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FilmsVijay Sethupathi, who turns 41 today, has portrayed the kind of diverse characters that some actors take their entire career to play out.Fahir MaithuttyDuring Petta’s audio launch, Rajinikanth spoke about all his co-artists. But he was particularly vocal when he started talking about Vijay Sethupathi. He finished saying, “After a long time, I am having a feeling that I have worked with a very good actor.” It comes off as a surprising comment because the Superstar has acted with the likes of Nana Patekar only very recently. But it is obvious that Rajinikanth, like most of us, is floored by the performer in Vijay Sethupathi. He might have been equally stunned that Vijay Sethupathi decided to do such a small role in Petta despite his current stature in the industry. It goes without saying that what makes Vijay Sethupathi a standout in Tamil cinema today is his selection of scripts and roles.

KollywoodThe yet-untitled action flick will be directed by Vikranth’s brother Sanjeev.Digital NativeDigital NativeActor Vijay Sethupathi likes donning many hats. After turning producer with films such as Orange Mittai and Merku Thodarchi Malai, he is now trying his hand at writing dialogues and screenplay for an upcoming Tamil action flick featuring Vikranth in the lead. While the star has already penned dialogues for Orange Mittai, this will be his first outing as a screenplay writer. The yet-untitled film will be directed by Vikranth’s brother Sanjeev, who had earlier directed Thakka Thakka. Talking about the experience of working with Vijay, Sanjeev said in a media statement: “I met Vijay Sethupathi sir a few years after I directed Thakka Thakka. He heard the gist of this story and suggested that it’d suit Vikranth. He voluntarily came forward to pen the dialogues and I was more than happy. I wasn...

If there's one actor who can play any character, it has to be Vijay Sethupathi. The actor is basking in the success of Vikram Vedha, in which he played a gangster and shared screen space with R. Madhavan.

Having already played a 50-something character in his home production Orange Mittai, he is currently shooting for a film called 96 which features him in the role of a 96-year-old man.

The project is currently on the floors in Puducherry and also stars Trisha.