K. Vijayan

K. Vijayan
Born	K. Sathyanathan 7 December 1939 Tirur, Kerala, British Indian
Died	21 July 1988 (aged 48) Chennai
Occupation	Director producer actor
Years active	1969–1988
Spouse(s)	Sakunthalai
Children	4 including Sundar K. Vijayan

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

Career[]

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^{[citation needed]}

His assistants included Samuthirakani and K. S. Adhiyaman.^[3][4]

Personal life[]

His son Sundar K. Vijayan directed numerous television serials.

Partial filmography[]

As director[]

References[]

External links[]

• K. Vijayan at IMDb