★ Ilayathalapathy™ VIJAY ★ - Updates and Discussions # 8

[SenGOEk]

Vijay fans take social media by storm; celebrate his 22 years in the Tamil film industry with cakes, posters, collages, tribute videos

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/vijay-fan...03-71-174.html

[ajaybaskar]

Good gesture, keep it up Vijay.

Perarasu's interview to Kumudham a few weeks back. Does anyone have it? I think it was not shared here.

[Dammy R]

Congratulations to the man, Vijay, who is the sole reason for me, personally, to start watching and following tamil movies; on completing 22 years in the industry. Despite all the odds stacked against him at times due to vested interests, it's amazing to see how he just continues to fight them with his trademark silence, and moves on. Like Ajay and Cedy said, his planning is so immaculate that he and his fans always have line of sight of his next 2 to 3 movies at least.

The top 10 of Vijay shared by friends here few pages back was proof that Vijay is one actor who has been accepted and successful in different genres, be it action, comedy or romance. Everyone had a balanced mix of his movies across these genres.

The other thing that stands out is his humility..and anyone who works with him first time vouches for this. Despite being the star that he is, he seems to be well grounded. He never goes about praising himself or claiming or boasting big things about himself. Even the whole superstar issue was well handled ...where he said that the title belongs and suits only one man. There are many such instances where his humble nature has come to the fore. No wonder he is in good books of some of the most reputed personalities in the industry (who may not be on any social media). Eg : he is one of the guys on the invitee list of Kamal's birthday party for past few years.

Here's wishing more strength and more success to the man who gives immense joy and entertainment to his many fans like me. Hope to see more of quality products like Kaththi, Thuppaki and if possible some good experiments with good directors.

[faithiu11]

22 years of glorious journey....so many ups and downs still he is in top and going stronger than before..his success is the way he learn from mistakes and comes very very strongly...

[SenGOEk]

[arulraj]

Thx vijay for 22 years of entertainment ......waiting for more celebration and fun .

[SenGOEk]

[gane14]

While Vijay has many qualities that have helped him elevate to the top, one important aspect that I love is his action. While plenty has been said on his dancing abilities, his ability to excel in action sequences has hardly been discussed here. He is not a trained martial arts exponent or has a beefed up body that would scare the opponents. But there are some qualities which help him to look convincing as an action hero.

1. His Eyes



He has a very powerful pair of eyes which comes handy for his action sequences. You can watch any fight scene of his post Ghilli and find the cinematographer giving importance to his eyes. The latest being Kaththi, where G C Williams, uses a few seconds, to focus his eyes in the pre interval fight. Another example is the police station fight in Jilla where Ganesh Rajavelu starts the sequence from Vijay's eyes. And even in the small sequence where Vijay injures Pradeep Rawat, see where the emphasis is on..




2. Speed and style

Like I said earlier, he may not be menacing with his lean body. But can keep you engrossed with his speed. Be the climax fight of Kaththi or the dog fight in Thuppakki, he makes his moves with terrific speed and style. A similar knife fight was done by Allu Arjun in Iddarammayilatho, stunt choreographed by the same Kecha. But you can see the difference straightaway.



While Allu uses knife with speed, he doesnt have any style. He does a 'karikkadai bhai'. But Vijay uses the right kind of pauses, subtle mannerisms like lifting the shirt, etc coupled with speed. A treat to watch



3. Usage of kicks

Even though he is not an exponent like Arjun, Vijay has had some training in stunts during his initial days. His flying kicks are second to none. In almost all fight scenes of Priyamanavale, Kushi and even in Kaththi he uses them to perfection.



And this fight scene is the best of all..

This post should be sticked in the Vijay thread in its first page, Excellent one

[SenGOEk]

Had taken time of mine for this small write up on 22 years of Vijayism..Anything & Everything for Thalapathy..

Sustaining in cinema for 22 Years in any department is not an easy thing today considering the improvement in media and increase in competition. Being a top hero in the industry for such a long period of time is nothing but a lifetime achievement.

Vijay's target is everyone!
He is not only a perfectionist in acting, dancing, singing but also an expert in attracting all age groups as his fanatics. Vijay is the only actor in the current generation who has fans in all ages!! If we call his fans for special occasion, we would be surprised to see small kids, teenage guys, girls, couples, grandfathers & grandmothers too. This is a very rare scenario in tamil cinema.

Celebrated as a brother by his fans
It is not only the love of his fans on Vijay, who in turn reciprocates his love on his fans. He loves his fans in such a way that even after he goes to sleep at 1'o Clock in the night after shooting, he attends a marriage function of his fan in the next day morning. You cannot see him having an assistant to hold Umbrella for him in the shooting spot anytime. This shows the respect he has for the fellow human beings. That is the reason he is being celebrated as a 'Brother' by his fans which is again a privilege that everyone strives for!!

Silence his powerful weapon
Vijay is the only actor who has faced a lot of problems in Tamil cinema in the recent years. Being the record holder of giving the 1st 50 Crore Movie in Tamil(Ghilli) and being the hero who had given two 100 crore movies in Tamil (Thuppakki, Kaththi). Vijay also holds the record for being targeted for the most number of times by the people who want to establish themself as an important personality in the society by using his name. What he gives them back is just a smile.

Vasool Chakravarthy
Trade pundits & theatre owners have claimed him as vasool chakravarty "n" no. of times. His films top the charts in major markets like Kerala, Karnataka, UK, US & Malaysia. With 4 areas of distribution in TN for V58 being sold even before the first schedule is completed marks his movies as hot cakes among the trade.

Proud to be your fan Thalaivaa!!

[ajaybaskar]

Thanks gane14.

Lovely post Samajith.