Vijay Antony (born 24 July 1975) is an Indian music composer, playback singer, actor, film editor, lyricist, audio engineer, and filmmaker working predominantly in Tamil cinema. He made his debut as music composer in 2005. He is the first Indian Music Director to win the 2009 Cannes Golden Lion for the song Naaka Mukka advertising film in the Best Music category. The song was played at the 2011 Cricket World Cup. He made his debut film Naan in 2012. He is best known for his roles in action thriller films such as Salim (2014) <br /> and Pichaikkaran (2016).

Early life

Vijay Antony was born in Nagercoil, Kanyakumari District. His father died when he was seven years old and his sister was four.

Career

Vijay Antony made his acting debut in the lead role in the crime thriller ''Naan''. The film's standalone sequel titled ''Salim'', an action thriller, was his next venture as an actor and music director. Both the films were sleeper hits. In 2015, he starred in the romantic comedy ''India Pakistan'' but did not compose the music. In 2016, he acted in the action thriller ''Pichaikkaran'' (2016), collaborating with his ''Dishyum'' director Sasi. It became a commercial success,
with overall collections nearing 40 Crore. It became a commercial success,
with overall collections nearing 40 Crore. The Telugu dub ''Bichagadu'' was a bigger success than the original. His next was ''Saithan'', an action thriller directed by debutant Pradeep Krishnamurthy.

He appeared in the 2017 political action thriller ''Yaman'' directed by Jeeva Shankar. Produced by A. Subaskaran under the banner Lyca Productions & Vijay Antony Film Corporation, it starred Miya and Thiagarajan. The film was released on 24 February 2017. His next film was the action drama ''Annadurai'', the story of two brothers of contrasting characters who live their life as fate plays a big part in their personalities. His next was ''Saithan'', an action thriller directed by debutant Pradeep Krishnamurthy.

He appeared in the 2017 political action thriller ''Yaman'' directed by Jeeva Shankar. Produced by A. Subaskaran under the banner Lyca Productions & Vijay Antony Film Corporation, it starred Miya and Thiagarajan. The film was released on 24 February 2017. His next film was the action drama ''Annadurai'', the story of two brothers of contrasting characters who live their life as fate plays a big part in their personalities. In 2018, he starred in ''Kaali'', a period action film directed by Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi and ''Thimiru Pudichavan'', an action film directed by Ganeshaa.

In 2019, he starred in ''Kolaigaran'', an action thriller directed by Andrew Louis and ''Thimiru Pudichavan'', an action film directed by Ganeshaa.

In 2019, he starred in ''Kolaigaran'', an action thriller directed by Andrew Louis and featuring Arjun Sarja.