ACTOR
Vijayan
1944–200755 credits since 1975
RomanticLoveTenseThe underworldBittersweet
ABOUT VIJAYAN
Vijayan was an Indian actor primarily concentrated in Malayalam and Tamil cinema. A respected character actor in the 1970s and 80s, he was best known for his villainous leading role in Uthiripookkal (1979), which was called one of the 100 greatest Indian films of all time by News18 in 2013. He also played a minor role in Mani Ratnam's Nayakan (1987), which is considered a classic of Tamil cinema and is listed in TIME's "All-Time 100 Movies".
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.
Born17 May 1944
Died22 September 2007
Known forActing
On Cineora8 of 55 titles
Known for
The titles people know Vijayan from.
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IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.
- Titles on Cineora
- 8
- Average IMDb
- 7.2
- Highest rated
- NayakanIMDb 8.6
- Working since
- 1975
Size: how widely seen
Filmography
The 2000s
16 titles · IMDb 7.0 on averageMovieas Divya's father
as Deva
Pon Megalai
Not on CineoraMovieas Parthasarathy
Movieas Commissioner Rathnakumar
Movieas Kathir's Father (Tamil)
The 1990s
6 titlesVidukathai
Not on CineoraSundarimare Sookshikkuka
Not on Cineora
as Tamil Nadu Minister
Unna Nenachen Paattu Padicchen
Not on CineoraKelikottu
Not on Cineora
The 1980s
20 titles · IMDb 8.6 on average
as Shivagiri's father
as Land Lord Paramanandham
as Kesavan
as Muniyandi Thevar
Ullathil Nalla Ullam
Not on CineoraKaalaiyum Neeye Maalaiyum Neeye
Not on Cineora
Movieas Durai
The 1970s
8 titles
as Rangan
Chakkalathi
Not on Cineoraas Veerappan
as Sundaravadivelu
Niram Maaratha Pookkal
Not on Cineoraas Vijayan
Ponnu Oorukku Pudhusu
Not on Cineoraas Gambler
Kizhakke Pogum Rail
Not on Cineoraas Pattalathaar
Often works with
The people who keep turning up in Vijayan’s titles.
