VIJAY READY FOR DIFFERENT ROLES

Vijay has expressed his desire to be part of movies that offer versatile roles to him. But the Ilayathalapathy of Tamil cinema wants those films to fall under the commercial format. "Because commercial cinema is something which I have been successful at," he says.

Happy with the success of 'Velayudham', his Deepavali release, the actor says, "It was my longtime desire to work with Jayam Raja and so was the director's too. I started feeling positive vibes right from the first day of the shoot and when 60 percent of the movie was shot, I was confident about it's success."

Speaking on comparisons with 'Azad', Vijay further said, "Anyone can find a lot of differences between Azad and Velayudham. The director has made interesting changes to the story and screenplay to make it close to the hearts of Tamil audience."

Vijay is currently on a break, spending time with his parents, wife and children. Earlier this week, the actor's mother and singer Shobha Chandrasekaran has been appointed as the Artistic Heritage Consultant by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa.