Vijayakanth
has
reportedly
tested
positive
for
COVID-19.
As
per
reports,
the
actor-politician
has
been
admitted
for
treatment
in
Chennai's
MIOT
Hospital
in
Ramapuram.
It
is
said
that
Vijayakanth
got
infected
during
a
recent
event
of
his
party,
Desiya
Murpokku
Dravida
Kazhagam
(DMDK).
Though
not
officially
confirmed,
the
fans
and
followers
of
the
senior
actor
are
bombarding
social
media
with
speedy
recovery
messages
and
hashtag
#CaptainVijaykanth.
If
reports
are
to
be
believed,
the
68-year-old
actor
has
been
keeping
unwell
since
a
few
weeks
now.
Talking
about
his
film
career,
Vijayakanth
kicked
off
his
career
with
the
1979
film
Inikkum
Illamai
directed
by
MA
Raja.
The
film
starring
Betha
Sudhakar
and
Radhika
Sarathkumar,
had
the
actor
essaying
a
cameo
role.
He
has
been
a
part
of
several
films
including
blockbusters
like
Captain
Prabhakaran
(1991),
Chinna
Gounder
(1991),
Ramana
(2002),
Oomai
Vizhigal
(1986),
Amman
Kovil
Kizhakale
(1986),
Sattam
Oru
Iruttarai
(1987)
and
Senthoora
Poove
(1988)
among
many
others.
He
was
recently
seen
in
2015
film
Sagaptham
directed
by
Surendran.
Vijayakanth
was
seen
essaying
the
role
of
an
Indian
Embassy
officer
Deiveegam.
The
action
film
featured
Shanmuga
Pandian
in
lead
role.
Since
2015,
Vijaykanth
has
been
active
in
politics
and
also
found
his
party
DMDK.