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TVK’s Vijay to contest Tamil Nadu elections from 2 seats, Perambur and Trichy East

Actor-politician Vijay has announced that he will contest from two seats in the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly polls for his party, Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam (TVK). Highlighting youth welfare, Vijay announced a monthly assistance of ₹ 4,000 for graduates and ₹ 2,000 for diploma holders.

RJ Balaji reveals how Suriya replaced Vijay in Karuppu despite ‘Thalapathy’ being impressed with the story: ‘He felt it was a big idea’

India

The Indian Express•Mar 22

RJ Balaji reveals how Suriya replaced Vijay in Karuppu despite ‘Thalapathy’ being impressed with the story: ‘He felt it was a big idea’

Following the colossal bombing of director Siva’s Kanguva (2024) and the underperformance of Karthik Subbaraj’s critically acclaimed Retro (2025), Suriya is in dire need of a bona fide success and is hopeful that the RJ Balaji directorial will be it. During the conversation, Balaji also commented on how he ended up at Suriya’s doorstep with the project after initially trying to launch it with actor-politician ‘Thalapathy’ Vijay. Mentioning that he started writing Karuppu in 2023, Balaji said he approached Vijay with it after realising it needed a star of significant stature, and also since the latter had already asked him for a script around 2021-22.

India•The Indian Express•Mar 7

As Vijay readies for maiden poll battle, wife moves court seeking right to stay in his ECR home

Thalapathy Vijay, who once publicly credited his wife Sangeetha Sornalingam as the reason behind his happiness, now faces a divorce petition filed by her at the Chengalpattu Family Court In a fresh legal filing that intersects with the growing political prominence of actor-turned-politician C Joseph Vijay, or Vijay as he popularly known, his wife, Sangeetha Vijay, has moved the District Court at Chengalpattu seeking an interim order protecting her right to continue living in the couple’s matrimonial home in Neelankarai, along Chennai’s ECR, while their divorce proceedings are pending. The interlocutory application, supported by an affidavit dated February 22, has been filed in connection with the main original petition seeking dissolution of marriage under Sections 27(1)(a), (b) and (d) read with Sections 36 and 37 of the Special Marriage Act, 1954. That prospect, she says, has created an apprehension that she could be denied residential accommodation once the main petition is filed.

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