There are very few performers in Tamil film besides Rajinikanth who have such a large fan base and loyalty. Thalapathy Vijay is one of the select few. He is one of India's highest-paid actors and has appeared since 2012 on Forbes India's Celebrity 100 list. The International Business Times described him as a "consistent performer" and noted that he has portrayed the main character in 66 films. Vijay, often known as Thalapathy (Commander in English), enjoys a sizable following abroad. In addition to other honours, he also holds a South Indian International Movie Award.

1. Joseph Vijay Chandrasekhar, also known as Vijay, was born on June 22, 1974. His worldwide fan base refers to him as Thalapathy. He is one of India's best-paid performers.

2. In the 1984 film Vetri, he made his debut as a child actor at the age of ten.

3. Vijay made his acting debut in the movie Naalaiya Theerpu, directed by his father S. A. Chandrasekar, when he was 18 years old. Reciting the speech from Annaamalai earned him the chance to become a hero, and when his father heard him, he immediately declared his son to be a hero.

4. Vijay is a die-hard follower of Rajinikanth, and the senior actor was the one who really motivated him to pursue a career in acting. He also appeared in Rajinikanth's Naan Sivappu Manithan as a young performer. Annamalai was Vijay's favourite movie, which he seen more than 30 times.

5. Vidhya Chandrasekhar, Vijay's sister who passed away when she was just two years old, is very dear to him. It significantly altered him as a person, and in her honour he has engaged in a number of charitable endeavours. Even his production company, Vidhya-Vijay Productions, is abbreviated as VV Productions.

6. Within just six years of starting the film industry, Vijay won the Kalaimaamani, one of Tamil Nadu's greatest distinctions in the sphere of the arts.

7. More than 20 directors have entered the Tamil film business because to Vijay.

8. Vijay saw Tom Cruise's beach house while on one of his trips to the US. Vijay was so impressed by it that he took a picture and built a replica of it in Neelankarai.

9. Vijay started the social welfare group "Vijay Makkal Iyakkam" to carry out his charitable efforts. Every year on his birthday, blood drives are held by his supporters.

10. He typically does good deeds without drawing attention to himself. For instance, in 2015 during the Chennai floods, he donated Rs 5 crore, which received less attention than contributions from others. He also assisted a tea shop owner's daughter in being accepted into a private college.