Makkal Selvan Vijay Sethupathi is known for his versatile roles. The National Award winning actor is known for pushing boundaries when it comes to getting into the skin of the characters he plays. Apart from fun films like ‘KRK’, he often does films that showcase his potential. He also doesn’t get confined to an image or a language.
He did ‘Uppena’ and ‘Sye Raa’ in Telugu, ’19(1)(a)’ in Malayalam and a couple of films in Hindi as well. He played the villain role in Lokesh Kanagaraj’s blockbuster film ‘Vikram’ and recently did a special cameo in Sundeep Kishan’s bilingual movie ‘Michael’. He is currently promoting his maiden Hindi web series titled ‘Farzi’. This show created by Raj & DK has Shahid Kapoor and Sethupathi playing the lead roles. Raashi Khanna, Regina Cassandra, Kay Kay Menon and others play crucial roles.
During an interview, he said that he doesn’t like being called a pan-Indian actor. He added, “No sir, I am an actor. I am not comfortable with that pan-India statement. Sometimes that gives pressure also. I am just an actor and no need to put a label under this. So, that’s enough. I want to do every language film. I want to do a Bengali film, a Gujarati film. So if I get the chance, I’ll go and work there.”
He is doing a Hindi film named ‘Merry Christmas’ alongside Katrina Kaif. He is the lead in ‘Viduthalai’ directed by Vetri Maaran. He is also acting in a silent film called ‘Gandhi Talks’. He is portraying a key role in SRK and Atlee’s huge project ‘Jawan’.
