Vijayan

Personal Info

Birthday

May 17, 1944

Day of Death

2007-09-22

(63 years old)

Place of Birth

Also Known As

Vijayan Thirur

Vijayan Tirur

Vijayan

Biography

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".

Known For

Nayakan

Adikkurippu

7G Rainbow Colony

Ramanaa

Kochi Rajavu

Varalaru

Thirupaachi

Oru Kaidhiyin Diary

Filmography

2006
Varalaru
as Divya's father
Jambhavan
as Deva
2005
Kochi Rajavu
as Parthasarathy
Thirupaachi
as Commissioner Rathnakumar
2004
7G Rainbow Colony
as Kathir's Father (Tamil)
2003
Sena
as Lawyer Jayan
2002
Ramanaa
as Bhadrinarayanan
Five Star
as Ilango's Father
Run
as Don's (Priya's Brother) Right-hand
2000
Mr. Butler
as Gym Vijayan
1989
Kodi Parakuthu
as Shivagiri's father
Nyaya Tharasu
as Land Lord Paramanandham
Adikkurippu
as Kesavan
1988
August 1
as Muniyandi Thevar
1987
Nayakan
as Durai
1985
Njan Piranna Naattil
as Surendran
Oru Kaidhiyin Diary
as Dr. Unnikrishnan
1984
Ethirppukal
as Raghu's friend
1979
Pasi
as Rangan
Uthiripookkal
as Sundaravadivelu
1978
Kizhakke Pogum Rail
as Pattalathaar (Military man)/panchayat member