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Vijay Sethupathi

Acting

Vijay Sethupathi

Tamil, Malayalam, Hindi, Telugu cinema · 117 credits

Born

16 January 1978 (age 48)

Birthplace

Rajapalayam, Tamil Nadu, India

Also known as Vijaya Gurunatha Sethupathi · Vijay Sethupathy · Vijaya Gurunatha Sethupathi Kalimuthu · Vijaya Sethupathi

Vijay Sethupathi (born 16 January 1978) is an Indian film actor, producer, lyricist, and dialogue writer. Sethupathi works predominantly in Tamil besides few Telugu, Malayalam, and Hindi productions. Often referred to by fans and media as "Makkal Selvan" meaning "People's Treasure", he is considered to be one of the most talented and versatile actors of his generation.

Known for

Filmography

Idam Porul Yaeval poster

Idam Porul Yaeval

TamilNot rated

as Pandi

Pisasu 2 poster

Pisasu 2

TamilNot rated

as Dr. John

96 Part 2

96 Part 2

TamilNot rated

as Ram

Slumdog - 33 Temple Road poster

Slumdog - 33 Temple Road

TamilNot rated

Actor

மகாராஜா 2

Maharaja 2

TamilNot rated

as Maharaja

Untitled VJS - Pandiraj Film

Untitled VJS - Pandiraj Film

TamilNot rated

Actor

Untitled Vijay Sethupathi - Magizhthirumeni Project

Untitled Vijay Sethupathi - Magizhthirumeni Project

TamilNot rated

Actor

கை நீளம்

Kai Neelam

TamilNot rated

Actor

Untitled Vijay Sethupathi - Krithiga Udhayanithi Film

Untitled Vijay Sethupathi - Krithiga Udhayanithi Film

TamilNot rated

Actor

தமிழ் முருகன்

Thamizh Murugan

TamilNot rated

Actor

யாருக்கும் அஞ்சேல்

Yaarukkum Anjael

TamilNot rated

Presenter

Inji Vellam poster

Inji Vellam

Tamil · 2027Not rated

Actor

Train poster

Train

Tamil · 2026Not rated

as Chandrababu

Gandhi Talks poster

Gandhi Talks

Tamil · 20267.5

as Mahadev

Jailer 2 poster

Jailer 2

Tamil · 20268.0

as Police Officer

Baththa poster

Baththa

Tamil · 20268.1

as Bathvachalam 'Baththa'

Pocket Novel poster

Pocket Novel

Tamil · 2026Not rated

Actor

Kadhal Kadhai Sollava poster

Kadhal Kadhai Sollava

Tamil · 2026Not rated

as Self

Thaai Kizhavi poster

Thaai Kizhavi

Tamil · 20267.1

Lyricist

Ace poster

Ace

Tamil · 20255.4

as Bold Kannan

Thalaivan Thalaivii poster

Thalaivan Thalaivii

Tamil · 20256.4

as Agashaveeran

Thudarum poster

Thudarum

Malayalam · 20257.4

as Anbu (Photo Appearance)

Kiss poster

Kiss

Tamil · 20257.2

as Narrator

Bun Butter Jam poster

Bun Butter Jam

Tamil · 20255.5

Lyricist

Merry Christmas poster

Merry Christmas

Hindi · 20246.8

as Albert Arogyasami

Maharaja poster

Maharaja

Tamil · 20247.8

as Maharaja

Viduthalai: Part II poster

Viduthalai: Part II

Tamil · 20246.9

as Perumal "Vaathiyaar"

Yaavarum Vallavare poster

Yaavarum Vallavare

Tamil · 2024Not rated

as Special Appearance

Turbo poster

Turbo

Malayalam · 20245.1

as (Voice)

Maaveeran poster

Maaveeran

Tamil · 20237.1

as Maaveeran's Narrator

Jawan poster

Jawan

Hindi · 20237.0

as Kalee Gaikwad

Yaadhum Oore Yaavarum Kelir poster

Yaadhum Oore Yaavarum Kelir

Tamil · 20235.2

as Punithan/ Kirubanadhi

Mumbaikar poster

Mumbaikar

Hindi · 20233.2

Actor

Viduthalai: Part I poster

Viduthalai: Part I

Tamil · 20237.9

as Perumal "Vaathiyaar"

