Ilaya Thalapathi Vijay is celebrating his birthday today, with his fans all over the world planning some function or the other to reach out to the needy. In Chennai, the actor will take part in a blood donation camp and other similar events.

"This birthday is special for Ilaya Thalapathi for it was in this year that he parted ways with the DMK's first family and offered his support to the AIADMK, which won by a huge margin in the Assembly elections," an office-bearer of Vijay Makkal Iyakkam says.

Adding more, he says, 'This year it is special for another reason too, for two treats are awaiting Vijay fans. One is 'Velayudham', which is the costliest Vijay film ever and the other is 'Nanban', for which Vijay has joined hands with Shankar for the first time.'