Vijay Sathya

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Vijay Sathya
Born
Nagarcoil, Tamil Nadu, India
Other namesSathya (2008–2013)
OccupationActor
Years active2008–2013
2024
Notable work Sirithal Rasipen (2009)

Vijay Sathya (previously credited as Sathya) is an Indian actor who is known for playing lead roles in several low-key Tamil films during the late 2000s and early 2010s such as Valluvan Vasuki (2008), Sirithal Rasipen (2009), Nellu (2010) and Maharaja (2011). He also played a supporting role in Arumugam (2009).

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He took a ten year hiatus and returned with Dhil Raja (2024), which started production in 2022.

Career

Sathya was looking for opportunities and met several directors. [1] During one such interaction, he met Marumalarchi Bharathi, who gave him the lead role in Valluvan Vasuki (2008). [1] Regarding his performance in that film a critic wrote that "Sathya still has a long way to go in acting". [2] Regarding his work in his next film Sirithal Rasipen , a critic noted that "Sathya is a bit stiff in some scenes but plays his part of the romantic lover well". [3] He played Bharath's rich friend in Arumugam that same year. [4] In 2010, he starred in Nellu . A critic wrote that "He is effective in the sequences where he takes on the rich and mighty". [4] Another critic wrote that "Sathya is adequate as Kathir". [5] His next films were Maharaja , Soozhnilai, Sandhithathum Sindhithathum , [6] and the unreleased film Swasame. [7] [8]

He took a break from films and did an acting course in the United States. [9] He returned to films with A. Venkatesh's Dhil Raja (2024) co-starring Sherin Shringar where he plays a fan of Rajinikanth. [10] He developed six packs for his role in the film. [11] [12] The action sequences featuring him were praised. [13]

Filmography

YearFilmRoleNotesRef.
2008 Valluvan Vasuki Valluvan [1]
2009 Sirithal Rasipen Siddhu [3]
Arumugam Karthik [4]
2010 Nellu Kathir [5]
2011 Maharaja Aravind [1]
2012Soozhnilai [14]
2013 Sandhithathum Sindhithathum Selvam [6]
2024 Dhil Raja Rajini Priyan [10]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Kumar, S. R. Ashok (January 1, 2011). "My First Break: Sathya". The Hindu . Archived from the original on July 15, 2022. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  2. ↑ "வள்ளுவன் வாசுகி - விமர்சனம்!". webdunia (in Tamil). 20 February 2008. Archived from the original on 11 May 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Movie Review : Sirithaal Rasippen". Sify . Archived from the original on 14 December 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  4. 1 2 3 Rangarajan, Malathi (December 25, 2010). "Nellu: Grain and pain". The Hindu . Archived from the original on July 15, 2022. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  5. 1 2 "Nellu". The New Indian Express . 3 January 2011. Archived from the original on 17 July 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  6. 1 2 "Sandhithathum Sindhithathum Movie Review". The Times of India . Archived from the original on 10 April 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  7. ↑ "சூழ்நிலை வாழ்க்கை". Kungumam (in Tamil). 28 November 2011. Archived from the original on 7 August 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  8. ↑ Kumar, S. R. Ashok (February 26, 2013). "An interesting mix". The Hindu . Archived from the original on July 15, 2022. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  9. ↑ "A Venkatesh's film with Vijay Sathya and Kainaat Arora is titled Rajini!". The Times of India . 18 March 2021. Archived from the original on 26 March 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  10. 1 2 Natarajan, Saradha (11 March 2022). "EXCLUSIVE! Vijay Sathya: Though I play a Rajinikanth fan in 'Rajini', I did not imitate him". The Times of India . Archived from the original on 26 March 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  11. ↑ "Vijay Sathya-starrer 'Dhil Raja' to release in September". The Times of India. September 12, 2024.
  12. ↑ "ரஜினி ரசிகராக விஜய் சத்யா நடிக்கும் " தில்ராஜா "". cinema.dinakaran.com. Retrieved 2024-09-21.
  13. ↑ "விஜய் சத்யா, ஷெரின் நடித்துள்ள தில் ராஜா படம் எப்படி இருக்கு? திரைவிமர்சனம்!". Zee Hindustan Tamil (in Tamil). 2024-09-28. Retrieved 2024-09-28.
  14. ↑ "சூழ்நிலை". Dinamalar (in Tamil). 22 February 2012. Archived from the original on 18 July 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
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