Archive · 30 Sep 2026
Fahadh Faasil Recalls Vijay’s Early Acting Prediction and Career Setback
Fahadh Faasil remembered meeting actor Vijay when he was about 12 or 13 years old.
They met while Kadhalukku Mariyadhai was being filmed.
Fahadh’s father, Fazil, directed the movie.
Vijay asked Fahadh whether he would become an actor.
Fahadh later made his acting debut in Kaiyethum Doorath.
The film did not succeed, and Fahadh felt very upset.
He left India and moved to the United States for studies.
He returned in 2009 after his father invited him to act again.
Fahadh eventually became a leading Malayalam film actor.
Fahadh Faasil said Vijay was the first person to ask whether he would become an actor.
The two met when Fahadh was 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’s 2002 debut film, Kaiyethum Doorath, failed at the box office and led him to leave the industry.
He moved to the United States for studies in 2002 and returned in 2009 to act again.
- Who
- Malayalam actor Fahadh Faasil recalled meeting actor Vijay, who is described in the article as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.
- What
- Fahadh said Vijay was the first person to ask whether he would become an actor, and he discussed leaving the industry after his debut film failed.
- When
- Fahadh met Vijay at about age 12 or 13; he moved to the United States in 2002 and returned in 2009.
- Where
- The meeting occurred on the sets of Kadhalukku Mariyadhai at Fahadh’s family home; he later studied in the United States.
- Why
- Fahadh said he left after taking the poor box-office performance of Kaiyethum Doorath to heart.
- Person recalling the story
- Fahadh Faasil
- Person who encouraged Fahadh
- Vijay, also known as Thalapathy Vijay
- Film where they met
- Kadhalukku Mariyadhai (1997)
- Film director
- Fazil, Fahadh Faasil’s father
- Fahadh’s debut film
- Kaiyethum Doorath (2002)
- United States move
- Fahadh moved there in 2002 for studies
- Return to acting
- He returned in 2009 after his father asked him to act in another film
