Vijay is an Indian actor who works in Tamil language films. He made his cinematic debut in the 1984 drama "Vetri", directed by his father, S. A. Chandrasekhar. After appearing in Chandrasekhar's films as an child artist in nearly 9 films, Vijay made his debut as a lead actor with "Naalaiya Theerpu" (1992). He followed it with a supporting role opposite Vijayakanth in "Sendhoorapandi" (1993). Vijay went on to play lead roles in his father's directorial ventures such as "Rasigan" (1994) and "Deva" (1995). Some which were successful at the box office but unsuccessful critically.