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Vijay Antony
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Born
Frances Antony Cyril Raja

(1975-07-24) 24 July 1975 (age 49)
Nationality Indian
Occupation
  • Music composer
  • playback singer
  • actor
  • film editor
  • lyricist
  • audio engineer
  • film producer
  • director
  • dubbing artist
Relatives Samuel Vedanayagam Pillai (great-grand father)

Frances Antony Cyril Raja (born 24 July 1975) known professionally as Vijay Antony, is an Indian music composer, playback singer, actor, film editor, lyricist, audio engineer, and filmmaker working predominantly in Tamil cinema.

He made his debut as music composer in 2005 with Sukran. He made his acting debut in 2012 Naan and is known for his roles in action thriller films such as Salim (2014) and Pichaikkaran (2016).

Early life

Vijay Antony was born in Nagercoil, Kanyakumari District. When he entered the media and film industry, he had picked Agni as his stage name, but this was changed to Vijay by director S. A. Chandrasekhar who had commented that Agni was not lucky.

..... He is not a trained musician, but started his career as a sound engineer and later became a music composer. After completing his tertiary education, he established an audio studio called Audio Infotainment and worked there as a sound engineer. In his early days as a music composer, he composed jingles for advertisements, and notable background scores for television shows by conducting research on sound engineering. His music composing venture in movies arrived when Oscar Ravichandran approached Antony to compose music for his film Dishyum, but his music composer debut in movies happened through Sukran, as it was released first.

Career

Composing

Vijay Antony started his composing career with the 2005 film Sukran. He was nominated for his score in the film Naan Avan Illai (2007).

Antony's songs for the 2008 film Kadhalil Vizhunthen became hits, especially the dappan koothu number Nakka Mukka. He became the first Indian music director to win a Cannes Golden Lion award, for "Nakka Mukka" (for The Times of India) in the Best of Music category. The song was later played at the 2011 Cricket World Cup.

Antony composed the music to a few Tamil soundtracks in 2009, including A Aa E Ee, TN 07 AL 4777, Mariyadhai, Ninaithale Inikkum, and Vettaikaaran.

Antony had composed music for many Tamil films of the early 2010s, including Aval Peyar Thamizharasi, Uthama Puthiran, Vedi, and Velayudham.

Antony made his Telugu composing debut with Mahatma (2009) and his Kannada composing debut with Buddhivantha (2007).

Antony has composed music for most of his own acting films, including Naan (2012), Salim (2014), Pichaikkaran (2016), Saithan (2016), Yaman (2017), Annadurai (2017), Kaali (2018), Thimiru Pudichavan (2019) and Pichaikkaran 2 (2023).

Acting

Vijay Antony and Arjun at the ‘Kolaigaran’ Press Meet
Vijay Antony and Arjun at the Kolaigaran Press Meet

Vijay Antony's acting debut was in the crime thriller Naan where he played the lead role. The film's standalone sequel titled Salim, an action thriller, was his next project as an actor, for which he also composed music.

In 2015, he starred in the romantic comedy India Pakistan, his first acting film for which he was not the music director. In 2016, he chose to star in the action thriller Pichaikkaran (2016), collaborating with his Dishyum director Sasi. It became a commercial success, with overall collections nearing 40 Crore. The Telugu dub Bichagadu was a bigger success than the original. His next was Saithan, an action thriller directed by debutant Pradeep Krishnamoorthy.

He appeared in the 2017 political action thriller Yaman directed by Jeeva Shankar, whom he collaborated with for the second time after Naan. The film released to positive reviews. His next film Annadurai in the same year was an action drama which received mixed reviews. In 2018, he starred in Kaali, a period action film directed by Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi and Thimiru Pudichavan, an action film directed by Ganeshaa. In 2019, he starred in Kolaigaran, an action thriller directed by Andrew Louis and co-starring Arjun. The film opened to highly positive reviews.

Antony made his directorial debut with Pichaikkaran 2 in 2023. In 2024, Vijay Antony plays the lead role of a romantic hero in Romeo.

Personal life

Antony is married to Fatima Vijay Antony, and they had two daughters, Meera and Lara. ..... For his films produced by Vijay Antony Film Corporation, Fatima was credited as the producer except for Romeo (2024), for which Meera was credited as the producer.

Antony has a well-known great-grandfather, Samuel Vedanayagam Pillai, who was a Tamil poet, novelist, and social worker and is remembered for his authorship of Prathapa Mudaliar Charithram, recognized as the "first modern Tamil novel." Vedanayagam's ideals of women's liberation and education are reflected in this novel.

