He worked with Karthik Subbaraj on many short films, who later cast him in his first feature film, subsequently yield him the Best Actor award for one of his films at the Norway Tamil Film Festival short film competition.
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He also acted in television series, including the well-known series Penn that began in March 2006, as well as several short films as part of the television show Nalaya Iyakunar for Kalaignar TV. He made his beginnings as a background actor, particularly playing the role of the lead character's friend in a few films. He subsequently joined the Chennai-based theatre group Koothu-P-Pattarai as an accountant and actor where he observed actors from close quarters. He recalled director Balu Mahendra remarking that he had a "very photogenic face", and motivated him to pursue an acting career.
After a brief stint in the interior decoration business with friends, he joined a marketing company that dealt with readymade kitchens when he saw Koothupattarai’s poster. Unhappy with his job, he returned to India in 2003. The two dated, eventually marrying in 2003.
While in Dubai, he met his future-wife, Jessie, online. He had to take care of three siblings and moved to Dubai, United Arab Emirates as an accountant because it paid him four times more than what he was making in India. A week after he finished college, he joined as an account assistant at a wholesale cement business. He graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the Dhanraj Baid Jain College (an affiliate of the University of Madras) in Thoraipakam. Sethupathi did a series of odd jobs for pocket money: salesman at a retail store, cashier at a fast food joint and a phone booth operator. At age 16, he auditioned for a role in Nammavar (1994), but was rejected due to his short height. According to Sethupathi, he was a "below-average student right from school" and was neither interested in sports nor extra-curricular activities.
He attended the MGR Higher Secondary School in Kodambakkam and Little Angels Mat. He lived in Ennore located in North Chennai. Vijay Sethupathi was born and raised in Rajapalayam until he moved to Chennai in class six.
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