John Vijay

John Vijay (born 20 November 1976) is an Indian actor who works in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Hindi and Kannada films. He is well known for his performances in Oram Po, Thillalangadi (2010), Mouna Guru (2011), Kalakalappu (2012) and Sarpatta Parambarai (2021). He made his acting debut with the film Thalaimagan (2006).

Pushkar and Gayatri, who were his juniors in the Visual Communications course in Loyola College, offered him a role in their directorial debut Oram Po. His performance as "Sun of Gun" in the film was described by critics as "scene stealer, his antics bring the house down". His character in his debut film Oram Po was defined as a person who hails from Thoothukudi who had to come to Chennai and stay in Chennai on a permanent basis. He apparently learnt Madras Tamil for the film Oram Po.

John Vijay insisted that his fear of acting with big scale high-profile actors vanished after being cast by Mani Ratnam in Raavanan (2010). He played a friend of Rajinikanth in Kabali (2016). John Vijay playing the role of an antagonist in Iravukku Aayiram Kangal (2018).

He has also trained a few emerging actresses to speak Tamil fluently by hosting a program titled Tamil Pesum Kadanayagi, and he insisted the reason to host such a program was to encourage Tamil actresses to bag national awards by speaking Tamil in a fluent manner.

He played with Mohanlal in Malayalam films such as Lucifer (2019) and Big Brother (2020). And later, he appeared in Telugu films such as Waltair Veerayya (2023), Bhagavanth Kesari (2023), Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire (2023) and Razakar (2024).

Controversy In October 2018, singer Sriranjani Sundaram accused John Vijay of sexual misconduct as part of MeToo allegations. It was during the middle of the night in 2014 that Sriranjani narrated a sequence of events about her receiving phone calls from Vijay, apparently accusing Vijay of phone sex, with the latter allegedly pursuing a conversation with Sriranjani, although Sriranjani had told him that she would call back the next day. The incident unfolded just a month after both attended a fun interview together.

Filmography Denotes films that have not yet been released

Tamil films Year Title Role Notes Ref 2006 Thalaimagan 2007 Oram Po Pichchai (Son of Gun) Billa John 2008 Poi Solla Porom Johny 2010 Raavanan Hemanth Shankar Angadi Theru Director Bale Pandiya Pasupathy Thillalangadi 'Manda Odu' Maasi Va King,Parattai Prince Dual roles 2011 Ko Himself Special appearance Aanmai Thavarael 'Andhra' Prasad Vanthaan Vendraan Training coach Mouna Guru Marimuthu 2012 Kalakalappu Dharmarajan Etho Seithai Ennai Kumar 2013 Samar Manohar David Ranade Babu Moondru Per Moondru Kaadhal Elango Neram Kattai Kunju Theeya Velai Seiyyanum Kumaru Military Colonel Pattathu Yaanai Daya Ainthu Ainthu Ainthu Special appearance Vidiyum Munn Lankan 2014 Vaayai Moodi Pesavum Nuclear Star Boomesh Thirudan Police Maravattai Vellaikaara Durai Vatti Varadhan 2015 Enakkul Oruvan Lucia Drug Dealer Rombha Nallavan Da Nee Sakalakala Vallavan ACP Duraisingam IPS Thiru.Vi.Ka.Poonga Dummy Tappasu 2016 Azhagu Kutti Chellam Callsheet Kumar Peigal Jaakkirathai Saagasam 'Chain' Jaipal Ko 2 Police Commissioner Santhanapandian Kabali Ameer Nambiar Police Officer Bayam Oru Payanam Kadalai Businessman Veera Sivaji 2017 Vaigai Express SP Alexander Enbathettu Sakthi Saravanan Kootathil Oruthan Yogendran Thappu Thanda Guru Thupparivaalan Kamalesh Solo Shravan 12-12-1950 Himself Ulkuthu Shanmugam 2018Kaathadi Karthavarayan Iruttu Araiyil Murattu Kuththu Swamy Iravukku Aayiram Kangal Vasanth Semma Botha Aagathey Sekar Kadaikutty Singam MLA Vanjagar Ulagam Maaran Saamy 2 Devendra Pichai Pattinapakkam Samuthiram Vandi Inspector 2019 Mr. Local Lawyer Arjun Reddy Zombie Inspector Panner Selvam Sangathamizhan Criminal Guest appearance Thiravam ZEE5 original web series Irandam Ulagaporin Kadaisi Gundu Arms dealer 50/50 Kulandhai Also singer for "Bin Laden Ganguda" 2021 Bhoomi Ekambaram Sarpatta Parambarai Kevin aka Daddy Agadu 4 Sorry Stephen Enemy Peter Thuneri Karuppasamy 2022 Anantham Ramu Web series Take Diversion JK The Warriorr SP Joshua Kaatteri Naina, Aarumugam Cobra Anand Subramaniam Yugi Guruprasad 2023 Pichaikkaran 2 Ilango Karungaapiyam Kasi aka Annachi Kolai Mansoor Ali Khan Partner John Vijay Thee Ivan Minor 2024 Singapore Saloon Anoop Menon Vadakkupatti Ramasamy Mookaiyan Vithaikkaaran Inspector Dharmaraj Por Police Inspector Bilingual filmSimultaneously shot in Hindi titled Dange Bayamariya Brammai Jolly O Gymkhana Inspector Idithangi Nirangal Moondru Director Kishore Mayan IPS officer 2025 Leg Piece Inspector Daas Chennai City Gangsters Damar Lal Red Flower Indian Penal Law Special Squad Officer Revolver Rita Inspector Kamaraj Mahasenha Forest officer Prathap Retta Thala Inspector Thiraviyam 2026 The Bed Inspector Vengeance Madhav Moondram Kan General Manager Sadhasivam Arulvaan Pandian G.D.N M. R. Radha Magudam Jana

Telugu films Year Title Role Notes 2016 Shankara ACP Prasad 2022 Bhamakalapam Nayar Ramarao on Duty SP Devanand The Warriorr SP Joshua Highway Harasser 2023 Waltair Veerayya Abdullah Bhagavanth Kesari Ratan Shukla Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire Ranga 2024 Razakar Mir Laiq Ali Tiragabadara Saami Appudo Ippudo Eppudo Badri Narayana 2025 Shivangi Lioness Monster K Akkada Ammayi Ikkada Abbayi Criminal Gurram Paapi Reddy Hayagreevam 2026Peddi Ammathalli

Malayalam films

Hindi films Year Film Role 2013 David Ranade Bhai 2014 Dedh Ishqiya Police Officer 2024 Dange Police Inspector

Kannada films Year Film Role 2010 Prithvi Inspector Suryaprakash 2014 Gajakesari Rana