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Thalapathy Vijay Success Story: Today we are going to meet you with an actor who charges Rs 200 crore for a film. His name is not Shahrukh Khan nor Amitabh Bachchan. Know who is the country’s first actor, who charged 200 crores for a film?
At least 39 people died and many others were injured in a stampede during the political rally of TVK chief Vijay on Saturday evening in Karur, Tamil Nadu. Actor-leader Vijay announced compensation of Rs 20 lakh per family to families of 39 people killed in the stampede. TVK chief also said that his party will give Rs 2 lakh to each of the 100 injured.
Usually, when it comes to Hindustan’s most expensive actors, it comes in the names of Shah Rukh Khan, Amitabh Bachchan, Amir Khan, Salman Khan Adi. But what do you know that who is the first man to charge Rs 200 crore for a film in India? His name is Thalapati Vijay. Yes, South actor Thalapati Vijay is the first actor, who charged Rs 200 crore for a film.
Who is Thalapati Vijay? : Talapati Vijay, born on 22 June 1974, whose real name is Joseph Vijay Chandrashekhar, film director S.K. A. Chandrashekhar is son. His mother, Shobha Chandrashekhar, is a famous playback singer and vocalist. From the very beginning, Vijay had a keen interest in acting and hence at the age of 10, he in 1984 P.S. Made her debut as a child artist in the Tamil film ‘Vetri’ produced by Veerappa.
He acted as a child artist in various films, including ‘Kudumbam’ (1984), ‘Vasant Ragam’ (1986), ‘Sattam Ou Vilayattu’ (1987), and ‘Idhu Angle Niti’ (1988). He also shared the screen with Rajinikanth in the 1985 film Nan Sigappu Manithon.
Eight years later, when Vijay turned 18, he made his adult debut as a prominent actor with the 1992 film ‘Nalaiya Therapu’. After this, she acted in films like ‘Senthurapandi’, ‘Rasigan’, ‘Deva’, and ‘Coimbatore Mapillai’, which were all successful.
Thalapati Vijay is one of the actors who have given 9 consecutive hit films and his films have grossed more than 200 crores. During the year 2003 to 2011, Vijay established himself as a prominent actor in Tamil cinema. His film ‘Thirumalai’ proved to be a big hit in 2003, and it became the first Tamil film to gross more than 500 million rupees at the domestic box office. It also broke the record of the most viewers seen by the audience in the first week.
200 crores charged for the film’s film: With the passage of time, Vijay’s stardom increased a lot. His fans used to stand in queue to buy tickets for his films. Thalapati Vijay is the first actor in India to charge Rs 200 crore for a film.
In an interview with Galata, producer Archana Kalpati revealed that Thalapati Vijay was given a huge amount of Rs 200 crore for his role in ‘The Greatest of All Time’. This made him the highest payments of India, who overtook big stars like Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, Prabhas, Allu Arjun, Rajinikanth and Aamir Khan.
Thalapathy Vijay Net Worth: According to media reports, Thalapati Vijay’s net worth is Rs 600 crore. Vijay has a magnificent villa in Chennai area of Chennai, which is allegedly priced at around 80 crores. Apart from this, he also has a lot of investment in real estate in Tamil Nadu, which includes his property in Thiruvallur, Tiruporeur, Tirumazhisai and Wandalur.
Vijay has a large collection of magnificent cars, which is one of his most valuable wealth. This includes Rolls Royce Ghost worth Rs 2.5 crore, range Rover Evoque of Rs 65 lakh, Ford Mustang of Rs 74 Lakh, A Volvo XC90 and Mercedes-Benz GLA worth Rs 87 lakh. He also has BMW X5, BMW X6 and Audi A8 L.
