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). Except for Sirithal Rasipen, the other five of his films were released to negative reviews.

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, Soolnilai and the unreleased film Swasame.[6][7]

He took a break from films and did an acting course in the United States.[8] He returned to films with A. Venkatesh's Dhil Raja (2024) co-starring Sherin Shringar where he plays a fan of Rajinikanth.[9] He developed six packs for his role in the film.[10][11]

Filmography

Year Film Role Notes Ref.
2008 Valluvan Vasuki Valluvan [1]
2009 Sirithal Rasipen Siddhu [3]
Arumugam Karthik [4]
2010 Nellu Kathir [5]
2011 Maharaja Aravind [1]
2012 Soolnilai [12]
2024 Dhil Raja Rajini Priyan [9]

References

  1. ^ a b c d 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. ^ a b "Movie Review : Sirithaal Rasippen". Sify. Archived from the original on 14 December 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  4. ^ a b c Rangarajan, Malathi (December 25, 2010). "Nellu: Grain and pain". The Hindu. Archived from the original on July 15, 2022. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Nellu". The New Indian Express. 3 January 2011. Archived from the original on 17 July 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  6. ^ "சூழ்நிலை வாழ்க்கை". Kungumam (in Tamil). 28 November 2011. Archived from the original on 7 August 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  7. ^ Kumar, S. R. Ashok (February 26, 2013). "An interesting mix". The Hindu. Archived from the original on July 15, 2022. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ a b 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.
  10. ^ "Vijay Sathya-starrer 'Dhil Raja' to release in September". The Times of India. September 12, 2024.
  11. ^ "ரஜினி ரசிகராக விஜய் சத்யா நடிக்கும் " தில்ராஜா "". cinema.dinakaran.com. Retrieved 2024-09-21.
  12. ^ "சூழ்நிலை". Dinamalar (in Tamil). 22 February 2012. Archived from the original on 18 July 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
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