Filmography

Actor

Year Film Role(s) Notes
2006 Kizhakku Kadalkarai Salai Lecturer Cameo Appearance
2009 TN 07 AL 4777 Himself Special Appearance in "Aathichudi" song
2012 Naan Karthik
2014 Salim Dr. Mohammed Salim
2015 India Pakistan Adv. Karthik
2016 Pichaikkaran Arul Selva Kumar
Nambiar Himself Special Appearance in "Aara Amara" song
Saithan Dinesh & Sharma dual role
2017 Yaman Thamizharasan (Yaman) & Arivudainambi dual role
Mupparimanam Himself Special Appearance in "Let's Go Party" song
Annadurai Annadurai & Thambidurai dual role
2018 Kaali Kaali (Bharath), Young Periyasamy (Samy), Young Maari,& Young John Quadruple Roles
Traffic Ramasamy Himself Cameo Appearance
Thimiru Pudichavan Inspector Murugavel
2019 Kolaigaran Prabhakaran IPS
2021 Kodiyil Oruvan Vijaya Raghavan
2023 Tamilarasan Inspector Tamilarasan
Pichaikkaran 2 Vijay Gurumoorthy & Sathya dual role Also Director
Kolai Vinayak
Raththam Ranjith Kumar
2024 Romeo Arivazhagan
Mazhai Pidikkatha Manithan Salim/2223/Antony
Hitler Selva
2025 Gagana Maargan Pre-production

Editor

Year Film
2017 Annadurai
2018 Thimiru Pudichavan
2021 Kodiyil Oruvan
2023 Pichaikkaran 2
2024 Romeo

Director

  • Pichaikkaran 2 (2023)

Discography

Music director

Year Tamil Other languages Notes
2005 Sukran
2006 Dishyum
Iruvar Mattum
2007 Naan Avanillai Buddhivantha (Kannada) Nominated, Filmfare Best Music Director Award (Tamil)
Background Score by D. Imman
Ninaithale
2008 Pasumpon Thevar Varalaru Documentary film
Pandhayam
Kadhalil Vizhunthen Nominated, Filmfare Best Music Director Award (Tamil)

Cannes Golden Lion Award for Best Commercial Music (Nakka Mukka)

''Nakka Mukka'' Song was played at the 2011 Cricket World Cup

2009 A Aa E Ee
TN 07 AL 4777 Nominated, Vijay Award for Best Music Director

Nominated, Vijay Award for Favourite Song

Mariyadhai
Ninaithale Inikkum Nominated, Filmfare Best Music Director Award (Tamil)
Mahatma (Telugu) Reused songs from Dishyum, Kadhalil Vizhunthen and Naan Avanillai
Vettaikaaran Winner, Vijay Award for Favourite Song – Chinna Thamarai
Nominated, Vijay Award for Best Music Director
2010 Rasikkum Seemane
Aval Peyar Thamizharasi
Angadi Theru 2 Songs
Kanagavel Kaaka
Uthama Puthiran
2011 Sattapadi Kutram
Yuvan Yuvathi
Vedi
Velayudham
2012 Naan Asthitva (Kannada) Nominated, 2nd South Indian International Movie Awards For Best Music Director
Daruvu (Telugu) Reused songs from TN 07 AL 4777, Ninaithale Inikkum, Vettaikaaran , and Uthamaputhiran
Sattam Oru Iruttarai
2013 Haridas
Madha Gaja Raja Unreleased
2014 Kathai Thiraikathai Vasanam Iyakkam 1 song ("A for Azhagirukku")
Salim
2015 Aavi Kumar
2016 Pichaikkaran
Nambiyaar
Saithan
2017 Yaman
Annadurai
2018 Kaali
Thimiru Pudichavan
2021 Iruvar Ullam
2023 Pichaikkaran 2
2024 Mazhai Pidikkatha Manithan 1 song ("Ivan Yaaro")

Lyricist

  • Romeo (2024)

Television

  • 2002 Chinna Papa Periya Papa (Season 1) (Credited as Agni) (Sun TV)
  • 2005 Malargal (Sun TV)
  • 2005 Kettimelam (Jaya TV)
  • 2006 Kana Kaanum Kaalangal (Vijay TV)
  • 2007 Kadhalikka Neramillai (Vijay TV)
  • 2007 Megala (Sun TV)
  • 2015 Chinna Papa Periya Papa (Season 2) (Sun TV)

Judge

Year Title Role Language Network(s) Ref
2024-present Mahanadigai Judge Tamil Zee Tamil

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