Pa. Vijay is an Indian actor, poet, writer, director, producer and film lyricist for

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 won the

National Film Award for Best Lyrics The National Film Award for Best Lyrics (the Silver Lotus Award) is an honour presented annually at the National Film Awards by the Directorate of Film Festivals (DFF) to a lyricist who has composed the best song for films produced within the In ...

in India for his song ''

Ovvoru Pookalume Ovvoru Pookalume () is a Tamil language song from the soundtrack of the Indian film ''Autograph'' performed by Indian performer K. S. Chithra and composed by Bharadwaj in the raaga Sindhu Bhairavi. The song also featured the performance of the m ...

'' in Cheran's ''

Autograph An autograph is a person's own handwriting or signature. The word ''autograph'' comes from Ancient Greek (, ''autós'', "self" and , ''gráphō'', "write"), and can mean more specifically: Gove, Philip B. (ed.), 1981. ''Webster's Third New Inter ...

'' (2004).

Career

Vijay is a native of

Jayankondam Jayankondam is a Second Grade Municipality in Ariyalur district of Tamil Nadu in India. As of 2011, the town had a population of 33,945. Huge amounts of lignite deposits have been found here and power projects have been initiated by the Neyveli ...

but grew up in Coimbatore where his Father Balakrishnan was Working with National Raw Factory as Spinning man. His mother Saraswathi was a teacher in Government School Kovai. He met

K. Bhagyaraj Krishnasaamy Bhagyaraj (born 7 January 1953) is an Indian director, actor, screenwriter, music director, producer and politician active mainly in Tamil films. He has also written and directed Hindi and Telugu films and TV serials. As an actor ...

through his brother, who was a family friend and worked with him in films and his magazine, Bhagya. Vijay made his debut as lyricist in ''

Gnanapazham ''Gnanapazham'' () is a 1996 Indian Tamil-language drama film, directed R. P. Viswam and produced by K. Gopinathan. The film stars K. Bhagyaraj, Sukanya, Vineetha and Rekha. The film had musical score by K. Bhagyaraj who also scripted the ...

'' in 1996 and went on to write many popular songs. Vijay was originally supposed to make his acting debut with ''Thaai Kaaviyam'' however the film was shelved after the launch. He then made his acting debut with ''

Gnabagangal ''Gnabagangal'' () is a 2009 Tamil-language drama film directed by M. Jeevan. It stars lyricist Pa. Vijay (in his acting debut) and Sridevika. This is a remake of the Hindi film ''Raincoat'' (2004), with only difference in the purpose of prota ...

'' (2009) for which he also wrote the script. Vijay then acted in ''

Ilaignan ''Ilaignan'' (; ) is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language historical action film directed by Suresh Krissna, who directs his 50th film, and written by DMK Chief and the then Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu Kalaignar M. Karunanidhi, his 75th film and b ...

'' (2011), scripted by M. Karunanidhi where he was portrayed as a bonded labour of a ship. Vijay made his debut as producer and director with '' Strawberry'' (2015).

Filmography

;As lyricist ;As actor, writer, director & producer ;Television * 2004 ''

Kalki Kalki ( sa, कल्कि), also called Kalkin or Karki, is the prophesied tenth and final incarnation of the Hindu god Vishnu. He is described to appear in order to end the Kali Yuga, one of the four periods in the endless cycle of exist ...

'' * 2004 ''Manaivi'' * 2004 ''Krishna Cottage'' * 2005 ''Selvi'' * 2006 ''Arasi'' * 2006 ''

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'' * 2006 ''Jaiyam'' * 2007 ''Vasantham'' * 2007 ''Porantha Veeda Puguntha Veeda'' * 2007 ''Manjal Magimai'' * 2008 ''Namma Kudumbam'' * 2008 ''Rudhra'' * 2008 ''Bharathi'' * 2008 ''Sivasakthi'' * 2008 ''Senthoora Poove'' * 2009 ''

Chellamay Chellamey ( ta, செல்லமே) is a 2009 Indian Tamil language soap opera starring Radikaa Sarathkumar, Radha Ravi, Saakshi Siva, Delhi Ganesh, Vijayalakshmi, Devipriya, Abhishek Shankar and Vijay Adhiraj. It replaced Arasi and ...

'' * 2009 ''Rudhra'' * 2009 ''

Karunamanjari Karunamanjari (Tamil: கருணமஞ்சரி) is an Indian Tamil-language soap opera that aired on Raj TV. The show stars Sudha Chandran, Ajay Rathnam, Vanaya and Puspalatha. The serial is directed and producer by Prabhu Nepal. The Seri ...

'' * 2012 ''Merku Mambalathil Oru Kaadhal'' * 2012 '' Paartha Gnabagam Illayo'' * 2012 '' Aaha'' * 2013 '' Vani Rani'' * 2013 ''

Mahabharatham The ''Mahābhārata'' ( ; sa, महाभारतम्, ', ) is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India in Hinduism, the other being the '' Rāmāyaṇa''. It narrates the struggle between two groups of cousins in the Kuru ...

'' * 2018 ''

Maya Maya may refer to: Civilizations * Maya peoples, of southern Mexico and northern Central America ** Maya civilization, the historical civilization of the Maya peoples ** Maya language, the languages of the Maya peoples * Maya (Ethiopia), a popul ...

'' * 2018 ''

Lakshmi Stores ''Lakshmi Stores'' was an Indian Tamil-language soap opera directed by K.Sulaiman, written by veteran director Sundar C and produced by Avni Telemedia which premiered in Sun TV on 24 December 2018 and ended on 25 January 2020. It starred film ...

'' * 2019 '' Pandavar Illam'' * 2019 '' Magarasi'' * 2019 ''

Chocolate Chocolate is a food made from roasted and ground cacao seed kernels that is available as a liquid, solid, or paste, either on its own or as a flavoring agent in other foods. Cacao has been consumed in some form since at least the Olmec civ ...

'' * 2020 ''

Poove Unakkaga ''Poove Unakkaga'' () is a 1996 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Vikraman. The film stars Vijay and Sangita. Actor Murali makes a guest appearance in a song in the film. The film released on 18 February 1996. ...

'' * 2020 ''

Vanathai Pola ''Vaanathaippola'' () is a 2000 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by Vikraman. The film stars Vijayakanth in dual role. The supporting cast include Meena, Prabhu Deva, Livingston, Kausalya and Anju Aravind. Produced by Ve ...

'' * 2021 ''

Aruvi ''Aruvi'' (; ) is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language political drama film written and directed by Arun Prabu Purushothaman, in his directorial debut. Produced and distributed by S. R. Prakash Babu and S. R. Prabhu of Dream Warrior Pictures, the film ...

'' * 2021 '' Kayal''

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Vijay, P. Living people Tamil-language lyricists Tamil film poets Indian male poets 1974 births Filmfare Awards South winners Male actors from Tamil Nadu Tamil film directors Male actors in Tamil cinema People from Coimbatore 21st-century Indian male actors Best Lyrics National Film Award winners