Vijay is a native of
Jayankondam but grew up in
Coimbatore where his father Balakrishnan was working with the national raw factory as a spinning man. His mother Saraswathi was a teacher in a government school in
Coimbatore. He met
K. Bhagyaraj through his brother, who was a family friend and worked with him in films and his magazine, Bhagya. Vijay made his debut as lyricist in
Gnanapazham in 1996 and went on to write many popular songs. Vijay was originally supposed to make his acting debut with
Thaai Kaaviyam however the film was shelved after the launch. He then made his acting debut with
Gnabagangal (2009) for which he also wrote the script. Vijay then acted in
Ilaignan (2011), scripted by
M. Karunanidhi where he was portrayed as a bonded labour of a ship. Vijay made his debut as producer and director with
Strawberry (2015). He wrote the dialogue for the Tamil dubbed version of the Telugu film
Rudhramadevi (2015). Pa Vijay, plays as a TV reporter in
Nayyapudai (2016). In 2018, he made his second film
Aaruthra (2018). For his third directorial venture,
Aghathiyaa (2025) is a horror fantasy drama which stars
Jiiva and
Arjun in the lead roles. ==Filmography==