We give you sixty of Vijay's rare pictures, on the occasion of his completion of 28 years in the industry.

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28 Years of Vijayism: 60 truly rare pictures of the star that you have probably not seen yet

Team CE

Updated:5th Dec, 2020 at 12:07 PM

Joseph Vijay with his wife Sangeetha Sornalingam, and son Jason Sanjay. Sanjay made a cameo appearance with his father in Vettaikaaran (2009).

Vijay's mom, Shobha Chandrasekar, welcoming his son home after a shoot.

Vijay seen with his mom, Shobha Chandrasekar

Joseph Vijay was quite interested in playing the guitar as a child

Vijay with veteran actor Sivaji Ganesan and Saroja Devi on the sets of the 1999 film, Once More. The film also was the debut film of Simran.

Vijay clicked at his wedding reception. Seen here with the couple is Sivakumar, his wife Lakshmi, his two sons, Suriya and Karthi, and daugher, Brindha Sivakaumar.

A collage of pictures from Vijay's childhood.

Vijay with Superstar Rajinikanth in the 80s.

Another photo-collage depicting Vijay's early days.

Vijay clicked with his parents, SA Chandrasekar and Shoba Chandrasekar, during his Naalaya Theerppu days (1992).

Joseph Vijay celebrating his 2nd birthday with his parents

Vijay clicked with his wife Sangeetha, and parents.

Another picture of Vijay, clicked with his parents, in the early 80s.

Vijay, with his mother and sister Vidhya, who died at the age of 2.

Joseph Vijay as a young boy

Vijay, clicked with young stars, Dhanush and Simbu.

A casual click of Vijay having breakfast at his home, as wife Sangeetha serves him food.

Joseph Vijay on the sets of the 2010 five-minute documentary, titled 'Herova Zerova' for friend Suriya's Agaram foundation, emphasizing against child labour.

VIjay, seen celebrating a Diwali with his wife, Sangeetha

Joseph Vijay, receiving an award from PM Manmohan Singh.

Vijay with Brinda Parekh on the sets of his 2007 blockbuster hit, Pokkiri

Vijay clicked with his dad SA Chandrasekar in the early 2000s

Joseph Vijay in his early days

Vijay as a teenager!

Another picture of Vijay as a child actor.

Joseph Vijay, posing with his parents for a photograph in the late 80s.

A school group photo of Vijay.

A rare picture of Vijay, clicked with his daugther, Divya Shasha. Divya portrayed a small role as her father's pre-teen daughter in Theri (2016).

Vijay married a fan of his, Sangeetha Sornalingam, a Hindu Sri Lankan Tamil whom he met in the United Kingdom, on 25 August 1999. A photo from his wedding album.

Ajith Kumar, widely believed to be Vijay's long-time rival, receiving an award from the Sarkar actor.

Vijay on a selfie moment with Dhanush

Vijay clicked with Captain Vijayakanth and Aachi Manorama on the sets of his 1993 drama, Senthoorapaandi, which had him sharing screenspace with the veteran actors.

Vijay and Asin clicked at an awards function post Pokkiri (2007)

Vijay clicks a selfie with Keerthy Suresh on the sets of his 2018 film, Sarkar.

Another selfie ft. Vijay and his son, Sanjay, in the stands of a cricket match.

A rare picture of Vijay, SJ Suriya and Jyotika, from the sets of their 2000 film, Kushi.

Joseph Vijay, clicked along with his wife, Sangeetha and co-star, Asin, in an award function in 2007

Vijay as a child artiste as a child artiste clicked on the sets of the 1998 film, Ithu Engal Needhi. After 18 years, the two shared screen space again in Theri (2016)

An evergreen still of Vijay from Vijay's 1997 break-out film, Kaadhaluku Mariyathai.

Vijay and his wife Sangeetha, cherish their first moments with their son, Sanjay. (2000)

A picture from a rare photoshoot of Vijay and Jyotika for Kushi (2000).

Another group photo of Vijay from his school days. Can you identify him?

Vijay with his wife, Sangeetha

Vijay clicked with singer-actor Krish.

Joseph Vijay poses for a picture with Simbu, Top star Prashanth, and Abbas.

Vijay and his wife, Sangeetha, meet Ajithkumar in a function in late 2000s.

Vijay clicked with veteran actor Sivakaumar.

Another photo of Vijay as a teenager.

Vijay meets Ajith on the sets of the latter's Mankatha, and gifts him a watch as a gesture of friendship in 2011.

Vijay clicked at his residence with wife, Sangeetha

Joseph Vijay carries his sister, Brindha, as a kid.

Vijay, clicked on the sets of his 1999 film, Thulladha Manamum Thullum

Vijay clicked with Asian star, Jackie Chan during the latter's visit to India

Yet another picture of Vijay with his wife, Sangeetha

A rare still of Vijay and Ajith from the 1995 film, Rajavin Parvaiyile.

Vijay arrives for an event with wife, Sangeetha.

Rare photo of Joseph Vijay and sister, Brindha, in their childhood.

Another still from Rajavin Parvaiyile (1995), which had the two stars, Ajith and Vijay, sharing screen-space for the first and last time.

Vijay clicked on the sets of his 2014 film, Jilla.

A picture from a photoshoot from Vijay's Naalaya Theerpu days. (1992)