[PAR] [TLE] Vijay (actor) [SEP] Vijay (born Joseph Vijay Chandrasekhar on 22 June 1974) is an Indian film actor, playback singer and philanthropist who works in the Tamil film industry.  He is popularly known by his fans as "Ilayathalapathy" (Young commander-in-chief) or "Thalapathy" (commander-in-chief) of Tamil cinema. [PAR] [TLE] Nanban (film) [SEP] Nanban (English: "Friend") is a 2012 Indian Tamil coming-of-age comedy film directed by Shankar.  It is a remake of Rajkumar Hirani's "3 Idiots" (2009).  The film features an ensemble cast that includes Vijay, Jiiva, Srikanth, Ileana D'Cruz, Sathyan and Sathyaraj.
[PAR] [TLE] Vijay ( actor ) [ SEP ] Vijay ( born Joseph Vijay Chandrasekhar on 22 June 1974 ) is an Indian film actor , playback singer and philanthropist who works in the Tamil film industry . He is popularly known by his fans as " Ilayathalapathy " ( Young commander - in - chief ) or " Thalapathy " ( commander - in - chief ) of Tamil cinema . [PAR] [TLE] Nanban ( film ) [ SEP ] Nanban ( English : " Friend " ) is a 2012 Indian Tamil coming - of - age comedy film directed by Shankar . It is a remake of Rajkumar Hirani 's " 3 Idiots " ( 2009 ) . The film features an ensemble cast that includes Vijay , Jiiva , Srikanth , Ileana D'Cruz , Sathyan and Sathyaraj .
Who is the director of the 2012 Indian Tamil coming-of-age comedy film featuring the actor popularly known by his fans as "Ilayathalapathy"?
Who is the director of the 2012 Indian Tamil coming - of - age comedy film featuring the actor popularly known by his fans as " Ilayathalapathy " ?
Shankar
Shankar