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{{short description|Indian film director}}
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'''Vijay Chandar''' is an Indian film director who is known for directing the Tamil-language film ''[[Vaalu]]'' (2015).

== Career ==
Vijay Chandar made his directorial debut with ''[[Vaalu]]'' (2015).<ref>{{Cite news |last=Srinivasan |first=Sudhir |date=August 14, 2015 |title=Vaalu: STR makes the film watchable |newspaper=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/vaalu-str-makes-the-film-watchable/article7541862.ece |via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref> The film began production in 2012 and released in 2015 after much delay.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 14, 2015 |title=Simbu didn't give up on 'Vaalu' despite delay: Director Vijay Chander |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/simbu-didnt-give-up-on-vaalu-despite-delay-director-vijay-chander/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=July 15, 2015 |title=Vaalu release delayed |newspaper=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/vaalu-release-delayed/article7423198.ece |via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref> The film marked Silambarasan's return after a three year hiatus and released to positive reviews.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vaalu Movie Review {3/5}: Critic Review of Vaalu by Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/vaalu/movie-review/48492202.cms |via=timesofindia.indiatimes.com}}</ref> A critic stated that "Overall, Vaalu is yet another romantic action entertainer which is watchable just for STR’s energetic screen presence and his comic chemistry with Santhanam".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vaalu |url=https://www.sify.com/movies/vaalu-review-tamil-pioq4Udbdjehe.html |website=Sify}}</ref> Chandar's next film was ''[[Sketch (2018 film)|Sketch]]'' (2018) starring [[Vikram (actor)|Vikram]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Without Vikram, there's no Sketch: Vijay Chandar- The New Indian Express |url=http://cms.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2017/dec/27/without-vikram-theres-no-sketch-director-vijay-chandar-1737507.html |website=cms.newindianexpress.com}}</ref> The film received mixed reviews upon release but the film was a commercial success.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sketch Movie Review {2.5/5}: Critic Review of Sketch by Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/sketch/movie-review/62470965.cms |via=timesofindia.indiatimes.com}}</ref><ref name="H">{{Cite web |date=January 17, 2018 |title=Have asked director Vijay Chander to relish the success of Sketch: Vikram |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/have-asked-director-vijay-chander-to-relish-the-success-of-sketch-vikram-at-success-meet/story-NxTrZLh3cWU48SsnY4Ta7H.html |website=Hindustan Times}}</ref> The film also marked the return of Vikram after one year.<ref name="H" /> A critic wrote that "A predictable action drama that ends up star-worshipping its protagonist a tad too much".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ramanujam |first=Srinivasa |date=January 12, 2018 |title='Sketch' review: brake failure |newspaper=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/sketch-brake-failure/article22430295.ece |via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref> His next film was ''[[Sangathamizhan]]'' (2019) with [[Vijay Sethupathi]], which released to negative reviews.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Director Vijay Chandar: Vijay Sethupathi's popularity will increase after Sanga Thamizhan - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/director-vijay-chandar-vijay-sethupathis-popularity-will-increase-after-sanga-thamizhan/articleshow/72039435.cms |website=The Times of India}}</ref><ref name="T">{{Cite web |title=Sangathamizhan Movie Review: A generic mass hero movie with its story elements only all too familiar. |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/sangathamizhan/movie-review/72082606.cms |via=timesofindia.indiatimes.com}}</ref> A critic noted that " But the weakly written villain characters, with miscast actors who never make us feel like they could be a threat to the protagonist, and the sameness of the stunt scenes pull the film down, leaving it lacking punch".<ref name="T" />

== Filmography ==

===Director===

{| class="wikitable"
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! Year
! Film
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| 2015 || ''[[Vaalu]]'' || Cameo appearance
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| 2018 || ''[[Sketch (2018 film)|Sketch]]'' || Cameo appearance<br />Also singer and lyricist for song "Atchi Putchi"
|-
| 2019 || ''[[Sangathamizhan]]'' || Cameo appearance
|}

===Producer===
FILMWORKS is a Indian Film Production Company, founded by Vijay Chandar.
{| class="wikitable"
! Year !! Film !! Actor !! Notes
|-
|2022||''[[Production No. 1]]''||Hansika Motwani||
|-
|}

== References ==

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== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|6324277}}

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[[Category:21st-century Indian film directors]]
[[Category:Indian film directors]]
[[Category:Tamil film directors]]
[[Category:Living people]]
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Vijay Chandar - Revision history

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