K. Vijayan was an Indian film director. He predominantly worked in

Tamil cinema Tamil cinema, also known as Kollywood is a part of Indian Cinema; primarily engaged in production of motion pictures in the Tamil language. Based out of the Kodambakkam neighbourhood in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, it is popularly called ''Kollywood' ...

. He mainly worked with

Sivaji Ganesan Villupuram Chinnaiya Manrayar Ganesamoorthy, better known by his stage name Sivaji Ganesan, (1 October 1928 – 21 July 2001) was an Indian actor and producer. He was active in Tamil cinema during the latter half of the 20th century. Sivaji Ga ...

. He directed many

Malayalam films Malayalam cinema is an Indian film industry of Malayalam-language motion pictures. It is based in Kochi, Kerala, India. The films produced in Malayalam cinema are known for their cinematography and story-driven plots. In 1982, ''Elippathayam' ...

as well.

Career

K. Vijayan was an employee of the Golden Rock Railway Workshop in

Tiruchirappalli Tiruchirappalli () ( formerly Trichinopoly in English), also called Tiruchi or Trichy, is a major tier II city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of Tiruchirappalli district. The city is credited with bein ...

. His first role as lead actor was portraying

Paadhai Theriyudhu Paar ''Paadhai Theriyudhu Paar'' () is a 1960 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Nemai Ghosh. The film stars K. Vijayan and S. V. Subbaiah. The film had musical score by M. B. Sreenivasan. The film won the National Film Award for Best F ...

in 1960. By the end of that decade he started directing, mostly associated with Producer K.Balaji of Sujatha Cine Arts. During the 1970s and until the mid 1980s, he directed many

movies, including ''

Kaaval Dheivam ''Kaaval Dheivam'' () is a 1969 Indian Tamil-language drama film, directed by K. Vijayan and produced by S. V. Subbaiah. An adaptation of the novel ''Kai Vilangu'' by Jayakanthan, the film stars Sivakumar, Sowcar Janaki, Lakshmi and Nagesh in ...

'', '' Punniya Boomi'' and the 1979 blockbuster ''

Thirisoolam ''Thirisoolam'' () is a 1979 Indian Tamil-language film directed by K. Vijayan. It has Sivaji Ganesan playing triple roles. It was promoted as Ganesan's 200th film in a leading role. It is a remake of the Kannada film '' Shankar Guru'' (1978). ...

''. His other notable movies include ''

Vidhi ''Vidhi'' () is a 1984 Indian Tamil-language legal drama film directed by K. Vijayan. A remake of the Telugu film ''Nyayam Kavali'' (1981), it stars Sujatha, Mohan, Poornima, and Jaishankar. The film revolves around a court case that Radha ...

'', ''

Sattam ''Sattam'' () is a 1983 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by K. Vijayan and produced by Anandavalli Balaji, starring Kamal Haasan, Sarath Babu and Madhavi. It is a remake of the Hindi film '' Dostana'' (1980). The film was dubbed in Ma ...

'', '' Viduthalai'', a remake of '' Qurbani'' and ''

Vandichakkaram ''Vandichakkaram'' () is a 1980 Indian Tamil-language film directed by K. Vijayan and written by Vinu Chakravarthy. The film stars Sivakumar and Saritha. It revolves around a ruffian who, after falling in love, resolves to mend his ways. Chakra ...

''. He died in 1988 during the filming of ''

En Rathathin Rathame ''En Rathathin Rathame'' ( ''Oh, blood of my blood'') is a 1989 Tamil-language science fiction action film directed by K. Vijayan, and finished by his son Sundar K. Vijayan, following his father's death. The film is the Tamil debut of actress M ...

'', which was eventually completed by his son

Sundar K. Vijayan Sundar K. Vijayan is an Indian film and television series director, who has directed Tamil language content. The son of director K. Vijayan, Sundar began his career in films in the late 1980s, before prioritising television commitments in the 2 ...

His assistants included Samuthirakani and

K. S. Adhiyaman K. S. Adhiyaman is an Indian film director and producer, who has directed Hindi and Tamil films. Career Adhiyaman apprenticed under director K. Vijayan for eight films in the late 1980s, before deciding to become a film maker. After beginning ...

Partial filmography

As director

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vijayan, K. Malayalam film directors Tamil film directors Place of birth missing 1939 births 20th-century Indian film directors Artists from Tiruchirappalli Kannada film directors Hindi-language film directors Film directors from Tamil Nadu 1988 deaths