Vijayakumar

Vijayakumar

81 · Born: Aug 29, 1943

Personal Details

BornAug 29, 1943 Nattuchalai, Pattukottai, Tamil Nadu, India
Spouse
  • Manjula

    ( Dec 24, 2024 to Dec 24, 2024 )
  • Manjula Vijayakumar

Biography

Vijayakumar, a multifaceted Indian Tamil actor and politician, embarked on his illustrious film career in 1961, debuting as a child actor in the movie Sri Valli. As the years progressed, he gained widespread recognition in the 1970s, transitioning from supporting roles to leading characters. His breakthrough performance came in the 1974 film Aval Oru Thodar Kathai, followed by notable appearances in Madhurageetham (1977) and Azhage Unnai Aarathikkiren (1979).

Vijayakumar's impressive repertoire extends beyond Tamil cinema, with notable appearances in Hindi, Malayalam, and Telugu films. He has also made significant contributions to television, featuring in popular serials such as Thangam, Vamsam, Talambralu, and Nandini.

Throughout his illustrious career, Vijayakumar has showcased his versatility by playing a wide range of roles, including lead, negative, supporting, and villainous characters. With over 400 films under his belt in both Tamil and Telugu cinema, he has cemented his position as a stalwart in the Indian film industry. Some of his most iconic films include Agni Natchathiram (1988),Kizhakku Cheemayile (1993),and Anthimanthaarai (1996).

