Vijayakanth

Narayanan Vijayaraj Alagarswami (25 August 1952 – 28 December 2023)^[1] better known by his stage name Vijayakanth, was a Tamil actor and politician.^[2] He was the Leader of the Opposition of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from 2011 to 2016. Before becoming a politician, he was a film actor in Tamil cinema from 1979 to 2010. He was the founder of Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam and served as a Member of Legislative Assembly representing the constituency of Rishivandiyam, previously Virdhachalam.

Vijayakanth died from pneumonia caused by COVID-19 at a hospital in Chennai, India on 28 December 2023, at the age of 71.^[3]

Vijayakanth filmography

Reference

↑ "Tongues wag as Elangovan greets Captain". The New Indian Express.
↑ "Vijayakanth". IMDb.
↑ Livemint (2023-12-28). "Vijayakanth, actor-politician and DMDK founder, passes away in Chennai". mint. Archived from the original on 28 December 2023. Retrieved 2023-12-28.

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[1] "Tongues wag as Elangovan greets Captain". The New Indian Express.

[2] "Vijayakanth". IMDb.

[3] Livemint (2023-12-28). "Vijayakanth, actor-politician and DMDK founder, passes away in Chennai". mint. Archived from the original on 28 December 2023. Retrieved 2023-12-28.

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