Sundar K. Vijayan is an Indian film and television series director, who has directed Tamil language content. The son of director

K. Vijayan K. Vijayan was an Indian film director. He predominantly worked in Tamil cinema. He mainly worked with Sivaji Ganesan. He directed many Malayalam films as well. Career K. Vijayan was an employee of the Golden Rock Railway Workshop in Tiruchi ...

, Sundar began his career in films in the late 1980s, before prioritising television commitments in the 2000s.

Career

In the 1980s, Sundar assisted his father K. Vijayan at the age of 16 in films like ''

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 ...

'', '' Vidhi'', '' Mangamma Sabadham'' and '' Osai''. He worked as a co-director for '' Viduthalai'' directing the portions of Rajinikanth and Vishnuvardhan. Producer K. Balaji who was impressed with his work in ''Bandham'' offered him to direct a film for his production company. He made his directorial debut with '' Revathi'' at the age of 18. Since ''Revathi'' was well received, he then directed ''Velicham'' with Karthik which did averagely at box-office. He was closely associated with actress

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in the late 1980s. His father Vijayan died during the making 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 ...

'', so Sundar had to step in as director and completed the remaining portions of the film. After making '' Ennarugil Nee Irundhal'', Vijayan did not receive further opportunities to direct films. With the advice of his relative, he shifted to television and made his first television series ''Paarvaigal '' starring Silk Smitha for Sun TV. His serial ''Madisar Mami'' did well which led to further opportunities for Sundar to direct many serials in television. He made many successful serials such as ''Jannal'', ''Alaigal'', ''Annamalai'', ''Selvi'' and ''Arasi''. Vijayan also played a pivotal role in introducing actor Samuthirakani into Tamil cinema, by hiring him on as a copywriter during the 1990s. A number of directors, including Venu Arvind and

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, apprenticed under him during their period of training. In the 2000s, Vijayan collaborated with a number of lead actresses including Radhika, Khushboo,

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and Meena for primetime television serials. By 2005, he had directed over 1500 episodes. He was awarded a Kalaimamani award in 2009 for his work on Tamil television.

Filmography

Films

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vijayan, Sundar K. Living people Tamil film directors Film directors from Tamil Nadu 20th-century Indian people Tamil screenwriters 1960 births Tamil television directors