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Fahadh Faasil Recalls Vijay’s Early Prediction He’d Act
Fahadh Faasil remembered meeting actor Vijay when he was about 12 or 13 years old.
They met while a movie called Kadhalukku Mariyadhai was being filmed.
Fahadh’s father, Fazil, directed that movie.
Vijay told young Fahadh that he might become an actor someday.
Fahadh later made his acting debut in Kaiyethum Doorath.
The movie did not succeed.
After this disappointment, Fahadh left India.
He spent a few years in the United States.
He shared these memories during an interview.
Fahadh Faasil said Thalapathy Vijay was the first person to tell him he would become an actor.
Fahadh recalled meeting Vijay at age 12 or 13 on the sets of Kadhalukku Mariyadhai.
The film was directed by Fahadh’s father, Fazil, and shot at the family home.
Fahadh discussed the difficult period following the failure of his debut film, Kaiyethum Doorath.
He said the setback led him to leave India and spend several years in the United States.
- Who
- Malayalam actor Fahadh Faasil recalled an early meeting with Thalapathy Vijay.
- What
- Fahadh said Vijay predicted he would become an actor and discussed how his debut-film setback affected him.
- Where
- The meeting took place on the sets of Kadhalukku Mariyadhai at Fahadh’s family home; he later spent several years in the United States.
- When
- Fahadh met Vijay when he was about 12 or 13; he shared the memories in a later interview.
- Why
- Fahadh said he left India after the difficult period following the failure of his debut film, Kaiyethum Doorath.
Key facts
- Person recalling the story
- Fahadh Faasil
- Person who made the prediction
- Thalapathy Vijay
- Film being shot
- Kadhalukku Mariyadhai
- Director of the film
- Fazil, Fahadh Faasil’s father
- Fahadh’s debut film
- Kaiyethum Doorath (2002)
- Age at the meeting
- About 12 or 13
- Interview platforms and participants
- Behindwoods TV and filmmaker K.S. Ravikumar






