Born in the area of
Northolt in
London to
Sri Lankan Tamil immigrants, Teejay became interested in music through Carnatic classes and his pursuit of a GCSE qualification in music technology. He rose to fame in the European Tamil diaspora through his work as a singer on independent Tamil music albums in the early 2010s. He worked on albums with US-based singer
Pragathi Guruprasad, and other UK-based singers such as
Inno Genga and
Arjun. He went on to pursue a degree in airport and airline management at university, before switching to study music. Teejay announced that he would make his acting debut in the Tamil film industry through
Amsana, a low-budget romantic drama, made by a cast and crew of debutants during August 2016. The film was later stalled but Teejay stayed in Chennai to try and pursue his career as a playback singer. He was then cast in the lead role of
Thatrom Thookrom (2020) during December 2017 by debutant director Arul. The film's production was delayed and it subsequently had a limited release in late 2020, as Teejay's second release. Teejay won critical acclaim for his role as Velmurugan in
Vetrimaaran's
Asuran (2019), appearing as the son of the characters portrayed by
Dhanush and
Manju Warrier. He was cast in the film after being referred to Vetrimaaran by his friend, actress
Andrea Jeremiah. Teejay won positive reviews for his depiction. He later appeared in
Balaji Mohan's short film in the anthology series
Putham Pudhu Kaalai Vidiyaadhaa by
Amazon Prime. As of 2022, Teejay is working on
Pathu Thala (2022), where he appears in a supporting role in an ensemble cast headed by
Silambarasan,
Gautham Karthik and
Kalaiyarasan. He will also appear in a leading role in an untitled film co-produced by director
A. L. Vijay, where he features alongside actresses
Vani Bhojan and
Amritha Aiyer. Teejay has often reported his inclusion as an actor in larger film projects to the media, though he later did not feature. This included projects such as
Ajay Gnanamuthu's
Cobra (2022),
Mani Ratnam's
Ponniyin Selvan: II (2023), the biopic of
Muttiah Muralitharan titled
800, and an untitled film by
Gautham Vasudev Menon. ==Filmography==