Vijay is an Indian politician, former actor and playback singer who worked in Tamil cinema and is currently serving as 9th chief minister of Tamil Nadu.Actor Vijay is a playback singer too. The Times of India. (30 May 2012). Retrieved 25 April 2013. The son of director S. A. Chandrasekhar, Vijay debuted in the lead role in early 1990s, appearing in Naalaiya Theerpu, directed by his father. He has sung for composers including multiple collaborations with A. R. Rahman, Deva, Vidyasagar, Yuvan Shankar Raja, D. Imman, Devi Sri Prasad, G. V. Prakash Kumar, Anirudh Ravichander, and Thaman S. He is one of the most prolific singers among Tamil actors.
Vijay made his debut by singing "Bombay City Sukkha Rotti" (1994) in Rasigan. After his 25th song "Vaadi Vaadi" (2005) in Sachein, Vijay took a sabbatical from singing to concentrate on acting, but made a comeback with "Google Google" in Thuppakki (2012). He won the Favorite Song of The Year at the Vijay Awards for his performance of the song. and a SIIMA Award nomination for Best Playback Singer.
In 2016, Vijay was nominated for a Filmfare Award South in the Best Playback Singer category for "Selfie Pulla". In 2015 he was again nominated for Best Playback Singer, for his performance of "Yaendi Yaendi".
Songs Film songs YearSongFilmComposerLyricistOther artist(s)Notes1994 "Bombay City Sukkha Rotti" RasiganDevaVaaliK. S. Chithra1995 "Oru Kaditham" DevaS. P. BalasubrahmanyamSpoke dialogues at the beginning of the song"Aiyaiyoo Alamelu""Kothagiri Kuppamma"Swarnalatha, Manorama "Thottabettaa Rottu Melae" VishnuShoba Chandrasekhar1996 "Bombay Party Shilpa Shetty" Coimbatore MappillaiVidyasagarShahul Hameed "Thiruppathy Ponaa Mottai" Maanbumigu MaanavanDeva "Chicken Kari" SelvaSirpySirpy, Swarnalatha1997 "Anjaam Number Bussil Yeri" Kaalamellam KaathiruppenDevaR. Sundarrajan "Oormilaa Oormilaa" Once MoreVairamuthuShoba Chandrasekhar "Oh Baby Baby" Kadhalukku MariyadhaiIlaiyaraajaPalani BharathiBhavatharini1998 "Mowriya Mowriya" PriyamudanDevaPalani BharathiAnuradha Sriram "Kaalathuketha Oru Gana" VelaiYuvan Shankar RajaRavi BharathiNassar, Premgi Amaren "Nilave Nilave" Nilaave VaaVidyasagarVairamuthuAnuradha Sriram "Chandira Mandalathai"Harini, S. P. B. Charan1999 "Thammadikkira Styla Pathu" Periyanna Bharani "Juddadi Laila"Swarnalatha "Roadula Oru" "Thanga Nirathuku" NenjinileDeva A. C. JairamSwarnalatha2000 "Mississippi Nadhi Kulunga" PriyamaanavaleS. A. Rajkumar VaaliAnuradha Sriram2001 "Ennoda Laila" BadriRamana GogulaPalani Bharathi2002 "Ullathai Killadhae" ThamizhanD. ImmanVairamuthuPriyanka Chopra "Coca-Cola (Podango)" BagavathiSrikanth DevaKalai KumarVadivelu2005 "Vaadi Vaadi" SacheinDevi Sri PrasadV. ElangoVadivelu2012 "Google Google" ThuppakkiHarris JeyarajMadhan KarkyAndrea Jeremiah, Krishna Iyer, JoeVijay Award for Favourite SongNominated—SIIMA Award for Best Male Playback Singer2013 "Vanganna Vanakkanganna" Thalaivaa G. V. Prakash Kumar Na. Muthukumar Santhanam 2014 "Kandangi Kandangi" JillaD. ImmanVairamuthuShreya Ghoshal "Selfie Pulla" KaththiAnirudh RavichanderMadhan KarkySunidhi ChauhanNominated—Vijay Award for Favourite SongNominated—Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer – Tamil"Bad Eyes – Villain Theme"His portions were featured in the soundtrack only.2015 "Yaendi Yaendi" PuliDevi Sri PrasadVairamuthuShruti HaasanNominated—Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer – Tamil2016 "Chella Kutti" TheriG. V. Prakash KumarKabilanNeeti Mohan 2017 "Papa Papa" BairavaaSanthosh Narayanan Vairamuthu Priyadarshini 2019"Verithanam" Bigil A. R. Rahman Vivek Sangeetha Sajith, Poovaiyar2021"Kutti Story" Master Anirudh Ravichander Arunraja Kamaraj Anirudh RavichanderNominated—Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer – Tamil2022 "Jolly O Gymkhana" Beast Ku Karthik2023 "Ranjithame" Varisu Thaman S Vivek M. M. Manasi "Naa Ready" Leo Anirudh Ravichander Vishnu Edavan Anirudh Ravichander, Asal Kolaar 2024 "Whistle Podu" The Greatest of All TimeYuvan Shankar Raja Madhan Karky Yuvan Shankar Raja"Whistle Podu Theatrical"Yuvan Shankar Raja, Premgi Amaren, Venkat Prabhu "Chinna Chinna Kangal"Kabilan VairamuthuBhavatharini2026 "Thalapathy Kacheri" Jana NayaganAnirudh Ravichander Arivu Anirudh Ravichander, Arivu "Chella Magale" Vivek
Non-film songs YearSongComposerLyricistNotes2025 "Unga Vijay Na Varen" S. Thaman Vivek2026"TVK Election Campaign Song"
See also Vijay filmography List of awards and nominations received by Vijay
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