List of songs recorded by Vijay

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Vijay is an Indian actor and playback singer who works in Tamil cinema. [1] The son of director S. A. Chandrasekhar, Vijay debuted in the lead role in early 1990s, appearing in Naalaiya Theerpu , directed by his father. [2] He has sung for composers including but not limited to, Ilaiyaraaja, Deva, Vidyasagar, Sirpy, Bharani, S. A. Rajkumar, Ramana Gogula, A. R. Rahman, Yuvan Shankar Raja, D. Imman, Devi Sri Prasad, Harris Jayaraj, G. V. Prakash Kumar, Anirudh Ravichander, Santhosh Narayanan and Thaman S. [3] [4] He is one of the most prolific singers among Tamil actors. [5]

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Vijay made his debut by singing "Bombay City Sukkha Rotti" (1994) in Rasigan . After his 25th song "Vaadi Vaadi" (2005) in Sachein , Vijay took a sabbatical from singing to concentrate on acting, [3] but made a comeback with "Google Google" in Thuppakki (2012). He won the Favorite Song of The Year at the Vijay Awards for his performance of the song. [6] and a SIIMA Award nomination for Best Playback Singer. [7]

In 2016, the pop song "Selfie Pulla" which Vijay had recorded in 2014 became popular in Romania and other European countries. [8] He was nominated for a Filmfare Award South in the Best Playback Singer category for "Selfie Pulla". [9] In 2015 he was again nominated for Best Playback Singer, for his performance of "Yaendi Yaendi". [10]

Songs

YearSongAlbumComposerLyricistOther artist(s)NotesRef.
1994"Bombay City Sukkha Rotti" Rasigan Deva Vaali K. S. Chithra [5]
[11]
1995"Oru Kaditham" Deva S. P. Balasubrahmanyam Spoke dialogues at the beginning of the song [12]
[5]
"Aiyaiyoo Alamelu" [5]
"Kottagiri Kuppamma" Swarnalatha, Manorama [13]
[5]
"Thottabettaa Rottu Melae" Vishnu Shoba Chandrasekhar [14]
[15]
1996"Bombay Party Shilpa Shetty" Coimbatore Mappillai Vidyasagar Shahul Hameed [5]
[3]
[16]
"Thiruppathy Ponaa Mottai" Maanbumigu Maanavan Deva [5]
[3]
"Chicken Kari" Selva Sirpy Sirpy, Swarnalatha [5]
[3]
1997"Anjaam Number Bussil Yeri" Kaalamellam Kaathiruppen Deva R. Sundarrajan [5]
[3]
"Oormilaa Oormilaa" Once More Vairamuthu Shoba Chandrasekhar [5]
[3]
"Oh Baby Baby" Kadhalukku Mariyadhai Ilaiyaraaja Palani Bharathi Bhavatharini [5]
[3]
1998"Mowriya Mowriya" Priyamudan Deva Anuradha Sriram [5]
[3]
"Kaalathuketha Oru Gana" Velai Yuvan Shankar Raja Ravi Bharathi Nassar, Premgi Amaren [5]
[3]
"Nilave Nilave" Nilaave Vaa Vidyasagar Vairamuthu Anuradha Sriram [17]
"Chandira Mandalathai" Harini, S. P. B. Charan [17]
1999"Thammadikkira Styla Pathu" Periyanna S. Bharani [5]
[3]
"Juddadi Laila" Swarnalatha [5]
[3]
"Roadula Oru" [5]
[3]
"Thanga Nirathuku" Nenjinile Deva Swarnalatha [5]
[3]
2000"Mississippi Nadhi Kulunga" Priyamaanavale S. A. Rajkumar Vaali Anuradha Sriram [5]
[3]
2001"Ennoda Laila" Badri Ramana Gogula Palani Bharathi [18]
2002"Ullathai Killadhae" Thamizhan D. Imman Vairamuthu Priyanka Chopra [5]
[3]
"Coca-Cola (Podango)" Bagavathi Srikanth Deva Kalai Kumar Vadivelu [5]
[3]
2005"Vaadi Vaadi CD" Sachein Devi Sri Prasad V. Elango Vadivelu [5]
[3]
2012"Google Google" Thuppakki Harris Jeyaraj Madhan Karky Andrea Jeremiah, Krishna Iyer, Joe Vijay Award for Favourite Song
Nominated—SIIMA Award for Best Male Playback Singer		 [2]
[5]
2013"Vanganna Vanakkanganna" Thalaivaa G. V. Prakash Kumar Na. Muthukumar Santhanam [19]
[5]
2014"Kandangi Kandangi" Jilla D. Imman Vairamuthu Shreya Ghoshal [20]
[5]
"Selfie Pulla" Kaththi Anirudh Ravichander Madhan Karky Sunidhi Chauhan Nominated—Vijay Award for Favourite Song
Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer – Tamil 		[21]
[5]
[22]
"Bad Eyes – Villain Theme"
2015"Yaendi Yaendi" Puli Devi Sri Prasad Vairamuthu Shruti Haasan Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer – Tamil [23]
[5]
2016"Chella Kutti" Theri G. V. Prakash Kumar Kabilan Neeti Mohan [24]
2017"Papa Papa" Bairavaa Santhosh Narayanan Vairamuthu Priyadarshini [25]
2019"Verithanam" Bigil A. R. Rahman Vivek Sangeetha Rajeshwaran, Poovaiyar [26]
2021"Kutti Story" Master Anirudh Ravichander Arunraja Kamaraj Anirudh Ravichander Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer – Tamil [27]
2022"Jolly O Gymkhana" Beast Anirudh Ravichander Ku Karthik Anirudh Ravichander [28]
2023"Ranjithame" Varisu Thaman S Vivek M. M. Manasi [29]
"Naa Ready" Leo Anirudh Ravichander Vishnu Edavan Anirudh Ravichander, Asal Kolaar [30]
2024"Whistle Podu" The Greatest of All Time Yuvan Shankar Raja Madhan Karky Yuvan Shankar Raja [31]
"Chinna Chinna Kangal"Kabilan Vairamuthu Bhavatharini

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