The actor has witnessed a series of film successes including Mahanati, Geetha Govindam, Dear Comrade, among others.
Vijay Deverakonda, who works predominantly in Telugu films, is one of the highest-paid actors of Telugu cinema. After making his film debut with Nuvvila (2011), the actor managed to impress the audience and critics alike with coming-of-age drama Yevade Subramanyam (2015). However, it was not until he starred in Tharun Bhasckar's Pelli Chopulu (2016) and Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s Arjun Reddy (2017) that Vijay ended up becoming a household name. Post that, he witnessed a series of commercially successful films, including Mahanati (2018), Geetha Govindam (2018), and Taxiwaala (2018), among others. Nonetheless, despite a few misses here and there, the actor remains a beloved star and has a massive fan following across the country.
In 2019, he even launched his own production house King of the Hill Entertainment, and has his own fashion brand Rowdy Wear apart from being the co-owner of the volleyball team Hyderabad Black Hawks.
As the actor turns 36 years old on May 9, let’s take a look at a few lesser known and interesting facts about him:
1. Vijay Deverakonda belongs to a show business-related family, as his father, Deverakonda Govardhan Rao, was a renowned Telugu television director.
2. When he was young, his family members would call him "Rowdy" for misbehaving, and it eventually became his nickname. In fact, he refers to his fans as "rowdies”.
3. On his 29th birthday, he arranged for three trucks stocked with ice cream and got it transported to his fans to ease them from intense heat.
4. Apart from his successful acting career, Vijay has also dabbled in directing a short film called Madam Meerena, and he wrapped up the project in under five hours.
5. In 2018, Vijay Deverakonda launched his clothing and accessory line, "Rowdy Wear.”
6. He wanted to become a singer when he was younger, and even attempted to learn classical music.
7.Konstantin Stanislavski, the creator of method acting, remains one of his major influences on acting, and he frequently reads his works.
8. The actor became interested in writing at the young age of 4 while attending a boarding school.
