Vijayakumar is an Indian actor. Along with predominant work in Tamil cinema since 1973, he has acted in Telugu films. He also works in television serials.
He began as a child actor in the film Sri Valli in 1961. Vijaykumar was the little Lord Murugan. Though not many offers were forthcoming for the little actor, he was supposed to play Lord Murugan in Kandhan Karunai, but instead Sivakumar played that role. Vijayakumar acted in a small role as one of the Lords that was arrested by Surapadman. In 1973, Vijayakumar got his first break in Ponnukku Thanga Manasu, directed by Devaraj-Mohan. The other hero in the film was Sivakumar. The success of Ponnuku Thanga Manasu got him a permanent place in Tamil cinema. Vijayakumar was a popular actor the seventies, who acted alongside leading actors such as M. G. Ramachandran, in Indru Pol Endrum Vaazhga, with Sivaji Ganesan in Dheepam and Kamal Haasan in Neeya. While Vijayakumar was a popular supporting actor, he did play the lead role during the 1970s, in films such as Aval Oru Thodarkathai, Madhurageetham and Azhage Unnai Aarathikkiren.
Vijayakumar continued to act in supporting roles in the early 1980s. After a brief slump, Vijayakumar's second innings came in 1988 with Mani Ratnam's Agni Natchathiram, where he played the role of Prabhu Ganesan and Karthik Muthuraman's father. The movie told the story of two half brothers who fight for their father's love and property. During the 1990s, Vijayakumar was frequently seen in father roles such as Nattamai and Baasha. During the same time, Vijayakumar also played lead roles in award-winning films such as Kizhakku Cheemayile and Anthimanthaarai, with Bharathiraaja. The latter took him close to winning the National Film Award for Best Actor, eventually missing it by one vote. Vijayakumar continued to play senior roles during the 2000s; eventually the actor was seen in more grandfather roles. In the last few years, the actor has reduced his film commitments and focused on television serials. Vijayakumar has acted in over 400 films, primarily in Tamil, but also had brief stints in Telugu cinema.
Following is the list of films acted by Vijayakumar. Besides Tamil, he has also acted in Telugu films apart from a few Malayalam and Kannada films.
Filmography 1960s Year Film Role Notes 1961 Sri Valli Lord Muruga Child actor 1962 Mahaveera Bheeman 1965 Thaaye Unakkaga George
1970s Year Film Role Notes 1973 Ponnukku Thanga Manasu Shankar 1974 Samarpanam doctor, drunkard Maanikka Thottil Aval Oru Thodar Kathai Tilak Murugan Kaattiya Vazhi Devi Sri Karumari Amman 1975 Sondhangal Vazhga Mayangukiral Oru Maadhu Balu Thennangkeetru Aan Pillai Singam Manjal Mugame Varuga Thai Veetu Seedhanam Guest Appearance Paattum Bharathamum Kumar 1976 Nee Indri Naan Illai Athirshtam Azhaikirathu Guest Appearance Payanam Captain Murali Mayor Meenakshi Thunive Thunai CID Vijaykumar Varaprasadham Janaki Sabadham Oru Oodhappu Kan Simittugiradhu Sasi Guest Appearance Asai 60 Naal Mutthana Mutthullavo Guest Appearance Idhaya Malar Sreedhar Paalooti Valartha Kili Akka Unmaiye Un Vilai Enna? Thayilla Kuzhandhai Mogam Muppadhu Varusham Ravi Shankar 1977 Punniyam Seithaval Dheepam Kannan Murugan Adimai Avar Enakke Sontham Guest Appearance Unnai Suttrum Ulagam Sekar Indru Pol Endrum Vaazhga Kumar Ilaya Thalaimurai Pandu Madhurageetham Sorgam Naragam Balu Thunai Iruppal Meenakshi Raghupathi Raghavan Rajaram Inspector Raghupathi Enna Thavam Seithen Nandha En Nila Aarupushpangal Raja Olimayamana Ethirkaalam 1978 Meenakshi Kungumam Thanga Rangan Shankar Salim Simon Shankar Aayiram Jenmangal Ravi Thirukkalyanam Varuvan Vadivelan Vijay Mangudi Minor Lakshman Aval Oru Pachai Kuzhandhai Ival Oru Seethai Vanakkatukuriya Kathaliye Umashankar Rudhra Thaandavam Ravi Alli Darbar Iraivan Kodutha Varam Balu Pilot Premnath Premnath's son Sonnadhu Nee Thanaa En Kelvikku Enna Bathil Karunai Ullam 1979 Kuppathu Raja Raja Sigappukkal Mookkuthi Neeya? Vijay Velum Mayilum Thunai Sundaresan Kavari Maan Veettukku Veedu Vasappadi Jagan Velli Ratham Mugathil Mugam Paarkalaam Needhikku Mun Neeya Naana Adukku Malli Pagalil Oru Iravu Vinod Azhage Unnai Aarathikkiren Vasu Chellakili
