Actor

Vijayan

1975–present1944–2007DramaRomanceActionCrime

Chronicler of the Human Condition

Also wrote 6 screenplays ↗

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Filmography

2006JambhavanDeva4.0 2006VaralaruDivya's father6.4 2005Kochi RajavuParthasarathy6.0 2005ThirupaachiCommissioner Rathnakumar5.9 20047G Rainbow ColonyKathir's Father (Tamil)6.8 2004Kamaraj5.8

About

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".

As Screenwriter

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1978Kaathirunna Nimisham 1983Guru Dakshina 1978Lisa 1986Sobharaj 1985Choodatha Pookkal 1991Onnaam Muhurtham

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