anth ▁was ▁introduced ▁to ▁V enk at ▁P rab hu ▁by ▁his ▁close ▁friend ▁Sh iva , ▁who ▁first ▁introduced ▁him ▁to ▁music ▁composer ▁Yu van ▁Sh ank ar ▁R aja , ▁before ▁he ▁later ▁became ▁acquaint ed ▁with ▁P rab hu . ▁ ▁The ▁success ▁of ▁that ▁film ▁prompt ed ▁him ▁to ▁star ▁alongside ▁several ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁co - st ars ▁in ▁Th oz ha , ▁before ▁making ▁a ▁guest ▁appearance ▁in ▁V enk at ▁P rab hu ' s ▁next ▁project ▁Sar o ja . ▁V ij ay ▁Vas anth ▁then ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁port ray ▁a ▁leading ▁role ▁in ▁Sam ud rak ani ' s ▁Na ad od ig al ▁alongside ▁S as ik umar ▁and ▁B har ani , ▁with ▁the ▁film ▁becoming ▁a ▁commercial ▁and ▁critical ▁success . ▁He ▁followed ▁it ▁up ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁with ▁another ▁supporting ▁role ▁as ▁G ow sh ik ▁in ▁rom antic ▁film , ▁K anim oz hi , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁pa ired ▁alongside ▁J ai ▁and ▁Sh az ahn ▁Pad am see . ▁ ▁Most ▁recently ▁V ij ay ▁Vas anth ▁has ▁featured ▁in ▁two ▁minor ▁roles ▁in ▁a ▁couple ▁multi - st arring ▁block b ust ers , ▁M ank ath a ▁and ▁Nan ban . ▁ ▁Business ▁Est ab lished ▁by ▁his ▁father ▁H . ▁Vas anth ak umar ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁Vas anth ▁& ▁Co ▁has ▁over ▁ 7 1 ▁stores ▁across ▁T amil ▁N adu , ▁P ud uch