How often does an actor get to play himself on screen? Not very often, one guesses. But, the closest that one can get to it is by playing characters that are namesakes of the actor himself. Very few actors have had a lot of luck in this respect. Vijayakanth has played quite a few characters named Vijay. But, the one who had it most definitely seems to be Ilaya Thalapathi Vijay. Having Amitabh Bachchan’s favorite screen name, he played out characters named Vijay in many movies. Just ahead of his birthday which is set to be celebrated with great fervor and expected to be accompanied by the official announcement of his 50th movie, we take a look at the movies that have had Vijay in and as Vijay.