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Vijay Sai

Indian comedian

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJul 6, 2026
Entity authorityQ7929198
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Vijay Sai, also known as Potti Vijay, was an Indian comedian who worked in Telugu-language films.

Career

Vijay Sai made his lead film debut with Ammayilu Abbayilu (2003) before starring in Backpocket that same year. He played the lead role in both films. He has since starred in sixty films including Bommarillu (2006) and Current (2009).

Personal life

In 2006, he married television actress N. Vanitha Reddy. He had been living separately from her since 2015. On 11 December 2017, Vijay Sai hanged himself on a ceiling fan. He was aged 38 at his death. He had recorded a video before his death claiming his wife and two other people demanded 3 crore Indian rupees from him.

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