Vijay Sai
{{Short description|Indian comedian}}
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| death_date = {{death date|2017|12|11|df=y}} (age 37/38)
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| occupation = Actor
| yearsactive = 2000{{ndash}}2017
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Vijay Sai, also known as Potti Vijay, was an Indian comedian who worked in Telugu-language films.{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/telugu/2017/dec/12/tollywood-film-fraternity-mourn-the-death-of-budding-comedian-vijay-sai-1724893.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171215154134/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/telugu/2017/dec/12/tollywood-film-fraternity-mourn-the-death-of-budding-comedian-vijay-sai-1724893.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 December 2017|title=Tollywood film fraternity mourn the death of budding comedian Vijay Sai|website=The New Indian Express}}
Career
Vijay Sai made his lead film debut with Ammayilu Abbayilu (2003) before starring in Backpocket that same year. He played the lead role in both films.{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/film-comedian-vijay-sai-ends-life-by-hanging/article21426134.ece|title=Film comedian Vijay Sai ends life by hanging|newspaper=The Hindu|date=11 December 2017|via=www.thehindu.com}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-backpocket.html|title=Telugu cinema - Back Pocket - Vijay Sai, Sony Raj - Sreedhar Beecharaju|website=www.idlebrain.com}} He has since starred in sixty films including Bommarillu (2006) and Current (2009).{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/telugu/telugu-comedian-vijay-sai-suicide-case-against-wife-two-others-registered-4980581/|title=Telugu comedian Vijay Sai suicide: Case against wife, two others registered|date=13 December 2017}}{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/tollywood-comedian-vijay-commits-suicide/articleshow/62025496.cms|title=Tollywood comedian Vijay commits suicide - Times of India|website=The Times of India|last1=Adivi |first1=Sridhar }}
Personal life
In 2006, he married television actress N. Vanitha Reddy. He had been living separately from her since 2015. On 11 December 2017, Vijay Sai hanged himself on a ceiling fan. He was aged 38 at his death. He had recorded a video before his death claiming his wife and two other people demanded 3 crore Indian rupees from him.{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/actor-vijay-sai-hangs-self-mom-blames-wife/articleshow/62030430.cms|title=Actor Vijay Sai hangs self, mom blames wife | Hyderabad News - Times of India|website=The Times of India|date=12 December 2017 }}
Selected filmography
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!Year !Film !Role !Notes | |||
| 2000 | Nuvve Kavali | Tarun's friend | |
| rowspan="3"| 2003 | Ammayilu Abbayilu | Prasad | Lead role |
| Back Pocket | Lead role | ||
| Okariki Okaru | Puchu | ||
| rowspan="1"| 2004 | Preminchukunnam Pelliki Randi | Vijay | |
| rowspan="3"| 2005 | Youth | Babu's friend | |
| Bhageeratha | |||
| Soggadu | Cable Madhu | ||
| rowspan="2"| 2006 | Bommarillu | Vamsi | |
| Party | Lab Incharge | ||
| rowspan="3"| 2007 | | Aa Roje | ||
| Mantra | |||
| |Konte Kurrallu | |||
| rowspan="2"|2008 | Ekaloveyudu | ||
| Gita | |||
| 2009 | Current | Giri | |
| rowspan="4"|2010 | Dammunodu | ||
| Taj Mahal | Swami | ||
| Andari Bandhuvaya | Nandu's friend | ||
| Don Seenu | Seenu's friend | ||
| 2011 | Vara Prasad Potti Prasad | Potti Prasad "PP" | |
| 2012 | Disco | ||
| 2013 | Om 3D | ||
| 2015 | Dhanalakshmi Talupu Tadite | ||
| 2017 | Vajralu Kavala Nayana | ||
| 2019 | Kothaga Maa Prayanam | Released posthumously |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|nm3818012}}
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Category:Male actors in Telugu cinema
Category:Indian male film actors
Category:21st-century Indian male actors
Category:Year of birth missing
Category:Artists who died by suicide
Category:Filmed deaths in Asia