangovan
children1

John Vijay (born 20 November 1976) is an Indian actor who works in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Hindi and Kannada films. He is well known for his performances in Oram Po (2007), Thillalangadi (2010), Mouna Guru (2011), Kalakalappu (2012) and Sarpatta Parambarai (2021).

Career

John Vijay did his M.Sc. in Visual Communication from Loyola College, Chennai. Vijay also works as the head programme director of Radio One FM. John is the chief of 'H2O', an advertising agency with its office at Nungambakkam. He made his acting debut with the film Thalaimagan (2006).

Pushkar and Gayatri, who were his juniors in the Visual Communications course in Loyola College, offered him a role in their directorial debut Oram Po. His performance as "Sun of Gun" in the film was described by critics as "scene stealer, his antics bring the house down". His character in his debut film Oram Po was defined as a person who hails from Thoothukudi who had to come to Chennai and stay in Chennai on a permanent basis. He apparently learnt Madras Tamil for the film Oram Po.

John Vijay insisted that his fear of acting with big scale high-profile actors vanished after being cast by Mani Ratnam in Raavanan (2010). He played the role of a rogue police officer in Mouna Guru (2011) starring opposite Arulnithi and his performance was well received. He played a friend of Rajinikanth in Kabali (2016). John Vijay playing the role of an antagonist in Iravukku Aayiram Kangal (2018).

He has also trained a few emerging actresses to speak Tamil fluently by hosting a program titled Tamil Pesum Kadanayagi, and he insisted the reason to host such a program was to encourage Tamil actresses to bag national awards by speaking Tamil in a fluent manner.

He played with Mohanlal in Malayalam films such as Lucifer (2019) and Big Brother (2020). An later, he appeared in Telugu films such as Waltair Veerayya (2023), Bhagavanth Kesari (2023), Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire (2023) and Razakar (2024).

Controversy

In October 2018, singer Sriranjani Sundaram accused John Vijay of sexual misconduct as part of MeToo allegations. It was during the middle of the night in 2014 that Sriranjani narrated a sequence of events about her receiving phone calls from Vijay, apparently accusing Vijay of phone sex, with the latter allegedly pursuing a conversation with Sriranjani, although Sriranjani had told him that she would call back the next day. The incident unfolded just a month after both attended a fun interview together.

Filmography

Denotes films that have not yet been released

Tamil films

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006Thalaimagan
2007Oram PoPichchai (Son of Gun)
BillaJohn
2008Poi Solla PoromJohny
2010RaavananHemanth Shankar
Angadi TheruDirector
Bale PandiyaPasupathy
Thillalangadi'Manda Odu' Maasi
VaKing,
Parattai PrinceDual roles
2011KoHimselfSpecial appearance
Aanmai Thavarael'Andhra' Prasad
Vanthaan VendraanTraining coach
Mouna GuruMarimuthu
2012KalakalappuDharmarajan
Etho Seithai EnnaiKumar
2013SamarManohar
DavidRanade Babu
Moondru Per Moondru KaadhalElango
NeramKattai Kunju
Theeya Velai Seiyyanum KumaruMilitary Colonel
Pattathu YaanaiDaya
Ainthu Ainthu AinthuSpecial appearance
Vidiyum MunnLankan
2014Vaayai Moodi PesavumNuclear Star Boomesh
Thirudan PoliceMaravattai
Vellaikaara DuraiVatti Varadhan
2015Enakkul OruvanLucia Drug Dealer
Rombha Nallavan Da Nee
Sakalakala VallavanACP Duraisingam IPS
Thiru.Vi.Ka.Poonga
Dummy Tappasu
2016Azhagu Kutti ChellamCallsheet Kumar
Peigal Jaakkirathai
Saagasam'Chain' Jaipal
Ko 2Police Commissioner Santhanapandian
KabaliAmeer
NambiarPolice Officer
Bayam Oru Payanam
KadalaiBusinessman
Veera Sivaji
2017Vaigai ExpressSP Alexander
EnbathettuSakthi Saravanan
Kootathil OruthanYogendran
Thappu ThandaGuru
ThupparivaalanKamalesh
SoloShravan
12-12-1950Himself
UlkuthuShanmugam
2018KaathadiKarthavarayan
Iruttu Araiyil Murattu KuththuSwamy
Iravukku Aayiram KangalVasanth
Semma Botha AagatheySekar
Kadaikutty SingamMLA
Vanjagar UlagamMaaran
Saamy 2Devendra Pichai
PattinapakkamSamuthiram
VandiInspector
2019Mr. LocalLawyer Arjun Reddy
ZombieInspector Panner Selvam
SangathamizhanCriminalGuest appearance
ThiravamZEE5 original web series
Irandam Ulagaporin Kadaisi GunduArms dealer
50/50KulandhaiAlso singer for "Bin Laden Ganguda"
2021BhoomiEkambaram
Sarpatta ParambaraiKevin aka Daddy
Agadu
4 SorryStephen
EnemyPeter
ThuneriKaruppasamy
2022AnanthamRamuWeb series
Take DiversionJK
The WarriorrSP Joshua
KaatteriNaina, Aarumugam
CobraAnand Subramaniam
YugiGuruprasad
2023Pichaikkaran 2Ilango
KarungaapiyamKasi aka Annachi
KolaiMansoor Ali Khan
PartnerJohn Vijay
Thee IvanMinor
2024Singapore SaloonAnoop Menon
Vadakkupatti RamasamyMookaiyan
VithaikkaaranInspector Dharmaraj
PorPolice InspectorBilingual film
Simultaneously shot in Hindi titled Dange
Bayamariya Brammai
Jolly O GymkhanaInspector Idithangi
Nirangal MoondruDirector Kishore
MayanIPS officer
2025Leg PieceInspector Daas
Chennai City GangstersDamar Lal
Red Flower{{Cite newstitle=Red Flower Movie Review: A train wreck you can't look away fromaccess-date=2025-08-09work=The Times of India}}
Indian Penal LawSpecial Squad Officer{{Cite newstitle=IPL: Indian Penal Lawaccess-date=2025-11-28work=Book My Show}}
Revolver RitaInspector Kamaraj
MahasenhaForest officer Prathap
Retta ThalaInspector Thiraviyam
2026The BedInspector

