Emerging from a background as A. R. Vijayakumar, the Indian actor and dubbing artist who later adopted the moniker Thalaivasal Vijay after his debut, he has built a career across Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu and Hindi cinema. His first screen appearance in the 1992 film Thalaivaasal earned him recognition and a lasting stage name, while subsequent roles in Thevar Magan (1992) and Mahanadhi (1994) ceme…