Producers who work with him praise him for his professionalism, costars and technicians laud him for his intensity as an actor and fans simply love him for his charismatic screen presence. Most of the films that VJS acts in provide a minimum guarantee for the distributors and his 'Kavan' is one of the few superhits of the first half of 2017.

With so much going for him Vijay Sethupathi however has not raised his salary to make him unapproachable for even new producers. When quizzed about this VJS has stated that he came to cinema because he loved acting and it gives him immense satisfaction that the producers and distributors are making profits. The man who considers money and stardom secondary has his 'Vikram Vedha' releasing this month in which he shares screen space with Madhavan.