Vijay Birthday Special: All The Times The Actor Mesmerized Us With His Singing

6 years ago

Actor Vijay, apart from acting, is also know for his discography considering singing runs in his genes thanks to his mother, Shobha Chandrasekhar. While the actor often sings for his films, the buzz is that he will continue the tradition and sing a song in his film Thalapathy 62. This time, he will be collaborating with AR Rahman for the first time!

The last time Vijay crooned a number was ‘Papa Papa’ from Bairavaa last year. While his last release was Mersal, which was composed by AR Rahman, the actor stuck to acting in the film.

Vijay, who started out as a child artiste in the industry, is now regarded as one of the most sought-after actors with a massive fan base in the state. Several of his films, that have a mix of action, comedy, and romance, have been remade in Telugu, Hindi, and Malayalam. He also has had a flourishing career as a playback singer, collaborating with several composers over the years including Deva, Ilaiyaraaja, Devi Sri Prasad, D Imman, Harris Jayaraj, GV Prakash, and Anirudh Ravichander.

Here’s a look at some of his popular numbers!

Vijay made his debut by singing “Bombay City Sukkha Rotti” (1994) in Rasigan. This was the first of many collaborations between him and composer Deva

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KQDK_lGjks

“Kottagiri Kuppama” along with Swarnalatha and Manorama for the film Deva in 1995

Before he was given the moniker ‘Ilaiyathalapathy’, Vijay used to star in a number of romantic films. He collaborated with Ilaiyaraaja for the first and only time for “Oh Baby Baby” in Kadhalukku Mariyadhai in 1997

“Ullathai Killadhae” along with Priyanka Chopra for the film Thamizhan in 2002. This was the first time the actor-singer collaborated with D Imman

“Vaadi Vaadi” (2005) was sung by Vijay his 25th song for the film Sachien. This song marked his first collaboration with DSP, again working with him for Puli in 2015

After seven years, Vijay sang “Google Google” for Thuppakki in 2012. His first collaboration with Harris Jayaraj and one of the most popular songs that year.