The Hindu·4 min read·medium
Before ‘Jana Nayagan’: When an 18-year-old Vijay walked the halls of Loyola
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K.C. Vijaya Kumar
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This article reflects on the early life and college days of actor-turned-politician C. Joseph Vijay at Loyola College in 1992. It contrasts his quiet, reserved student persona with his eventual rise to stardom and his current role as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.
As Jana Nayagan gears up for release this Thursday (July 23, 2026), perhaps the last in actor Vijay’s repertoire, as he is busy as Tamil Nadu’s Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay, let us leap back in time. The year 1992 was drawing to a close, and on December 2, Mr. Vijay’s maiden venture as a solo hero Naalaiya Theerpu was released.
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