Vijayan (actor)

Vijayan^[1] was an Indian actor, primarily working in Tamil and Malayalam films in the late 1970s and early 1980s as a hero before transitioning to supporting roles. He died following a cardiac arrest in 2007 while he was shooting for Aayudham Seivom.^[2] His wife was the niece of former Chief Minister of Kerala E. K. Nayanar.

Vijayan
Born	(1944-05-17)17 May 1944 Tirur, Kerala, India
Died	22 September 2007(2007-09-22) (aged 63) Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Other names	Vijayan
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1975 - 2007

Partial filmography

Tamil

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1978	Kizhake Pogum Rail	Pattalathaar
1979	Ponnu Oorukku Pudhusu
	Niram Maaratha Pookkal	Vijayan
	Oru Vidukadhai Oru Thodarkadhai
	Uthiripookkal	Sundaravadivelu
	Chakkalathi
	Pasi	Rangan
1980	Chinna Chinna Veedu Katti
	Mattravai Neril
	Malargale Malarungal		also storywriter
	Puthiya Adimaigal		unreleased
	Anbukku Naan Adimai	Gopinath's brother
	Pournami Nilavil
	Theru Vilakku
	Kumari Pennin Ullathile
	Valli Mayil
	Meenakshi
	Veli Thandiya Velladu
	Oli Pirandhadhu
	Vasantha Azhaippugal
1981	Mayil
	Sumai
	Vaadagai Veedu
	Kannadi
	Kanneer Pookkal
1982	Nandri, Meendum Varuga
1983	Mann Vasanai	Mookkaiyan
1985	Oru Kaidhiyin Diary	Dr.Unnikrishnan
1986	Paalaivana Rojakkal
1987	Chinna Thambi Periya Thambi	Aarusamy
	Cooliekkaran	Ramanathan
	Nayakan	Durai
1988	Kodi Parakuthu		Guest appearance
1989	Kadhal Enum Nadhiyinile
1990	Oru Veedu Iru Vasal
1991	Manasara Vazhthungalen
1992	Unna Nenachen Pattu Padichen	Rathnasamy
2002	Five Star	Elango's father
	Run
	Ramana	Bhadrinarayanan
2003	Pallavan
	Paarai	Vijayan
	Diwan
2004	7G Rainbow Colony	Kadhir's father
	Kamaraj		Guest appearance
	Adhu
	Singara Chennai	Bhuvana's father
2005	Thirupaachi	City Police Commissioner
	Alaiyadikkuthu
2006	Kusthi
2011	Sathurangam		Filmed in 2004; delayed release

Malayalam

Year	Film	Role	Note
1975	Utharayanam
	Kalyaanappanthal
	Pravaham	Raman
1976	Udyaanalakshmi
	Srishti
1980	Arangum Aniyarayum	Aathman
1981	Guha	Prabhu
	Sreemaan Sreemathi
	Kayam
1982	Vidhichathum Kothichathum	Rajan
1983	Asthram
1984	Ethirppukal
1985	Njaan Piranna Naattil	Surendran
	Aarodum Parayaruthu
1986	Ente Shabdam	I.G
	Ithramathram	Johny
1988	August 1	Muniyandi Thevar
1989	Ivalente Kaamuki
	Padippura
1989	Adikkurippu
1990	Sankarankuttikkoru Pennuvenam
	Sthreekku Vendi Sthree
1994	Gaandeevam
	Bharanakoodam	Minister
2000	Mister Butler
2001	Goa
2002	Njaan Raajaavu	Antony
2005	Kochi Rajavu	Parthasarathy

Hindi

Year	Film	Role
1987	Kachchi Kali
1990	Gulabi Raaten