Vijayakanth
Narayanan Vijayaraj Alagarswami (25 August 1952 – 28 December 2023)[1] better known by his stage name Vijayakanth, was a Tamil actor and politician.[2] He was the Leader of the Opposition of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from 2011 to 2016. Before becoming a politician, he was a film actor in Tamil cinema from 1979 to 2010. He was the founder of Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam and served as a Member of Legislative Assembly representing the constituency of Rishivandiyam, previously Virdhachalam.
Vijayakanth died from pneumonia caused by COVID-19 at a hospital in Chennai, India on 28 December 2023, at the age of 71.[3]
Vijayakanth filmography
Vijayakanth Media
Vijayakanth (third from the right) during his early film career.
Vijayakanth with then Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu M. Karunanidhi and director K. Balachandar in a function in 1997.
Vijayakanth at a function in 2007.
Vijayakanth with his party delegation in a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2015.
Reference
- ↑ Tongues wag as Elangovan greets Captain. The New Indian Express.
- ↑ Vijayakanth. IMDb.
- ↑ Livemint. Vijayakanth, actor-politician and DMDK founder, passes away in Chennai (in en). mint (2023-12-28). Retrieved 2023-12-28.
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