Famous South Vijay Deverakonda has turned a year older today. Born on 9 May 1989, Vijay Deverakonda is one of the most renowned and versatile actors in the South industry with a series of successful hits under her belt. His journey and struggles are what made the actor a superstar in the industry. However, there are still many interesting facts and stuff about the actor that only his die-hard fans would know.
So without further ado lets take a look at some of the lesser-known facts about Liger actor Vijay Deverakonda-
- Vijay Is The Son Of Director Deverakonda Govardhan Rao
Although many knows that Vijay Deverakonda has struggled to make his way to stardom. However only a few know that the actor already belongs from a show-business related family. For those who don’t know, Vijay’s father Deverakonda Govardhan Rao was a Telugu television director. However, he later quit the profession.
2. Vijay Sold His Filmfare
Vijay Deverakonda had once sold his “Filmfare” award he got for his acting in his popular film “Arjun Reddy”. However the actor later sold his award for 25 Lakh rupees and later donated that money to CM’s relief fund.
3. Vijay’s Clothing Brand, Sports Team & More
Known for his fashionable dressing sense, Vijay also owns his very own clothing brand named “Rowdy Wear”. He started his clothing line in the year 2018. That’s not it he also co-owns a multiplex named, ‘Asian Vijay Devarakonda Cinemas’ in Telangana. Apart from which he also formed an NGO named, “The Deverakonda Foundation” in 2019. He also co-owns volleyball team “The Hyderabad Blackhawks”.
4. Vijay Deverakonda Is Also A Singer
Apart from acting the Arjun Reddy actor also tried his luck in singing. Vijay tried to learn classical music. He also crooned the song, “What The Life” from “Geetha Govindam”.
5. Vijay Deverakonda’s Instagram Following
Surpassing actors like Prabhas and Allu Arjun, Vijay became the first Telugu actor to cross the 5 million follower mark on Instagram. Apart from this Vijay Deverakonda was also ranked second on Forbes list of most influential actors.
With that we wish the Arjun Reddy actor a very happy birthday.
That’s a wrap!
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