1980s Year Film Role Notes 1980 Ponnukku Yaar Kaaval Kaali G.K Oru Iravu Oru Paravai 1981 Sathya Sundharam Madhu Savaal Ranjith Kalam Oru Naal Maarum 1982 Thanikattu Raja Vasu Theerpu Nayakkirin Magal Thyagi Naan Kudithukonde Iruppen Oorum Uravum Nenjangal Sekhar Mamiyara Marumagala 1983 Ennai Paar En Azhagai Paar Neethibathi Ramesh Guest Appearance Thudikkum Karangal Balu Thai Veedu Vijay Yamirukka Bayamen Sattam Micheal Johny Sandhippu Prem Apoorva Sahodarigal 1985 Chiranjeevi Sumangali Kolam Unga Veetu Pillai John Raja Rishi Dharmadevan Nermai Doctor Guest Appearance Yemaatrathe Yemaaraathe Mounam Kalaikirathu 1986 Naan Adimai Illai Uyire Unakkaga King Vijayaragunath Boobapathy of Jayanagar Raja Viduthalai Vikram Vidinja Kalyanam Divya's father Maaveeran Joe Mounam Kalaikirathu Oru Iniya Udhayam Sekar 1987 Velundu Vinaiyillai Michael Raj 1988 Agni Natchathiram Vishwanath Puthiya Vaanam Kocha / Govindan En Thamizh En Makkal Maduraikara Thambi 1989 Rajadhi Raja Raja's father Paattukku Oru Thalaivan M.L.A Marudhanayagam Ninaivu Chinnam Siva Guest Appearance Dravidan
1990s Year Film Role Notes 1990 Panakkaran Viswanath Chilambu Seetha Geetha Periya Veetu Pannakkaran Kizhakku Vasal Velai Kidaichuduchu Sirayil Sila Raagangal Sathriyan Selvam's godfather Vellaiya Thevan 1991 Vetri Karangal Thyagarajan Karpoora Mullai Vinod Shankar Adhikari Inspector Vijayakumar Guest appearance Cheran Pandiyan Periya Gounder Vigneshwar DIG Rajendran Archana IAS Anandamurthy Nenjamundu Nermaiyundu Iravu Sooriyan Idhayam Geetha's father Kizhakku Karai Ranganathan Bramma 1992 Amaran Govindan Rickshaw Mama Sivaramakrishnan Sugamana Sumaigal Police Officer Sivantha Malar Prabha's father Thanga Manasukkaran Chellakili's father Singaravelan Velan's father Cameo appearance Kasthuri Manjal Oor Mariyadhai Chinna Raja (Guest appearance) Pattathu Raani Sundaram Mudhal Kural Veluthambi Suriyan Deiva Vaakku Vallatharai Pangali Senthamizh Paattu Rangasamy Devar Veettu Ponnu 1993 Walter Vetrivel Vetrivel's father Rakkayi Koyil Bommu Nayakar Yejaman Father of Vaitheeswari Ezhai Jaathi Odeyar Madurai Meenakshi Kumarasamy Manikuyil Ratnasabapathy Thangakkili Uzhaippali Tamilarasan's brother-in-law Parvathi Ennai Paradi Rajadurai Maravan Manickam Gandharvam IG Ravindran Nair Thalattu Kizhakku Cheemayile Maayaandi Thevan Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize Kilipetchu Ketkava Grandfather Kattabomman Ponnurangam Senthoorapandi Senthoorapandi's father 1994 Rajakumaran Rajakumaran's father Siragadikka Aasai Balu Athiradi Padai Roja's father Aranmanai Kaavalan Sandanapandian Honest Raj Gopalakrishnan Sakthivel Sakthivel Adharmam Rasigan Raghavan Sadhu Master Senthamizh Selvan Vijay Bhoopathy Sarigamapadani Archana's father Thai Maaman Velusamy Nattamai "Periya Nattamai" Dharmalingam Special appearance Nila Vijay Thaai Manasu Thangapandi Chinna Pulla Valliammai's father 1995 Engirundho Vandhan Police Commissioner Oru Oorla Oru Rajakumari Baasha Rangasamy Muthu Kaalai Sangaiah Padikira Vayasula Lucky Man Guest appearance Thamizhachi Periyasamy Gounder Asuran DGP Raghupathi Raasaiyya Shyamsunder Periya Kudumbam Thangavelu Ilavarasi Ilaya Ragam Vanitha's father 1996 Parambarai Paramasivan's father Love Birds Rathnakumar Maanbumigu Maanavan ACP Chandrabose Anthimanthaarai Kandaswamy Iyer Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize Poovarasan Ukrapandi Senathipathi Lingappan Naicker Mr. Romeo DGP Vijayakumar Panchalankurichi Mayandi 1997 Periya Thambi Sankarapandian Bharathi Kannamma Vellaisamy Thevar Zamindar Periya Idathu Mappillai Periya Thambi Abhimanyu SI Thangaraj Aahaa..! Parasuraman Pudhalvan Sathyamoorthy 1998 Kondattam Purushothaman Natpukkaga Karunakaran Thayin Manikodi En Aasai Rasave Desiya Geetham 1999 Suryodayam J. R. Suriya Paarvai Narayanan Ponnu Veetukkaran Indu's father-in-law Adutha Kattam Chinna Durai Anandha Poongatre Meenakshi's father Suyamvaram Kuselan Sangamam Sivasankaramoorthy Poovellam Kettuppar K. R. Bharathi Malabar Police Inspector General Nee Varuvai Ena Subramani's father Jodi Vengudu Mudhalvan Thenmozhi's father Aasaiyil Oru Kaditham Lakshmi's father
