'Captain' Vijayakanth loved by masses after his successful career as an actor entered politics back in 2005 and founded the Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK).

Within a short span of time, he presided as the leader of the opposition in 2011. He is married to Premalatha and has two sons named Vijay Prabhakaran and Shamugha Pandian as the former serves as an owner of Chennai Smashers in the premiere badminton league and the latter being a film actor made his debut with Sagaptham in 2014.

That said, Vijayakanth, who is currently in US for his medical treatment is showing massive improvement and has celebrated his 29th wedding anniversary with his wife Premalatha.