What is Vijayakanth?
[[File:Vijaykanth at the Sagaptham Audio Launch.jpg|thumb|Vijayakanth]] '''Narayanan Vijayaraj Alagarswami''' (25 August 1952 &ndash; 28 December 2023)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2010/aug/26/tongues-wag-as-elangovan-greets-captain-181288.html|title=Tongues wag as Elangovan greets Captain|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> better known by his stage name '''Vijayakanth''', was a Tamil actor and politician.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1115537/bio|title=Vijayakanth|website=IMDb}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Livemint |date=2023-12-28 |title=Vijayakanth, actor-politician and DMDK founder, passes away in Chennai |url=https://www.livemint.com/news/chennai-covid-update-vijayakanth-actor-politician-and-dmdk-founder-succumbs-to-illness-in-chennai-11703734700177.html |access-date=2023-12-28 |website=mint |language=en |archive-date=28 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231228094639/https://www.livemint.com/news/chennai-covid-update-vijayakanth-actor-politician-and-dmdk-founder-succumbs-to-illness-in-chennai-11703734700177.html |url-status=live }}</ref> ==Vijayakanth filmography== {{Main|Vijayakanth filmography}} ==Reference== {{reflist}} [[Category:Tamil Nadu politicians]] [[Category:1952 births]] [[Category:2023 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from pneumonia]] [[Category:Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Chennai]] [[Category:Indian movie actors]] [[Category:Indian stage actors]] [[Category:Indian television actors]] [[Category:Actors from Tamil Nadu]]