Vijay Antony is an Indian music composer, playback singer, actor and producer working in the Tamil and Telugu film industries. Vijay Antony made his debuts as music director in 2005 in the movie Sukran which was directed by SA Chandrasekar and as a lead actor in 2012 in the movie Naan. He is the first Indian to win the 2009 Cannes Golden Lion for Nakka Mukka advertising film (The Times of India) in the Best Music category. Nakka Mukka propelled his fame and the song was played in the 2011 Cricket World Cup.
| Real Name | Vijay Chandraprakash Antony |
| Nickname | 32 |
| Profession | Sound Engineer, Music Director, Actor, Producer, Playback singer & Editor |
| Personal Life | |
| Date Of Birth | 24 July 1975 |
| Age (as in 2018) | 43 Years |
| Birth Place | Nagercoil |
| Zodiac Sign | Leo |
| School | Carmel Higher Secondary School, Nagercoil |
| College | BSc in Physics from St Xavier's college in Tirunelveli Visual Communications course at Loyola. |
| Debut | Music Director: Sukran Actor: Naan Producer: Naan Editor: Annadurai Play Back Singer: Sukran |
| Family | Wife: Fathima Vijay Antony He has 2 daughters |
| Religion | Hindu |
| Address | Kumaran Colony, SBI Colony, Saligramam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600092 |
Early Life:
Vijay Antony was born in Nagercoil, Tamilnadu. He has a sister who is 2 years younger than him. He lost his Father when he was just 7 Years old. After his father passed away, his mother started took up Government job to run the family. His early days was the toughest phase in his life. After all the struggles and sacrifices he started tasting the success gradually.
Education:
Vijay Antony did his schooling in Nagercoil. He did BSc in Physics from St Xavier’s college in Tirunelveli. After that Vijay Antony joined Visual Communications course at Loyola, Chennai. While he as studying, he did a part-time job, training in sound engineering with a studio in Kodambakkam.
Career
Vijay Antony worked with Sound Engineer Emmy and Selvakumar. He worked on jingles for ad films and in 2005. He debuted as Music director for the Movie Sukran in 2005 and debuted as producer and the lead role for Naan in 2012. After receiving the positive response for Naan, he did his second movie as a lead in 2014 for the movie Salim. Then after he started releasing back to back movies, India Pakistan (2015), Pichaikkaran (2016), Saithan (2016), Yaman (2017) and Annadurai (2017)
Personal Life
Vijay Antony was married to Fatima in 2006. He lives with his wife, two daughters, mother and mother-in-law in Chennai.
Vijay Antony Movie List as Hero
| Year | Film | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Naan | Karthik (Mohammed Salim) |
| 2014 | Salim | Mohammed Salim |
| 2015 | India Pakistan | Karthik |
| 2016 | Pichaikkaran | Arul Selvakumar |
| Saithan | Dinesh/Sharma | |
| 2017 | Yaman | Thamizharasan, Arivudainambi |
| Annadurai | Annadurai, Thambidurai |
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