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 ''Kollywo ...

. 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 G ...

. 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 be ...

. 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 ...

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 i ...

'', ''

Punniya Boomi ''Punniya Boomi'' () is a 1978 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by K. Vijayan and produced by N. V. Ramasamy. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan and Vanisri, with Sangeeta, Bhavani, M. N. Nambiar and V. K. Ramasamy in supporting roles. It ...

'' and the 1979 blockbuster '' Thirisoolam''. 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 Rad ...

'', ''

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 ...

'', '' 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. Chakr ...

''. He died in 1988 during the filming of '' En Rathathin Rathame'', which was eventually completed by his son Sundar K. Vijayan His assistants included

Samuthirakani Samuthirakani (born 26 April 1973) is an Indian actor and film director who predominantly works in Tamil films and Telugu films besides appearing in a number of Malayalam films Malayalam cinema is an Indian film industry of Malayalam-la ...

and K. S. Adhiyaman.

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