Happy Birthday, Captain Vijayakanth: 'Oomai Vizhigal' to 'Ramana', five times when the skilled actor turned out as a lesson for other stars

Vijayakanth is one of the powerful actors in the cinema industry, and the actor owns a separate fan base. He is more popular down South, and he is considered as a replacement for MGR among the fans. Vijayakanth easily won a large number of audiences by fighting for the nation, family sentiment, action, and romance through his films. Vijayakanth is fondly called Captain by friends and fans, and he has done development in the industry when he was in charge. Apart from being a leading actor, Vijayakanth is also an inspiration for many, and he has stunned many with his dedication. Today, Vijayakanth turns a year older and he is celebrating his 68th birthday. Here is a look back into the five times from 'Oomai Vizhigal' to 'Raman', when the skilled actor turned out as a lesson for other stars.

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After developing himself as a leading actor, Vijayakanth started to encourage new talents in cinema. As a piece of evidence, Vijayakanth played a key role in 'Oomai Vizhigal', which was made by a group of film students. The crime thriller ran for more than 150 days in theaters and turned out as a profitable venture for the makers. 'Oomai Vizhigal' features Vijayakanth, Arun Pandian, Karthik Chandrasekhar, and Jaishankar in lead roles while Ravichandran and Malaysia Vasudevan played negative roles.

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'Captain Prabhakaran' is a special film in Vijayakanth's career since it marked the actor's 100th film. Vijayakanth played the role of a forest officer, Prabhakaran IFS, and fought against a forest brigand. This action drama of Vijayakanth was mostly shot in the forest, and this set a new trend in Tamil cinema. 'Captain Prabhakaran', which was directed by RK Selvamani was loosely based on the story of forest brigand Veerappan.

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The village drama 'Chinna Gounder', which was directed by RV Udhayakumar stars Vijayakanth, Sukanya, Manorama, Salim Ghouse, Sathyapriya, Goundamani, Senthil and Vadivelu. Vijayakanth played the role of loyal village president, and his character was well enjoyed by the fans. 'Chinna Gounder' also turned out as the biggest hit in Vijayakanth's career by grossing great numbers at the box office.

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The family drama 'Vaanathaippola' stars Vijayakanth, Meena, Prabhu Deva, Livingston, Kausalya, and Anju Aravind. Vijayakanth played the dual role as brothers, and the film mixed with love, emotion, and action was well appreciated by the audience. There are a lot of family dramas after the super hit of 'Vaanathaippola'. The film, which was directed by Vikraman, had a theatrical run of over 250 days.

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Vijayakanth had joined hands with AR Murugadoss for 'Ramana', and he played the role of a college professor. Vijayakanth just proved with 'Ramana' that he can show mass appeal with any kind of role. The revenge action received positive reviews from both film critics and audiences. Vijayakanth fought against corruption in 'Ramana', and the film won the Tamil Nadu State Award for Best Film.

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