Vijayakanth
| Vijayakanth | |
|---|---|
 Portrait of Vijayakanth | |
| Born | Vijayaraj Prabhakar Alagarswami 25 August 1952 Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Residence | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Occupation | Leader of Opposition in the Tamilnadu Legislative Assembly,film actor, film producer, director |
| Years active | 1979–present |
| Home town | Madurai |
| Political party | Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam |
| Spouse | Premalatha (1990–present) |
| Children | Vijay Prabhakar shanmuga Pandian |
| Parents | K. N. Alagarswami and Aandal Azhagarswami |
Political career
He formed the center-left winged Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK), a regional political party in Tamil Nadu. He formally announced the party's formation on 14 September 2005 in Madurai. His party contested in all seats in 2006 assembly elections and won one seat contested by him. In 2011 election held on April 13, 2011 he formed an alliance with AIADMK and contested in 41 constituencies. His party saw phenomenal success by winning 29 of the 41 seats it had contested from. It is a significant day in the history of Tamil Nadu as DMDK has won more seats than the DMK and occupied the position of MLA for the second time. Vijayakanth emerged victorious from the Rishivandhiyam constituency in the 2011 state assembly elections.
Dispute with Vadivelu
During the legislative assembly elections that took place in Tamil Nadu during April 2011, actor Vadivelu vehemently campaigned for the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and its alliance. During his public speeches, he predominantly condemned Vijayakanth, whose party, the Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK), allied with the opposition party All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), headed by J. Jayalalitha. In a campaign speech in Tiruvarur, Vadivelu stated that "(his) only aim is to sweep out Vijayakanth’s whole team and to campaign vigorously for DMK’s victory". Vadivelu was criticized as being biased, only supporting a DMK-led victory for personal gains and not once mentioning anything against the official opposition, the AIADMK, or its leader. In a turn of events, the election was eventually successful for the AIADMK alliance while Vijayakanth was victorious by a significant margin in his own constituency.
According to the Tamil magazine Ananda Vikatan, his second son is going to debut in the movies as vice-captain (Vijaykanth himself is referred to as "Captain" by his fans in the Tamil film industry).
Awards and honors
- 1986 – Filmfare Best Tamil Actor Award for Amman Kovil Kizhakale
- 1988 – Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor for Senthoora Poove
- 1996 – Tamil Nadu State Film Award (Special Prize) for Thayagam
- 2001 – Kalaimamani Award from the Government of Tamil Nadu
- 2003 – Cinema Express Award for Best Actor for Vanathai Pola
- 2006 – Indian Government's Best Citizen Award
- 2011 – Honorary doctorate
- Filmography
Main article: Vijayakanth filmography
Vijayakanth has acted in 153 movies, in which many films featured him as a cop.
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