2000s Year Film Role Notes 2000 Sandhitha Velai Gurumoorthy Kushi Jennifer's father Koodi Vazhnthal Kodi Nanmai Valluvardasan Maayi Maayi's father 2001 Aanandham Viji's father Star Ramanathan Veettoda Mappillai Kandaswamy Pandavar Bhoomi Tamizh's father 2002 Raajjiyam Kadhal Virus Himself Cameo appearance Thulluvadho Ilamai School Principal Ezhumalai Raghupati Naidu Shree Sankara Iyer Youth Shiva's uncle Baba Chamundeeswari's father En Mana Vaanil Rajarathnam Album Somu Villain ACP 2003 Aasai Aasaiyai Ramakrishnan Anbu Karuppaiah Saamy Saamy's father Winner Sakthi's father Konji Pesalaam Amalan 2004 Kuthu Guru's father Vaanam Vasappadum Poongkothai's father Maanasthan Pattamaniyar Aai Police Commissioner of Chennai 2005 Ji Vasu's father Sukran Home Minister London Rajasekar Chandramukhi Durga's grandfather Chinna Gayathri`s uncle Ramakrishna Village chief Gurudeva Sundar Majaa Chidambaram 2006 Aathi Aathi's grandfather Kusthi Abi and Divya's grandfather Jambhavan Velan's foster father Dharmapuri Meiyappan Thalaimagan L. Sathya Moorthy 2007 Thaamirabharani Subbaiah Deepawali Mudaliar Thirumagan Malaiswamy Kuttrapathirikai Karthikeyan Nam Naadu Boominathan 2008 Vaitheeswaran Mani Shankar Kannum Kannum Santosh Subramaniam Rajeswari's father Aayutham Seivom Udhayamoorthy Kuselan Himself Special appearance Surya Surya's father 2009 1977 DGP Padmanathan Malai Malai Assistant Commissioner of Police Solla Solla Inikkum Sathya's father Pokkisham Special appearance
2010s Year Film Role Notes2010 Jaggubhai Jagannathan's father Goa Nattamai Maanja Velu Velu's father Singam Home Minister 2011 Ponnar Sankar Periyamalai Gounder Kandaen Vasanth's grandfather Konjam Sirippu Konjam Kobam Osthe Minister Mambattiyan Mambattiyan's father 2013 Chennaiyil Oru Naal Dr. Arumainayagam Singam II Home Minister 2014 Chandra Guruji Parameshwara Lingaa Karunakara's father 2015 Aambala Solavandhan Sandamarutham Paranjothi Puli The Vedhalam King 2016 Ilamai Oonjal Home Minister Kodi Chief Minister 2017 Singam III Home Minister Kuttram 23 Commissioner of Police Kumaraswamy Anbanavan Asaradhavan Adangadhavan Guest appearance 143 2018 Pei Irukka Illaya
2020s Year Film Role Notes 2021 Raajavamsam Kulasekaran 2022 Oh My Dog Shanmugam Amaichar 325th FilmThe Legend Saravanan's father 2023 Maamannan Opposition Chief 2024 Rathnam Malliga's grandfather
Telugu films Year Film Role Notes 1989 Geethanjali Geethanjali's father 1990 Ghatana Lorry Driver SP Pradeep Kumar 1991 Sathruvu Lawyer 1992 Killer Bhupathi Raja Peddarikam Balaramudu 1993 Mogudu Garu 1994 Bhairava Dweepam Jayachandra Maharaju 1996 Sampradayam 1997 Rukmini Dorababu 1998 Auto Driver Sravani's father 1999 Sneham Kosam Peddayya Arundhati 2000 Ravanna 2001Kushi Madhumati's father Simharasi Adhipathi Justice Panduranga Rao 2002 Vasu Commissioner Rao Vooru Manadiraa 2003 Indiramma Ananda Rayudu 2004 Samba Dharmayya Naidu 2005 Bhageeratha Bullabbai 2006 Seethakoka Chiluka Lakshmi's father Rajababu Dasaradharamaiah 2007 Hello Premistara Arjun's grandfather Tulasi Dasaradha Ramayya 2008 Kathanayakudu Himself Special appearance 2009 Naa Style Veru Parvathy's father 2010 Bindaas Purushottam Naidu 2011 100% Love Balu Mahendra 2012 Srimannarayana Kalki Narayana Murthy 2015 Rudhramadevi Anumakonda Ramudu 2016 Nenu Sailaja Sailaja's grandfather Sarainodu Pedhaya Janatha Garage Chief Minister 2018 Touch Chesi Chudu Chief Minister 2019 Prati Roju Pandage Surya Narayan Entha Manchivaadavuraa Lakshminarayana 2023 Ravanasura Ramachandra 2024 Manamey Tony
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