VJ Vishal

VJ Vishal
Born	(1997-02-13) February 13, 1997 (age 27) Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
Nationality	Indian
Alma mater	Anna University
Occupation(s)	Actor, television presenter
Years active	2017– Present

VJ Vishal (born 13 February 1997) is an Indian actor and television presenter who appears in Tamil television shows. Vishal is known best for his role as Ezhilan in the serial Baakiyalakshmi which aired on Star Vijay. He was also participated as a contestant in the Indian reality show, Bigg Boss 8 and ended up as a 2nd runner-up.

Early life

Vishal was born on February 13, 1997, in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. Vishal completed his schooling at A.V. Meiyappan Matriculation Higher Secondary School in Chennai, he later went on to pursue a bachelor’s in engineering from Anna University. Despite his academic background, Vishal’s attention was always in media and television industry. ^[1]

Career

Vishal started his career in 2017 as an television presenter on Velicham TV and then worked on Vendhar TV. He later worked as an assistant director for a couple of shows like Athu Ithu Ethu and Kalakka Povathu Yaaru? Champions which both aired on Star Vijay. The following year in 2018, He started his acting career in the television industry with the serial Kalyanamam Kalyanam which aired on Star Vijay. He later acted in various serials such as Aranmanai Kili , Baakiyalakshmi , Thendral Vanthu Ennai Thodum . ^{[2] [3]}

In 2023, Vishal also appeared in a music video Emone along with Deepthi Sunaina. Later that year, Vishal participated in the popular cooking comedy show Cooku with Comali season 4 as a contestant.

In 2024, he participated in the reality show Bigg Boss 8 as contestant. ^[4] And emerged as the 2nd runner-up. ^[5]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Network	Notes	Ref(s)
2018–2019	Kalyanamam Kalyanam	Gaurav	Star Vijay	Debut
2018–2020	Aranmanai Kili	Akash			[6]
2020–2024	Baakiyalakshmi	Ezhilan		Replaced by Naveen	[7]
2020–2021	Thendral Vanthu Ennai Thodum	Shakthi		Cameo appearance	[8]
2021–2022	Pandian Stores	Ezhil		Special appearance
2023	Ready Steady Po	Host		episode 1-20	[9]
2023	Cooku with Comali season 4	Contestant		Eliminated episode 22
2024	Pandian Stores 2	Ezhil		Special appearance
2024–2025	Bigg Boss 8	Contestant		2nd Runner-Up	[10]

Music videos

Year	Title	Singer(s)	Ref.
2023	Emone	Vijai Bulganin, Aditi Bhavaraju	[11]

References

1. "மீண்டும் விஜய் டிவியில் வந்தது ரசிகர்களின் பேவரெட் ஷோ Ready Steady Po- தொகுத்து வழங்கப்போவது இவர்களா?". cineulagam.com (in Tamil). 31 May 2023.
2. "VJ Vishal: பாக்கியலட்சுமி எழில் இனி இல்லை.. விஷால் விலகக் காரணம்.. புது என்ட்ரி இவர் தான்!". tamil.abplive.com. 23 May 2024.
3. "Is Baakiyalakshmi Fame VJ Vishal in Love With This Female Lead From Another Show?". News18. 30 April 2022.
4. "Bigg Boss Tamil 8: VJ Vishal opens up about his mutual break-up in his past relationship, says, "We both convinced our parents for the break-up"". The Times of India. 5 November 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
5. "Bigg Boss Tamil 8 2nd runner-up Vishal expresses gratitude to host Vijay Sethupathi, says "Your words mean a lot, and I will make you proud one day"". The Times of India. 21 January 2025. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
6. "Aranmanai Kili crosses 300 episodes". The Times of India. 24 November 2019. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
7. "Television actor Vishal shares a BTS of his recent shoot with team Bhagyalakshmi; take a look". Times Of India . 16 January 2024.
8. "Baakiyalakshmi's Ezhil aka VJ Vishal to feature in 'Thendral Vanthu Ennai Thodum'?". The Times of India. 8 June 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
9. "'ரெடி ஸ்டெடி போ': ஸ்டார் விஜய்யின் பிளாக்பஸ்டர் கேம்ஷோ". www.indiaglitz.com (in Tamil). 15 June 2023.
10. "Bigg Boss Tamil 8: Contestant VJ Vishal—Here's what you need to know about the Baakiyalakshmi actor". Times Of India . 6 October 2024.
11. "Emone Music Video". Youtube. 18 January 2023.

External links

• VJ Vishal at IMDb