- Name : Vijayaraj
- Screen Name : Vijaykanth
- Nick Name : Captain, Puruatchi Kalaignar(Revolutionary Artiste), Karuppu MGR
- Profession : Actor, Producer, Politician
- Date of Birth : 25-August-1952
- Birth Place : Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
- Education : S.S.L.C
- Debut movie : 'Inikkum Ilamai'
- Fans : 35,000 fan clubs with 23 lakh fans.
- Producing Banner : Andal Azhagar Cine Combines, Captain Cine Creations banner
- Regret : not fluent in English or any other language
- Job held before entering the filmdom : Managing own rice mill
- Hobbies : Watching action movies, Cricket and Football
- Inspirations : M.G. Ramachandran and N.T. Rama Rao - film stars turned politicians
Family
- Father : K.N.Alagarswamy
- Mother : Aandal
- Wife : Prremalatha Vijayakanth (tied knot on Jan 31, 1990)
- Sons : Vijay Prabhakar, Vignesh Pandian
- Brothers : Nagraj B.A., Selvaraj, Balraj, Ramraj, Prithiviraj B.E
- Sisters : Dr. Vijay Lakshmi Devaraj M.B.B.S.;D.G.O., Thirumala Devi Muthuraman M.A.B.Ed., Chitra Rajaram, Meena Kanniah, Shanthi Sakethram
