It takes years of hard work to become a star. An opportunity makes you special and to reach this opportunity you have to roll papad many times. Rajinikanth, Shah Rukh Khan, Akshay Kumar, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, all of them have made a lot of papads before entering the film world and today they are on a stage that everyone dreams of. Today in this article also we are going to introduce you to a star who today owns crores but was once rejected because of his looks and height.
He is the one who impressed the audience with his performance not only as a hero but also as a villain. Not only this, he has also won the National Film Award for his performance. Before making a name for himself and getting a chance in the industry, he worked as a salesman to meet his expenses. He has worked with many actors like Rajinikanth and Thalapathy Vijay and now he has appeared in Jaawan with Shahrukh Khan. He is none other than Vijay Sethupathi.
Born on 16 January 1978, Vijay Sethupathi grew up in Rajapalayam. He studied in Chennai from sixth standard. Vijay stated that he was a ‘below average student’ in school and studied at MGR Higher Secondary School and Little Angels Met in Kodambakkam. He pursued a degree in commerce from Dhanraj Baid Jain College (affiliated to Madras University), Thoraipakam.
She auditioned for a role in Nammavar (1994) at the age of 16 but was rejected due to her short height. From a salesman in a retail store, a cashier in a fast food joint to a phone booth operator, he did various menial jobs to earn money. Then after completing college, he joined the wholesale cement business as an assistant accountant. Later, he moved to Dubai as an accountant as he was paid more than in India and also had to take care of his three siblings.
In Dubai, he met his Jessie online and the two dated for a long time before tying the knot in 2003. Unhappy with his job, he returned to India and joined a marketing company. After this, he joined the theater group Koothu-P-Pattarai in Chennai as an accountant and actor and watched the actors closely.
After this, Vijay Sethupathi worked as a background actor in several films and appeared in several TV shows including the popular series Pain in 2006. She worked in several short films with Karthik Subbaraj who later cast her in feature films as well. After struggling as a background actor, Vijay Sethupathi finally got his break as a lead actor in Ramasamy’s drama film Thenmerku Paruvakatru in 2010. In this he played the role of a shepherd. The film won three National Awards.
2012 was a turning point in Vijay Sethupathi’s career. Because the three films released that year were commercially successful. These three films were Sundarpandian, Pizza, comedy entertainer Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom. Since then Vijay’s career has progressed so much that today he is counted among the big stars. He charged Rs 21 crore for the role of Jawan. Not only this, the actor is one of the biggest bankable stars of the South industry with a net worth of Rs 140 crores.