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{{Infobox person
| name = K. Vijayan
| image = K Vijayan - Director.jpg
| imagesize =
| caption =
| birth_name = K. Sathyanathan
| birth_date = 7 December 1939
| birth_place = [[Tirur]], [[Kerala]], [[British Indian]]
| death_date = 21 July 1988 (aged 48)
| death_place = Chennai
| othername =
| yearsactive = 1969–1988
| spouse = Sakunthalai
| parents =
| siblings =
| children = 4 including [[Sundar K. Vijayan]] Gangam
| occupation = Director <br />producer <br />actor
}}

''' K. Vijayan''' was an Indian film director. He predominantly worked in [[Tamil cinema]]. He mainly worked with [[Sivaji Ganesan]].<ref>{{cite web|title=K. Vijayan|url=http://www.cinesouth.com/cgi-bin/persondb.cgi?name=k.vijayan|publisher=cinesouth.com|access-date=2 June 2011}}</ref> He directed many [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam films]] as well.

==Career==
K. Vijayan was an employee of the [[Golden Rock Railway Workshop]] in [[Tiruchirappalli]].<ref>{{Cite web|url={{google books |plainurl=y |id=e07vBwAAQBAJ|page=147}}|title=PRIDE OF TAMIL CINEMA: 1931 TO 2013: Tamil Films that have earned National and International Recognition|first=G.|last=Dhananjayan|date=3 November 2014|publisher=Blue Ocean Publishers|via=Google Books}}</ref> 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 (1986 film)|Viduthalai]]'', a remake of ''[[Qurbani (film)|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|date=June 2018}}

His assistants included [[Samuthirakani]] and [[K. S. Adhiyaman]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Samuthirakani: My mother may not understand my work|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/47525.html|work=www.indiaglitz.com|publisher=Indiaglitz|access-date=5 June 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/ampquotbollywood-respects-directors-coming-from-the-southampquot/article18495557.ece|title="Bollywood respects directors coming from the south"|newspaper=The Hindu|date=10 November 2006|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
His son [[Sundar K. Vijayan]] directed numerous television serials.

== Partial filmography ==
===As director===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- style="background:#000;"
! Year !! Film !! Language !! Notes
|-
| 1969 || ''[[Kaaval Dheivam]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 1972 || ''[[Ini Oru Janmam Tharu]]'' || Malayalam ||
|-
| 1973 || ''Dheiva Vamsam'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 1974 || ''Ore Satchi'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 1975 || ''Puthu Vellam'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 1975 || ''Eduppar Kai Pillai'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 1976 || ''Madhana Maaligai'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 1976 || ''[[Rojavin Raja]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 1977 || ''[[Dheepam]]'' || Tamil || Remake of ''[[Theekkanal]]''
|-
| 1977 || ''[[Annan Oru Koyil]]'' || Tamil ||Remake of ''[[Devara Kannu]]''
|-
| 1978 || ''[[Thyagam]]'' || Tamil || Remake of ''[[Amanush]]''
|-
| 1978 || ''[[Rudhra Thaandavam]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 1978 || ''[[Punniya Boomi]]'' || Tamil || Remake of ''[[Mother India]]''
|-
| 1979 || ''[[Amar Deep (1979 film)|Amardeep]]'' || Hindi || Remake of ''[[Theekkanal]]''
|-
| 1979 || ''[[Thirisoolam]]'' || Tamil || Remake of ''[[Shankar Guru (1978 film)|Shankar Guru]]''
|-
| 1979 || ''[[Nallathoru Kudumbam]]'' || Tamil || Remake of ''Aalu Magalu''
|-
| 1980 || ''[[Vandichakkaram]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 1980 || ''[[Ratha Paasam (1980 film)|Ratha Paasam]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 1980 || ''[[Doorathu Idi Muzhakkam|Doorathu Idhi Muzhakkam]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 1980 || ''[[Rusthum Jodi]]'' || Kannada ||
|-
| 1980 || ''Yeh Rishta Na Toote'' || Hindi ||
|-
| 1981 || ''Pennin Vazhkai'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 1981 || ''[[Aani Ver]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 1981 || ''[[Koyil Puraa]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 1982 || ''[[Auto Raja (1982 film)|Auto Raja]]'' || Tamil || Remake of [[Auto Raja (1980 film)|Kannada film of same name]]
|-
| 1983 || ''Neeru Pootha Neruppu'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 1983 || ''[[Sattam]]'' || Tamil ||25th Film <br> Remake of ''[[Dostana (1980 film)|Dostana]]''
|-
| 1983 || ''[[Anantham Ajnatham]]'' || Malayalam ||
|-
| 1983 || ''Snehabandanam'' || Malayalam ||
|-
| 1984 || ''[[Thirakal]]'' || Malayalam ||
|-
| 1984 || ''[[Niraparaadhi (1984 film)|Niraparaadhi]]'' || Tamil || Remake of Hindi movie ''Be Abroo''
|-
| 1984 || ''Karimbu'' || Malayalam ||
|-
| 1984 || ''Jeevitham'' || Malayalam || Remake of Hindi film ''[[Avtaar]]''
|-
| 1984 || ''[[Azhagu]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 1984 || ''[[Vidhi]]'' || Tamil || Remake of ''[[Nyayam Kavali]]''
|-
| 1984 || ''[[Osai]]'' || Tamil || Remake of ''[[Shor (film)|Shor]]''
|-
| 1985 || ''Premapaasam'' || Tamil || Remake of ''[[Bandhana]]''
|-
| 1985 || ''[[Vasantha Sena]]'' || Malayalam ||
|-
| 1985 || ''Kaaval'' || Tamil || Remake of ''[[Ardh Satya]]''
|-
| 1985 || ''[[Mangamma Sabadham (1985 film)|Mangamma Sabadham]]'' || Tamil || Remake of Hindi film ''[[Kasam Paida Karne Wale Ki]]''
|-
| 1985 || ''[[Bandham (1985 film)|Bandham]]'' || Tamil || Remake of ''[[Chakkarayumma]]''
|-
| 1986 || ''[[Viduthalai (1986 film)|Viduthalai]]'' || Tamil || Remake of ''[[Qurbani (1980 film)|Qurbani]]''
|-
| 1986 || ''[[Anandha Kanneer]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 1987 || ''[[Vairakkiyam]]'' || Tamil || Remake of ''[[Anasuyamma Gari Alludu]]''
|-
| 1987 || ''[[Velicham]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 1987 || ''[[Krishnan Vandhaan]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
| 1987 || ''[[Thambathyam]]'' || Tamil || Remake of ''[[Dampatyam]]''.
|-
| 1989 || ''[[En Rathathin Rathame]]'' || Tamil || Remake of ''[[Mr. India (1987 film)|Mr. India]]''
|-
| 1995 || ''[[Aval Potta Kolam]]'' || Tamil ||
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|0897216}}

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[[Category:Malayalam film directors]]
[[Category:Tamil film directors]]
[[Category:Place of birth missing]]
[[Category:1939 births]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian film directors]]
[[Category:Artists from Tiruchirappalli]]
[[Category:Kannada film directors]]
[[Category:Hindi-language film directors]]
[[Category:Film directors from Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:1988 deaths]]

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