Malayalam films

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012Bachelor PartyPrakash Kamath
MadirasiSP Devaram
2014Samsaaram Aarogyathinu HaanikaramNuclear Star BoomeshMalayalam version of Vaayai Moodi Pesavum
Iyobinte PusthakamGanapathy Iyer
2015Adi Kapyare KootamaniAdhishta Lakshmi's Father
2017Comrade In AmericaArul Jebaraj Peter
SoloShravan
2019LuciferCommissioner Mayilvahanam IPS
2020Big BrotherGovind Raj
ShylockRangan
2 StatesPolice officer
2022AdrishayamGuruprasad
2024ThankamaniDYSP Micheal Kuruvilla

Telugu films

YearTitleRoleNotes
2016ShankaraACP Prasad
2022BhamakalapamNayar
Ramarao on DutySP Devanand
The WarriorrSP Joshua
HighwayHarasser
2023Waltair VeerayyaAbdullah
Bhagavanth KesariRatan Shukla
Salaar: Part 1 – CeasefireRanga
2024RazakarMir Laiq Ali
Tiragabadara Saami
Appudo Ippudo EppudoBadri Narayana
2025Shivangi LionessMonster K
Akkada Ammayi Ikkada AbbayiCriminal
Gurram Paapi ReddyHayagreevam

Hindi films

YearFilmRole
2013DavidRanade Bhai
2014Dedh IshqiyaPolice Officer
2024DangePolice Inspector

Kannada films

YearFilmRole
2010PrithviInspector Suryaprakash
2014GajakesariRana

References

References

  1. "The twist in the plot". The Hindu.
  2. Ramnath, Nandini. (2021-07-26). "Framing a viewpoint: How ‘Sarpatta Parambarai’ created its ground-up view of heroism and assertion".
  3. "John Vijay: I love being the bad boy: John Vijay". [[The Times of India]].
  4. Rangaraj, R. (9 September 2006). "Thalaimagan". Chennai Online.
  5. Tamil Nadu. (2008-01-14). "What’s next, Mr. John Vijay? - TAMIL NADU". [[The Hindu]].
  6. Subramanian, Anupama. (13 October 2016). "Is John Vijay Hollywood bound?".
  7. (2007-12-01). "Review : (2007)".
  8. (2007-11-27). "ORAM PO ARYA POOJA ORAM PO Movie review ooram poo movie gallery Auto Movie Gallery auto movie gallery Tamil Actor Actress Aarya Arya Pooja poja Direction Pushkar Picture Gallery Images".
  9. "John Vijay to Vijay Yesudas: 10 actors who played the bad cop in Tamil cinema". The Times of India.
  10. K, Janani. (21 July 2016). "I am a director’s actor: John Vijay".
  11. "Iravukku Aayiram Kangal Review: A well-written racy mystery". Cinema Express.
  12. (2017-01-15). "John Vijay's love for Tamil". The Times of India.
  13. (2018-10-19). "John Vijay's wife apologizes for phone sex issue - Tamil News".
  14. (2018-10-17). "#MeToo in India: Singer Sriranjani accuses John Vijay of sexually harassing her in 2014; actor apologises".
  15. "Leg Piece trailer: Yogi Babu leads a talented ensemble of comedy stars". Cinema Express.
  16. (2024-09-06). "John Vijay to play Damar Lal in Chennai City Gangsters".
  17. "‘Revolver Rita’ movie review: Keerthy Suresh, Radikaa’s dark comedy becomes an endurance test". The Hindu.
  18. "Mahasenha Volume – 1 Movie Review: A jumbo-sized mess". Cinema Express.
  19. (2024-10-20). "Arun Vijay's 'Retta Thala' shooting wrapped up". The Times of India.
  20. Chandar, Bhuvanesh. (2021-09-07). "Srikanth, Srushti Dange’s film titled The Journey of Bed".
  21. "First look of Dileep's Thankamani out".
  22. (2023-08-28). "Dil Raju launches the teaser of Raj Tarun's 'Tiragabadara Saami'". The Times of India.
  23. Harsh, B. H.. (2024-11-08). "Appudo Ippudo Eppudo Movie Review: Caper, but not quirky enough".
  24. (2025-02-24). "'Shivangi' teaser promises a gripping thriller".
  25. Harsh, B. H.. (2025-04-05). "Radhan brings a unique sound in ‘Priyamara,’ the new single from Akkada Ammayi Ikkda Abbayi".
  26. Desk, Cinema Express. (2025-12-09). "Gurram Paapi Reddy marks its territory with December 19 release".
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