K. Vijayan

K. Vijayan
K. Vijayan
Born	K. Sathyanathan; 7 December 1939; Tirur, Kerala, British Indian
Died	21 July 1988 (aged 48); Chennai
Occupation(s)	Director ; producer ; actor
Years active	1969–1988

K. Vijayan was an Indian film director. He predominantly worked in Tamil cinema. He mainly worked with Sivaji Ganesan.^[1] He directed many Malayalam films as well.

Career[edit]

K. Vijayan was an employee of the Golden Rock Railway Workshop in Tiruchirappalli.^[2] His first role as lead actor was portraying Paadhai Theriyudhu Paar 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 Sivaji Ganesan movies, including Kaaval Dheivam, Punniya Boomi and the 1979 blockbuster Thirisoolam. His other notable movies include Vidhi, Sattam, Viduthalai, a remake of Qurbani and Vandichakkaram. He died in 1988 during the filming of En Rathathin Rathame, which was eventually completed by his son Sundar K. Vijayan.^[3]

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