Vijay Adhiraj

Vijay Adhiraj
Born	(1970-04-18) 18 April 1970 (age 55) Madras, Tamil Nadu, India
Nationality	Indian
Occupation(s)	Actor, director, anchor
Notable work	Suzhal, Ganesh-Vasanth, Chithi, Manaivi
Spouse	Rashna
Children	2

Vijay Adhiraj is an Indian actor who has appeared in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, and Kannada films and serials. He was introduced in the NFDC and Doordarshan produced Sahashraphan in Hindi, written by P. V. Narasimha Rao and directed by T. S. Nagabharana.

Career

Adhiraj made his acting debut starring in television serials, before featuring in films including Ponnu Veetukkaran and Roja Kootam . Throughout the 2000s, he became an established television and live event host. ^[1]

Suzhal, directed by his father the late Shri Anand Mohan and written by him, launched him into the limelight. It was followed by Nimmadhi Ungal Choice, produced by AVM Productions and directed by Shri Sp. Muthuraman. Ganesh–Vasanth , written by Sujatha, produced by Madras Talkies and directed by Suhasini Manirathnam, helped establish his credentials as an actor.

Chithi, produced by Radaan Mediaworks, established him as a sought after television star, and gave him the title "Superstar" of the small screen.

He finished as runner up in the reality dance show Jodi Number One during season 1, alongside his wife, Rashna. ^{[2] [3]}

He has since directed a film, Puthagam , which starred Sathya, Jagapati Babu and Rakul Preet Singh. Adhiraj wrote the script in 1998, but was advised by his peers, including Crazy Mohan, to wait before launching the production. ^[4] The film had a low key release in January 2013 and received average reviews from critics. ^[5]

He has hosted many famous functions, including the Littleshows Award.

Filmography

Film

• Note: all films are in Tamil, unless otherwise noted.

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1998	Poonthottam	Suresh
1999	Ponnu Veetukkaran	Muthu
1997	Manava 2022	Manava 2022	Kannada film
2002	Roja Kootam	Mano's arranged husband
2003	Three Roses	Saleem
2004	Vaanam Vasappadum	Aadhi Narayanan
2014	Pattaya Kelappanum Pandiya	Saravanan
2022	Kalaga Thalaivan	Keshav Rao

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Network	Notes
1995–2001	Nimathy Ungal Choice		Sun TV
1997	Aachi International	Mahesh	Sun TV	Supporting role
1998–1999	Vazhandhu Kattugiren	Vikaram	Sun TV	Supporting
1999–2000	Oru Pennin Kathaai	Sudhakar	Sun TV	Lead role
2000	Gopi	Gopalan	Sun TV	Main role
2000–2001	Chithi	Prasad	Sun TV	Supporting role
2001–2004	Allai Osai		Sun TV
2001	Anbulla Senagetheya		Sun TV
2002-07	Avarkal		Sun TV
2003	Appa		Sun TV
2002–2003	Payanam	Samraj Patrika	Star Vijay
2000–2002	Gopuram		Sun TV
2002-03	Varam		Sun TV
2001–2003	Pinni		Jaya TV
2003–2005	Annamalai	Anwar	Sun TV	Supporting role
2004	Anandham	Vijay	Sun TV	Cameo
2004	Thadayam		Sun TV	Male lead
2004–2006	Manaivi	Ramani	Sun TV	Male lead
2003–2005	Vikramathithan		Sun TV	Supporting role
2005-08	Aarthi	Santhosh	Raj TV
2006–2008	Sharadha	Sharadhanathan	Raj TV	Lead role
2006-08	Lakshmi	Jeeva	Sun TV	Lead role
2008-10	Rekha IPS		Kalangiar TV
2008–2014	Mudha Moolu Bandham		Kiran TV
2008-11	Geethanjali		Raj TV
2011–13	Chitemma	Lawyer Avinash	Surya TV
2011–2013	Chellamay	Lawyer Avinash	Sun TV	Supporting role
2013–14	Chellakilli		Sun TV
2014	10 Mani Kathigal		Sun TV
2015–2016	Vina Vidai Vettai Juniors	Host	Puthuyugam TV

Web series

2024	The Mystery of Moksha Island	Subbu	Disney+ Hotstar	Notes
2019	Gods of Dharmapuri (G.O.D)	Vengal Reddy	ZEE5

As director

Year	Film	Notes	Ref.
2013	Puthagam
2024	Nodikku Nodi†		[6]

Voice Artist

Year	Title	Voice	Notes
2000	Pandavas: The Five Warriors		Animation film; for the character Arjun
2002	Kadhal Virus	Abbas

References

1. "'Each medium has its own USP'". The Hindu . 20 July 2004. Archived from the original on 14 January 2005. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
2. "Metro Plus Tiruchirapalli / Television : From telly screen to silver screen". The Hindu . 1 December 2007. Archived from the original on 7 December 2007. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
3. "The Hindu : Metro Plus Chennai / Gender : The Mush Register". www.hindu.com. Archived from the original on 12 March 2007. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
4. K.R. Manigandan (6 October 2012). "The book of life". The Hindu. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
5. "Tamil TV actor Vijay Adhiraj: I want to make films I can watch with my family". CNN IBN. 16 November 2012. Archived from the original on 20 November 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
6. "After 11 years, Vijay Adhiraj is directing the film again". Dinamalar.com. 31 May 2024.