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

as Durai

7G Rainbow Colony

as Kathir's Father (Tamil)

Thirupaachi

as Commissioner Rathnakumar

Varalaru

as Divya's father

Run

as Don's (Priya's Brother) Right-hand

Kochi Rajavu

as Parthasarathy

Ramanaa

as Bhadrinarayanan

Mr. Butler

as Gym Vijayan

August 1

as Muniyandi Thevar

Kodi Parakuthu

as Shivagiri's father