Vijayakanth

Narayanan Vijayaraj Alagarswami (August 25, 1952 – December 28, 2023), better known by his stage name Vijayakanth, was an Indian politician and actor who worked predominantly in Tamil cinema.He was the Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from 2011 to 2016. Before coming into politics Vijayakanth was a film actor, producer, and director. He was a political film actor in Tamil cinema. Vijayakanth is also the current DMDK chairman of Tamil Nadu legislative assembly. He is the founder and leader of the Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK) Political party and served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly twice representing the constituency of Virudhacalam & Rishivandiyam respectively.