Career

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2019
Prati Roju Pandaage
Prati Roju Pandaage as Prakash Narayan
{"id":220217,"title":"Kuttram 23","year":"2017","character":"","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/kuttram-23","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_220217.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_220217.jpg"},"released":1}
2017
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Singam 3
Singam 3 as Ramanathan
{"id":224026,"title":"Anbanavan Asaradhavan Adangadhavan","year":"2017","character":"","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/anbanavan-asaradhavan-adangadhavan","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_224026.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_224026.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":218838,"title":"Nenu Sailaja","year":"2016","character":"Sailaja's grand father","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/nenu-sailaja","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_218838.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_218838.jpg"},"released":1}
2016
Nenu Sailaja
Nenu Sailaja as Sailaja's grand father
{"id":220289,"title":"Kodi","year":"2016","character":"Chief Minister","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/kodi","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_220289.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_220289.jpg"},"released":1}
Kodi
Kodi as Chief Minister
{"id":225331,"title":"Sarrainodu","year":"2016","character":"Pedhayya","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/sarrainodu","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_225331.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_225331.jpg"},"released":1}
Sarrainodu
Sarrainodu as Pedhayya
{"id":224743,"title":"Puli","year":"2015","character":"The Vedhalam King","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/puli","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_224743.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_224743.jpg"},"released":1}
2015
Puli
Puli as The Vedhalam King
{"id":133256,"title":"Lingaa","year":"2014","character":"Karunakara's father","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/lingaa","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_133256.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_133256.jpg"},"released":1}
2014
Lingaa
Lingaa as Karunakara's father
{"id":223126,"title":"Chennaiyil Oru Naal","year":"2013","character":"Dr. Arumainayagam","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/chennaiyil-oru-naal","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_223126.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_223126.jpg"},"released":1}
2013
Chennaiyil Oru Naal
Chennaiyil Oru Naal as Dr. Arumainayagam
{"id":226534,"title":"Singam 2","year":"2013","character":"The Home Minister","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/singam-2","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_226534.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_226534.jpg"},"released":1}
Singam 2
Singam 2 as The Home Minister
{"id":218493,"title":"Osthi","year":"2011","character":"Minister","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/osthi","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_218493.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_218493.jpg"},"released":1}
2011
Osthi
Osthi as Minister
{"id":229714,"title":"Ponnar Sankar","year":"2011","character":"Periyamalai Kozhundu","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/ponnar-sankar","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_229714.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_229714.jpg"},"released":1}
Ponnar Sankar
Ponnar Sankar as Periyamalai Kozhundu
{"id":89350,"title":"Singam","year":"2010","character":"Home Minister","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/singam","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_89350.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_89350.jpg"},"released":1}
2010
Singam
Singam as Home Minister
{"id":221431,"title":"Goa","year":"2010","character":"","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/goa","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_221431.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_221431.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":223552,"title":"Bindaas","year":"2010","character":"","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/bindaas","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_223552.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_223552.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":225350,"title":"Santhosh Subramaniyam","year":"2008","character":"Ramamoorthy","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/santhosh-subramaniyam","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_225350.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_225350.jpg"},"released":1}
2008
{"id":222718,"title":"Deepavali","year":"2007","character":"Mudaliar","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/deepavali","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_222718.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_222718.jpg"},"released":1}
2007
Deepavali
Deepavali as Mudaliar
{"id":224299,"title":"Aathi","year":"2006","character":"Aathi's grandfather","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/aathi","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_224299.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_224299.jpg"},"released":1}
2006
Aathi
Aathi as Aathi's grandfather
{"id":223147,"title":"Chandramukhi","year":"2005","character":"Durga's Grandfather","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/chandramukhi","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_223147.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_223147.jpg"},"released":1}
2005
Chandramukhi
Chandramukhi as Durga's Grandfather
{"id":225442,"title":"Saamy","year":"2003","character":"Aaruchamy's Father","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/saamy","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_225442.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_225442.jpg"},"released":1}
2003
Saamy
Saamy as Aaruchamy's Father
{"id":227155,"title":"Thulluvadho Ilamai","year":"2002","character":"School Principal","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/thulluvadho-ilamai","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_227155.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_227155.jpg"},"released":1}
2002
Thulluvadho Ilamai
Thulluvadho Ilamai as School Principal
{"id":228082,"title":"Youth","year":"2002","character":"Shiva's uncle","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/youth-2002","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_228082.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_228082.jpg"},"released":1}
Youth
Youth as Shiva's uncle
{"id":228468,"title":"Villain","year":"2002","character":"ACP","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/villain-2002","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_228468.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_228468.jpg"},"released":1}
Villain
Villain as ACP
{"id":220366,"title":"Khushi","year":"2001","character":"Madhu's Father","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/khushi","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_220366.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_220366.jpg"},"released":1}
2001
Khushi
Khushi as Madhu's Father
{"id":154837,"title":"Til' Death","year":"2000","character":"","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/til-death-2016","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_154837.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_154837.jpg"},"released":1}
2000
{"id":220220,"title":"Kushi","year":"2000","character":"Jennifer's Father","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/kushi","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_220220.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_220220.jpg"},"released":1}
Kushi
Kushi as Jennifer's Father
{"id":229807,"title":"Vetri kodi kattu","year":"2000","character":"Valli's Father","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/vetri-kodi-kattu","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_229807.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_229807.jpg"},"released":1}
Vetri kodi kattu
Vetri kodi kattu as Valli's Father
{"id":226211,"title":"Suyamvaram","year":"1999","character":"","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/suyamvaram","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_226211.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_226211.jpg"},"released":1}
1999
{"id":231973,"title":"Love Birds","year":"1996","character":"","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/love-birds-1996","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_231973.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_231973.jpg"},"released":1}
1996
{"id":223782,"title":"Baasha","year":"1995","character":"Rangasamy","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/baasha","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_223782.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_223782.jpg"},"released":1}
1995
Baasha
Baasha as Rangasamy
{"id":229712,"title":"Lucky Man","year":"1995","character":"","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/lucky-man","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_229712.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_229712.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":223585,"title":"Bhairava Dweepam","year":"1994","character":"Jayachandra Maharaju","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/bhairava-dweepam","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_223585.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_223585.jpg"},"released":1}
1994
Bhairava Dweepam
Bhairava Dweepam as Jayachandra Maharaju
{"id":222033,"title":"Ejamaan","year":"1993","character":"Vaitheeswari's Father","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/ejamaan","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_222033.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_222033.jpg"},"released":1}
1993
Ejamaan
Ejamaan as Vaitheeswari's Father
{"id":226799,"title":"Uzhaippaali","year":"1993","character":"Supervisor","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/uzhaippaali","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_226799.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_226799.jpg"},"released":1}
Uzhaippaali
Uzhaippaali as Supervisor
{"id":226535,"title":"Singaaravelan","year":"1992","character":"Velan's Father","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/singaaravelan","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_226535.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_226535.jpg"},"released":1}
1992
Singaaravelan
Singaaravelan as Velan's Father
{"id":229675,"title":"Panakkaran","year":"1990","character":"Vishwanath","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/panakkaran","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_229675.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_229675.jpg"},"released":1}
1990
Panakkaran
Panakkaran as Vishwanath
{"id":224208,"title":"Agni Natchathiram","year":"1988","character":"Vishwanath","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/agni-natchathiram","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_224208.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_224208.jpg"},"released":1}
1988
Agni Natchathiram
Agni Natchathiram as Vishwanath