The latter garnered him a Filmfare Award nomination for Best Actor. He continued to achieve commercial success with Sivakasi (2005) and Pokkiri (2007). His performance as a caring brother in the masala film Thirupaachi (2005) earned him a special prize at the Tamil Nadu State Film Awards. It was also the first Tamil film to earn в‚№500В million ( Indian rupees). He appeared next as a kabaddi player opposite Trisha in Dharani's Ghilli (2004), which went on to become the most commercially successful Tamil film of the year. The success of his masala film Thirumalai (2003), where he was paired opposite Jyothika, changed his on-screen persona to that of an action hero. While Vaseegara was a moderate success and received praise for his comic-timing, Puthiya Geethai underperformed at the box office. All three were box office successes barring successful ventures Thamizhan, Youth and Bagavathi (all three released in 2002), his subsequent films Vaseegara and Pudhiya Geethai were released. The following year, he appeared in three films: Friends, Badri and Shahjahan. Vijay began the new millennium with critically and commercially successful films such as Kushi and Priyamaanavale. Thulladha Manamum Thullum (1999), where he played a passionate singer who becomes responsible for the loss of his lover's eyesight and later helps her, gained him the reputation of a romantic hero. His performance in the latter won him the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor. His subsequent films, Vasanth's Nerrukku Ner (1997) and Fazil's Kadhalukku Mariyadhai (1997), were critically and commercially successful. Vijay's first breakthrough was in 1996 with Vikraman's romance film, Poove Unakkaga. Most of them were successful commercially. Vijay went on to play lead roles in his father's directorial ventures such as Rasigan (1994) and Deva (1995). He followed it with a supporting role opposite Vijayakanth in Sendhoorapandi (1993). After appearing in Chandrasekhar's films as an uncredited child artist, Vijay made his debut as a lead actor with Naalaiya Theerpu (1992). He made his cinematic debut in 1984 with Vetri, directed by his father, S. Vijay is an Indian actor who works in Tamil cinema.

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