Michael poster

Michael

Tamil · 20234.4

as Michael's Caretaker (Special Appearance)

Azhagiya Kanne poster

Azhagiya Kanne

Tamil · 2023Not rated

as Self

Kulasami poster

Kulasami

Tamil · 20237.0

Dialogue

Parole poster

Parole

Tamil · 20227.0

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Kadaisi Vivasayi poster

Kadaisi Vivasayi

Tamil · 20228.6

as Ramaiah

Maamanithan poster

Maamanithan

Tamil · 20225.0

as Radhakrishnan

Kaathuvaakula Rendu Kaadhal poster

Kaathuvaakula Rendu Kaadhal

Tamil · 20225.2

as Ranjangudi Anbarasu Murugesa 'Rambo' Boopathy Oohindhiran

19(1)(a) poster

19(1)(a)

Malayalam · 20225.6

as Gauri Shankar

DSP poster

DSP

Tamil · 20226.2

as M. Vascodagama

Vikram poster

Vikram

Tamil · 20227.7

as Sandhanam

Kadaseela Biriyani poster

Kadaseela Biriyani

Tamil · 20217.1

as Lorry Driver

Uppena poster

Uppena

Telugu · 20215.6

as Rayanam

Laabam poster

Laabam

Tamil · 20213.0

as Pakkiri, Producer

Tughlaq Durbar poster

Tughlaq Durbar

Tamil · 20215.7

as Singaravelan

Master poster

Master

Tamil · 20216.6

as Bhavani / Young Bhavani (voice)

Mughizh poster

Mughizh

Tamil · 20213.5

as Vijay, Producer

Kutty Story poster

Kutty Story

Tamil · 20215.7

as Married man

Annabelle Sethupathi poster

Annabelle Sethupathi

Tamil · 20214.3

as Sethupathi

Blue Bird poster

Blue Bird

Kannada · 2021Not rated

Presenter

Oh My Kadavule poster

Oh My Kadavule

Tamil · 20207.9

as God

Ka/Pae. Ranasingam poster

Ka/Pae. Ranasingam

Tamil · 20206.8

as Ranasingam

Dhira poster

Dhira

Telugu · 20209.0

as Dhira (Voice)

Andava Kaanom poster

Andava Kaanom

Tamil · 2020Not rated

as Anda (voice)

Super Deluxe poster

Super Deluxe

Tamil · 20197.7

as Shilpa

Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy poster

Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy

Telugu · 20196.3

as Rajapaandi

Petta poster

Petta

Tamil · 20197.2

as Jithu

Sindhubaadh poster

Sindhubaadh

Tamil · 20194.5

as Thiru

Sangathamizhan poster

Sangathamizhan

Tamil · 20194.3

as Sangathamizhan / Murugan

Marconi Mathai poster

Marconi Mathai

Malayalam · 20194.3

as Self

Action poster

Action

Tamil · 20195.0

as Guest Appearance

Chennai Palani Mars poster

Chennai Palani Mars

Tamil · 20192.0

Producer, Co-Writer

Ispade Rajavum Idhaya Raniyum poster

Ispade Rajavum Idhaya Raniyum

Tamil · 20195.2

Playback Singer

Devarattam poster

Devarattam

Tamil · 20192.8

Playback Singer

96 poster

96

Tamil · 20187.7

as Ramachandran "Ram" Krishnamoorthy

Oru Nalla Naal Paathu Solren poster

Oru Nalla Naal Paathu Solren

Tamil · 20185.1

as Yaman

Junga poster

Junga

Tamil · 20185.6

as Junga, Producer

Imaikkaa Nodigal poster

Imaikkaa Nodigal

Tamil · 20186.9

as Vikramadithyan

Seethakathi poster

Seethakathi

Tamil · 20187.3

as 'Ayya' Aadhimoolam

Chekka Chivantha Vaanam poster

Chekka Chivantha Vaanam

Tamil · 20186.5

as Inspector Rasool Ibrahim

Traffic Ramasamy poster

Traffic Ramasamy

Tamil · 20183.0

as Special Appearance

Merku Thodarchi Malai poster

Merku Thodarchi Malai

Tamil · 20187.5

Producer

Puriyaatha Puthir poster

Puriyaatha Puthir

Tamil · 20177.1

as Kathir

Vikram Vedha poster

Vikram Vedha

Tamil · 20177.3

as Vedha

Kavan poster

Kavan

Tamil · 20177.1

as Tilak

Karuppan poster

Karuppan

Tamil · 20175.9

as Karuppan

Katha Nayagan poster

Katha Nayagan

Tamil · 20173.8

as Dr. Phoenix Raj (in a special appearance)

