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Vijayan

1944–2007 · Acting

59.5avg grm
6titles

Bio

Vijayan was an Indian actor primarily concentrated in Malayalam and Tamil cinema. A respected character actor in the 1970s and 80s, he was best known for his villainous leading role in Uthiripookkal (1979), which was called one of the 100 greatest Indian films of all time by News18 in 2013. He also played a minor role in Mani Ratnam's Nayakan (1987), which is considered a classic of Tamil cinema and is listed in TIME's "All-Time 100 Movies".

Biography

Vijayan was an Indian actor primarily concentrated in Malayalam and Tamil cinema. A respected character actor in the 1970s and 80s, he was best known for his villainous leading role in Uthiripookkal (1979), which was called one of the 100 greatest Indian films of all time by News18 in 2013. He also played a minor role in Mani Ratnam's Nayakan (1987), which is considered a classic of Tamil cinema and is listed in TIME's "All-Time 100 Movies".

Filmography

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2000s3 titlesVVaralaaru2006 · as Divya's father56.377/G Rainbow Colony2004 · as Kadhir's Father (Tamil version)61.5RRamana2002 · as Bhadrinarayan63.1
1980s2 titlesAAdikkurippu1989 · as Home Minister Keshavan58.4OOru Kaidhiyin Diary1985 · as Dr.Unnikrishnan58.1
1970s1 titleUUthiri Pookkal1979 · as Sundaravadivelu59.5

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Vijayan

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born1944
died2007
known forActing
titles on site6
avg GRM59.5
Vijayan was an Indian actor primarily concentrated in Malayalam and Tamil cinema. A respected character actor in the 1970s and 80s, he was best known for his villainous leading role in Uthiripookkal (1979), which was called one of the 100 greatest Indian films of all time by News18 in 2013. He also played a minor role in Mani Ratnam's Nayakan (1987), which is considered a classic of Tamil cinema and is listed in TIME's "All-Time 100 Movies".

Filmography

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2000s

3 titles
V56.3Varalaaru2006 · as Divya's father761.57/G Rainbow Colony2004 · as Kadhir's Father (Tamil version)R63.1Ramana2002 · as Bhadrinarayan

1980s

2 titles
A58.4Adikkurippu1989 · as Home Minister KeshavanO58.1Oru Kaidhiyin Diary1985 · as Dr.Unnikrishnan

1970s

1 title
U59.5Uthiri Pookkal1979 · as Sundaravadivelu

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