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Vijayakanth
Sign in to saveVijayaraj Alagarswami (25 August 1952 – 28 December 2023), known by his stage name Vijayakanth, was an Indian actor, filmmaker, philanthropist and politician. He worked in Tamil cinema in a career spanning four decades. He ventured into politics in the later part of his career and founded his own party Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam.
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- Spoken Hindi Through Tamil
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Film & TV
Acting · Madurai, Tamilnadu, India
Vijayaraj Azhagarswami Naidu, professionally known by his stage name Vijayakanth, is a Tamil film actor and politician in Tamil Nadu, India. He is the founder of the Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam and a Member of Legislative Assembly representing Virudhachalam, Tamil Nadu, India.
Known for
- The Greatest of All Time — The Scientist2024
- Sagaptham — Indian Embassy Officer Deiveegam2015
- Viruthagiri — Virudhagiri2010
- Engal Aasaan — Mahendran2009
- Mariyadhai — Annamalai and Raja2009
- Arasangam — Arivarasu IPS2008
- Sabari — Dr. Sabarivasan2007
- Sudesi — Sudesi / Hindustani2006
- Dharmapuri — Sivaram2006
- Perarasu — Visvanathan2006
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Recent Advances in Organic and Organic–Inorganic Hybrid Materials for Piezoelectric Mechanical Energy Harvesting
· 2022 · cited 308x
- Perspectives on recent advancements in energy harvesting, sensing and bio-medical applications of piezoelectric gels
· 2023 · cited 138x
- Structure of the c10 ring of the yeast mitochondrial ATP synthase in the open conformation
· 2012 · cited 117x
- Synthetic oligosaccharides can replace animal-sourced low–molecular weight heparins
· 2017 · cited 96x
- Chemoenzymatic synthesis of heparan sulfate and heparin oligosaccharides and NMR analysis: paving the way to a diverse library for glycobiologists
· 2017 · cited 94x
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Key facts
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- Vijayakanth
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- Vijaykanth at the Sagaptham Audio Launch.jpg
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- Vijaykanth in 2015
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- Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
- Officeholder.term_start
- 27 May 2011
- Officeholder.term_end
- 21 February 2016
- Officeholder.predecessor
- J. Jayalalithaa
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- M. K. Stalin
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- Chief Minister
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- Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
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- 23 May 2011
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- 21 May 2016
- Officeholder.predecessor1
- S. Sivaraj
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- Vasantham K. Karthikeyan
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- Rishivandiyam
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- 29 May 2006
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- 14 May 2011
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- R. Govindasamy
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- Vijayakanth
- date of birth
- 1952-08-25
- start of work period
- 1979-00-00
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- Vijayakanth
- date of death
- 2023-12-28
- name in native language
- விசயகாந்து
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Article
15 sectionsContents
- Early and personal life
- Film career
- 1978 to 1989: Early career
- 1990 to 1999: Action roles
- 2000 to 2009: Experienced roles
- 2010 to 2015: Later projects
- Political career
- Election results
- Positions held
- Other work
- Health decline and death
- Awards and honours
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Vijayaraj Alagarswami (25 August 1952 – 28 December 2023), known by his stage name Vijayakanth, was an Indian actor, filmmaker, philanthropist and politician. He worked in Tamil cinema in a career spanning four decades. He ventured into politics in the later part of his career and founded his own party Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam.
Vijayakanth acted in over 150 films in his career. Some of his popular films include Vaidehi Kathirunthal (1984), Amman Kovil Kizhakale (1986), Poonthotta Kaavalkaaran (1988), Senthoora Poove (1988), Pulan Visaranai (1990), Chinna Gounder (1992), Honest Raj (1994), Thayagam (1996), Vaanathaippola (2000) and Ramanaa (2002). He was nicknamed "Captain" following his role in the film Captain Prabhakaran (1991). He was also credited as "Puratchi Kalaignar" (revolutionary artist) in the film titles as he often appeared in roles as a law enforcer, vigilante, or a village head. He won two Filmfare Awards South, three Tamil Nadu State Film Awards and was awarded the Kalaimamani title in 2001.