100cr Club Movies:
IlayaThalapathy reportedly has three 100cr club movies in his Industry career. IlayaThalapathy was the first Kollywood actor to introduce 50cr club to Tamil Cinema with his Mega Blockbuster movie #Ghilli directed by Dharani which was released in the year 2004.
50 Crore Club : First 50cr club for IlayaThalapathy and Tamil Cinema:
After Ghilli, Actor Vijay was in a different league in Tamil Cinema. He had guts to release his Romantic flick Sachein with Superstar Rajnikanth's Chandramukhi and Ulaga Nayagan Kamal Hassan's Mumbai Express.
Post that Actor Vijay had many Blockbuster and Superhit movies in his career like Pokkiri, Thirupachi, Sivakasi, Velayudham, Kavalan, Nanban etc.
1. 100cr Club Hunt begins: First 100cr club movie for Thalapathy
In the year 2012, IlayaThalapathy gave his mega Blockbuster movie #Thuppaki with director A.R. Muragadoss, a Action Thriller which had a very strong screenplay and all the movie critics were awestruck with racy script and strong movie content. Thuppaki was produced by Kalaipuli S Dhanu who reported that the movie grossed around 187 crores.
Thuppaki's Hindi version is Holiday starring Akshay Kumar. Thuppaki was remade in Bengali as Game.
2. Second 100cr Club Movie for IlayaThalapathy Vijay:
In 2014, IlayaThalapathy had a new avatar in movie #Kaththi with A.R. Murugadoss again. Blockbuster Combo joined hands together once again with a Social message. Kaththi was produced by Lyca Productions. Inspite of huge oppositions and release problems Kaththi was still able to hit 100cr club in just 12 days. Huge star power.
Kaththi released only in Tamil. Kaththi was not dubbed into Telugu or anyother language. Later kaththi remake rights was grabbed by Telugu Megastar Chiranjeevi and was released as Khaidhi No.150 in 2017.
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3. Third 100cr Club Movie for IlayaThalapathy Vijay:
In 2016, IlayaThalapathy joined with young director Atlee (Director of Raja Rani) and movie was titled as #Theri. This Movie collected 100cr within 6days in Boxoffice. Actor Vijay acted as a Theri cop, a lovable father in this movie.
Honours:
- Kalaimamani (1998)
- Honory doctorate - Dr. M.G.R. Educational and Research Institute (2007)
- Currently at the 28th position in the 2012 India Forbes celebrity 100 - Vijay being at the highest position of a kollywood actor, Surya is at 43 and Ajith is at 61.
Awards:
- Tamil Nadu State Film Award
| Year | Category | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor | Kadhaluku Mariyadhai | Won |
| 2000 | Tamil Nadu State MGR Award | Won | |
| 2005 | Tamil Nadu State Special Award for Best Actor | Thirupaachi | Won |
- Cosmopolitan Awards
| Year | Category | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Cosmoplitan People's Choice Award for Best Actor in Tamil | Nanban & Thuppaki | Won |
- Techofes Award
| Year | Category | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Techofes Award for Best Actor | Thuppaki | Won |
- Edison Awards (India)
| Year | Category | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Edison Award for Best Actor | Velayudham | Won |
| 2012 | SuperStar Rajini Award | Velayudham | Won |
| 2013 | Edison Award for Best Actor | Thuppaki | Nominated |
- Vijay Awards
| Year | Category | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Entertainer of the Year | Pokkiri & Azhagiya Tamil Magan | Won |
| 2008 | Icon of the Year | Won | |
| 2009 | Favourite Hero | Vettaikaaran | Won |
- Asianet Film Awards
| Year | Special Category | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Asianet Film Awards for Most Popular Tamil Actor | Won |
- Filmfare Awards South
| Year | Category | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Best Actor | Pokkiri | Nominated |
- Roja Duke Best Actor Award - Kadhalukku Mariyadhai (1998)
- Madras Corporate Club Best Actor Award - Ghilli (2004)
- Dinakaran Best Actor Award - Ghilli (2004)
- Film Today Best Actor Award - Ghilli (2004)
- Silver Award for Public Service Announcement (2005)
- Mathrubhumi Film Award for Best Actor in Tamil - Pokkiri (2007)
- Isaiyaruvi Tamil Music Award for Best Hero - Pokkiri (2007)
- Isaiyaruvi Tamil Music Award for Favourite Actor (2009)
- Variety awards for Hero of the year - Kaavalan & Velayutham (2011)
- Ananda Vikatan Award for Best Actor -Nanban & Thuppakki (2012 )
