He then played a villain role in Om Shakti (1982) but after which he has never portrayed antagonist characters in his career. In these films, he brilliantly portrayed the angry young revolutionist characters. In his formative years, Vijayakanth acted in films carrying revolutionary and radical thoughts such as Sivappu Malli (1981) and Jadhikkoru Needhi (1981). It was remade in Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada languages. However the film that strongly launched him as a commercial hero was Sattam Oru Iruttarai (1981), directed by S. His film Doorathu Idi Muzhakkam (1980), was screened at the Indian Panorama of the International Film Festival of India. His subsequent films Agal Vilakku (1979), Neerottam (1980) and Saamanthippoo (1980) were followed box-office flops. Vijayakanth was cast in Inikkum Ilamai (1979), his first film where he played an antagonist, which was directed by M.

He got the sobriquet 'Captain' after the 100th film, Captain Prabhakaran (1991). Chandrasekhar with whom he did movies mostly. He then had success with Sattam Oru Iruttarai (1981), directed by S. Upon entering the film industry to pursue an acting career, he changed to 'Vijayakanth', dropping the 'Raj' out of his name and suffixing it with 'Kanth,' by his first film M. More importantly, he didn't try to publicize these and had let the world see it for themselves and take inspiration. Vijayakanth took delayed remunerations and sometimes didn't take them at all to benefit the struggling producers. He worked 3 shifts per day and that was his dedication towards his craft. Most of his films revolved around corruption, honesty and keeping up promises. He is best known for low-budget films that showcased gravity-defying stunts in which he would single-handedly dispatch his enemies. He has acted in more than 20 films as a police officer. He is also known for portraying a patriotic, village do-gooder and dual role acting in his films. Vijayakanth, had the title 'Puratchi Kalaignar' (revolutionary artist) in the film industry. His films have mostly been dubbed into Telugu and Hindi. Vijayakanth is one of very few Tamil actors to have acted only in Tamil films throughout his career. He married Premalatha on 31 January 1990 and has two sons named Vijaya Prabhakaran and Shanmuga Pandian, an actor. Vijayakanth was born in Aruppukkottai on 25 August 1952.

5.2 Leader of the official opposition, 2011.

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