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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Indian film director, writer and producer}}<br />
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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Vinod K Vijayan<br />
| image = DirectorVinodVijayan at Berlinale.jpg<br />
| caption = Vijayan in 2015<br />
| birth_place = [[Ernakulam]], [[Kerala, India]]<br />
| occupation = Director, <br/>Producer,<br/>Screenwriter<br />
| spouse = Swati Vinod<br />
}}<br />
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'''Vinod Kumar Vijayan''' is an Indian film director, writer and producer. He got International Video Festival Award for his first Short Film MASK in age of 18. He also won Berlinale international crystal bear award for the movie [[Ottaal|OTTAL]]. In 2013, he received National Award for his film [[Annayum Rasoolum]]. He is known for his works in [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]] and [[Telugu cinema]]. His films include ''Quotation'' (2004),<ref name="Krishnakumar">{{Cite news |first=G. |last=Krishnakumar |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/when-a-college-showed-them-the-direction/article4501726.ece |title=When a College Showed Them the Direction |date=March 13, 2013 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |issn=0971-751X |access-date=July 13, 2016}}</ref> ''[[Red Salute (2006 film)|Red Salute]]'' (2006){{r|Krishnakumar}} and ''D Company: The Judgement Day'' (2013).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Thiruvananthapuram |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/south/story/malayalam-film-d-company-dawood-ibrahim-poster-police-213536-2013-10-06 |title=Malayalam Film D-Company Sued for Showing Dawood Ibrahim on Poster |date=October 7, 2013 |access-date=July 13, 2016}}</ref><br />
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==As director==<br />
Vijayan began assisting with filming under the guidance of [[K. K. Haridas]] and [[Rajeev Ravi]].{{citation needed|date=July 2016}} His first film, ''MASK'', has won the International Video Festival award in the category of best short film.{{citation needed|date=July 2016}} His debut in mainstream filmmaking as a director was with the 2004 Malayalam Film ''Quotation''. {{citation needed|date=July 2016}} Rajeev Ravi was the cinematographer for the film.{{citation needed|date=July 2016}}<br />
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His second film as a director was [[Red Salute (2006 film)|Red Salute]], starring [[Kalabhavan Mani]] and Sree Devika in lead roles.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/ragstoriches-story/article3218887.ece|title=Rags-to-riches story|date=2006-07-28|newspaper=The Hindu|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X|access-date=2016-07-13}}</ref> This film was also the debut film of cinematographer Vinod Illampally{{citation needed|date=July 2016}} and editor [[Vivek Harshan]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archives.deccanchronicle.com/130519/entertainment-mollywood/article/cutting-edge|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413203528/http://archives.deccanchronicle.com/130519/entertainment-mollywood/article/cutting-edge|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 April 2014|title=Cutting edge|website=[[Deccan Chronicle]]|access-date=2016-07-13}}</ref><br />
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Vijayan also directed ''Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan'', a message-oriented short film for girls' education in India.{{citation needed|date=July 2016}} The film starred child actor [[Esther Anil]] as the protagonist.<br />
His next film was Malayalam anthology film ''[[D Company (film)#The Day of Judgement|D Company - The Day of Judgement]]'' (2013).<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movie-reviews/D-Company/movie-review/22595351.cms|title=D Company Movie Review, Trailer, & Show timings at Times of India|website=The Times of India|access-date=2016-07-13}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/d-company-review-malayalam-pcmbaSibgefga.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160128174558/http://www.sify.com/movies/d-company-review-malayalam-pcmbaSibgefga.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 January 2016|title=D Company|website=[[Sify]]|access-date=2016-07-13}}</ref> Vijayan's installment in the anthology starred [[Fahadh Faasil]] and [[Bhama Kurup|Bhama]] in lead roles.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><br />
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As of 2019, Vijayan is directing a Telugu feature film, "OKA PATHAKAM PRAKARAM" starring [[Sairam Shankar]] in the lead role.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/150604/entertainment-tollywood/article/raam-shankar%E2%80%99s-next-will-be-big|title=Raam Shankar's next will be big|last=|first=|date=2015-06-05|website=Deccan Chronicle|publisher=|access-date=2016-07-13}}</ref> The Cinematography is by [[Rajeev Ravi]],<ref name=":2" /> editing by [[Vivek Harshan]],<ref name=":2" /> art by Santosh Raman,{{citation needed|date=July 2016}} makeup by Pattanam Shah and [[Pattanam Rasheed]],<ref name=":2" /> and musical score by [[Rahul Raj]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gulte.com/movienews/39243/Star-Directors-Brother-Set-To-Turn-His-Fate|title=Star Director's Brother Set To Turn His Fate|language=en-us|access-date=2016-07-13}}</ref><br />
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==As producer==<br />
Vinod Vijayan has produced a number of films including ''[[Annayum Rasoolum]]'' (2013),<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Zachariah |first=Ammu |title=Andrea in Annayum Rasoolum's Tamil Remake? |date=July 19, 2013 |work=[[Times of India]] |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/Andrea-in-Annayum-Rasoolums-Tamil-remake/articleshow/21142380.cms |access-date=July 13, 2016}}</ref>{{failed verification |reason=Source does not say anything about Cutz Film Company and K. Mohanan, as the sentence suggests. It also doesn't say that Annayum Rasoolum is a romance film, as the sentence says. Both need to be cited. |date=July 2016}} and ''[[Ottaal]]'' (2015).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shedde |first=Meenakshi |title=Berlinale 2016 Winner: Filmmaker Jayaraj on Making 'Ottaal' |date=February 21, 2016 |website=The Quint |url=http://www.thequint.com/entertainment/2016/02/21/dont-need-money-to-make-good-film-jayaraj-nair-on-ottaal |access-date=July 13, 2016}}</ref>{{failed verification |reason=Source does not say anything about Cutz Film Company and K. Mohanan, as the sentence suggests. |date=July 2016}}<br />
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==Filmography==<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|-<br />
! rowspan="2" |Year<br />
! rowspan="2" |Title<br />
! colspan="3" |Credited as<br />
! rowspan="2" |Language<br />
|-<br />
! style="width:75px;" | Director<br />
! style="width:75px;" | Producer<br />
! style="width:75px;" | Story<br />
|-<br />
| 2004 || ''[[Quotation (film)|Quotation]]'' <br />
|{{Yes}}<br />
|<br />
|{{Yes}}<br />
| rowspan="6" | [[Malayalam]]<br />
|-<br />
| 2006 || ''[[Red Salute (2006 film)|Red Salute]]'' ||{{Yes}}<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| 2010 || ''Sarva Shiksha Abhiyaan'' ||{{Yes}}<br />
|{{Yes}}<br />
|{{Yes}}<br />
|-<br />
| 2013 || ''[[Annayum Rasoolum]]'' <br />
|<br />
|{{Yes}}<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| 2013 || ''[[D Company (film)|D Company]]'' ||{{Yes}}<br />
|{{Yes}}<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|2015 || ''[[Ottaal]]''<br />
|<br />
|{{Yes}}<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| 2025 || ''[[Oka Padhakam Prakaram]]''<br />
|{{Yes}}<br />
|{{Yes}}<br />
|{{Yes}}<br />
|| [[Telugu language|Telugu]]<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb name|2781113}}<br />
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