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Actor Thalapathy Vijay recently unveiled the flag and anthem of his party Thamizhaga Vettri Kazhagam. The flag is homage to Tamil kings of the Sangam Age. (PHOTO: PTI)
For more than two decades, Joseph Vijay Chandrasekhar —better known as Thalapathy Vijay — has dominated the silver screen. A string of blockbusters – 10 in a row and counting — has crowned him the highest-paid actor in India, with a paycheck for his latest film, Leo, topping Rs 150 crore, and an even heftier sum of Rs 200 crore for his forthcoming release, The Greatest of All Time (GOAT).
Yet Vijay’s ambitions now stretch beyond cinema. His decision to enter Tamil Nadu politics has stirred a question on everyone’s mind: Can he succeed where megastars like