Ippadai Vellum poster

Ippadai Vellum

Tamil · 20175.2

as Narrator

Kattappava Kaanom poster

Kattappava Kaanom

Tamil · 20174.3

as Narrator, Thanks

Thiruttu Payale 2 poster

Thiruttu Payale 2

Tamil · 20176.4

as Self - Narrator (voice)

8 Thottakkal poster

8 Thottakkal

Tamil · 20177.3

Thanks

Sethupathi poster

Sethupathi

Tamil · 20166.4

as Inspector Ka. Sethupathi

Iraivi poster

Iraivi

Tamil · 20167.2

as Michael

Dharmadurai poster

Dharmadurai

Tamil · 20167.4

as Dr. Dharmadurai

Kadhalum Kadanthu Pogum poster

Kadhalum Kadanthu Pogum

Tamil · 20167.3

as Kathir

Rekka poster

Rekka

Tamil · 20165.4

as Shiva

Aandavan Kattalai poster

Aandavan Kattalai

Tamil · 20167.9

as Gandhi Arumugan

Vaaimai poster

Vaaimai

Tamil · 20163.0

as Narrator

Hello Naan Pei Pesuren poster

Hello Naan Pei Pesuren

Tamil · 20164.5

Playback Singer

அட்டி

2016

Atti

Tamil · 201610.0

Playback Singer

Purampokku Engira Podhuvudamai poster

Purampokku Engira Podhuvudamai

Tamil · 20156.2

as Yemalingam

Orange Mittai poster

Orange Mittai

Tamil · 20155.9

as Kailasam, Producer, Screenplay, Dialogue, Story, Playback Singer, Lyricist

Naanum Rowdydhaan poster

Naanum Rowdydhaan

Tamil · 20156.3

as 'Pondy' Pandi

Bench Talkies poster

Bench Talkies

Tamil · 20156.0

as Mahesh

Enakkul Oruvan poster

Enakkul Oruvan

Tamil · 20156.8

Thanks

Pannaiyarum Padminiyum poster

Pannaiyarum Padminiyum

Tamil · 20147.2

as Murugesan

Rummy poster

Rummy

Tamil · 20146.0

as Joseph

Kathai Thiraikathai Vasanam Iyakkam poster

Kathai Thiraikathai Vasanam Iyakkam

Tamil · 20146.5

as Guest Appearance

Vanmam poster

Vanmam

Tamil · 20144.8

as Radha

Jigarthanda poster

Jigarthanda

Tamil · 20147.6

as Self / young 'Assault' Sethu, Thanks

Thirudan Police poster

Thirudan Police

Tamil · 20144.9

as Guest Appearance

Soodhu Kavvum poster

Soodhu Kavvum

Tamil · 20137.1

as Das

Idharkuthane Aasaipattai Balakumara poster

Idharkuthane Aasaipattai Balakumara

Tamil · 20137.0

as Kumaravel (Sumar Moonji Kumar)

Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom poster

Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom

Tamil · 20127.4

as Prem Kumar

Sundarapandian poster

Sundarapandian

Tamil · 20126.2

as Jegan

Pizza poster

Pizza

Tamil · 20127.0

as Micheal Karthikeyan

வர்ணம்

2011

Varnam

Tamil · 2011Not rated

as Nandha

Naan Mahaan Alla poster

Naan Mahaan Alla

Tamil · 20106.4

as Ganesh, Jeeva's friend (Supporting Cameo)

Thenmerku Paruvakatru poster

Thenmerku Paruvakatru

Tamil · 20107.0

as Murugan

The Angel poster

The Angel

Tamil · 2010Not rated

as The Angel, Dialogue

Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu poster

Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu

Tamil · 20097.5

as Kabaddi Player (uncredited)

Athiyayam poster

Athiyayam

Tamil · 2007Not rated

Actor

Pudhupettai poster

Pudhupettai

Tamil · 20067.4

as Anbu's Henchman

Gokulathil Seethai poster

Gokulathil Seethai

Tamil · 1996Not rated

as an audience member (uncredited)