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{{Short description|Indian actor}}
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| yearsactive        = 1975 - 2007
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'''Vijayan'''<ref>{{cite web|title=Actor Vijayan no more|url=http://archive.deccanherald.com/Content/Sep232007/national2007092326890.asp|publisher=deccanherald.com|access-date=2011-11-08|date=23 September 2007}}</ref> was an Indian actor, primarily working in [[Malayalam]] and [[Tamil language|Tamil]] films in the late 1970s. He died following a cardiac arrest in 2007 while he was shooting for ''[[Aayudham Seivom]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/article/33751.html|title=Malayalam Cinema News &#124; Malayalam Movie Reviews &#124; Malayalam Movie Trailers - IndiaGlitz Malayalam}}</ref>  Vijayan was a husband and father.<ref>{{cite web|title=Shunned by Malayalam, but saved by Tamil in reel life|url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/09/23/stories/2007092353460300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080920142919/http://www.hindu.com/2007/09/23/stories/2007092353460300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 September 2008|access-date=2011-11-08|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=23 September 2007}}</ref> His wife was the niece of former [[Chief Minister of Kerala]] [[E. K. Nayanar]].
'''Tirur Vijayan'''<ref>{{cite web|title=Actor Vijayan no more|url=http://archive.deccanherald.com/Content/Sep232007/national2007092326890.asp|publisher=deccanherald.com|access-date=2011-11-08|date=23 September 2007|archive-date=27 February 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130227003832/http://archive.deccanherald.com/Content/Sep232007/national2007092326890.asp|url-status=live}}</ref> was an Indian actor, primarily working in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] and [[Malayalam]] films in the late 1970s and early 1980s as a hero before transitioning to supporting roles. He died following a cardiac arrest in 2007 while he was shooting for ''[[Aayudham Seivom]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/article/33751.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201195039/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/article/33751.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 February 2014|title=Malayalam Cinema News &#124; Malayalam Movie Reviews &#124; Malayalam Movie Trailers - IndiaGlitz Malayalam}}</ref> His wife was the niece of former [[Chief Minister of Kerala]] [[E. K. Nayanar]].


==Partial filmography==
==Partial filmography==


=== Tamil ===
=== Tamil ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 100%;"
! Year !! Film !! Role
! Year !! Film !! Role !!Notes
|-
|-
| 1978 || ''[[Kizhakke Pogum Rail|Kizhake Pogum Rail]]'' || Pattalathaar (Debut)
| 1978 || ''[[Kizhakke Pogum Rail|Kizhake Pogum Rail]]'' || Pattalathaar ||
|-
|-
| rowspan="6" |1979
| rowspan="6" |1979
|''Ponnu Oorukku Pudhusu''||  
|''[[Ponnu Oorukku Pudhusu]]''|| ||
|-
|-
|''[[Niram Maaratha Pookkal]]''|| Vijayan
|''[[Niram Maaratha Pookkal]]''|| Vijayan||
|-
|-
| ''[[Oru Vidukadhai Oru Thodarkadhai]]'' ||  
| ''[[Oru Vidukadhai Oru Thodarkadhai]]'' || ||  
|-
|-
| ''[[Uthiripookkal]]'' || Sundaravadivelu
| ''[[Uthiripookkal]]'' || Sundaravadivelu ||
|-
|-
|[[Chakkalathi]]
|''[[Chakkalathi]]''
|
|
|
|-
| ''[[Pasi (film)|Pasi]]'' || Rangan ||
|-
| rowspan="13" | 1980 || ''Chinna Chinna Veedu Katti'' || ||
|-
| ''Mattravai Neril'' || ||
|-
|''Malargale Malarungal'' || ||also storywriter
|-
|-
| ''[[Pasi (film)|Pasi]]'' || Rangan
| ''Puthiya Adimaigal'' || ||unreleased
|-
|-
| rowspan="11" | 1980 || ''Chinna Chinna Veedu Katti'' ||  
| ''[[Anbukku Naan Adimai]]'' || Gopinath's brother||
|-
|-
| ''Mattravai Neril'' ||
| ''Pournami Nilavil'' || ||
|-
|-
| ''Puthiya Adimaigal'' ||
| ''[[Theru Vilakku]]'' || ||
|-
|-
| ''[[Anbukku Naan Adimai]]'' || Gopinath's brother
| ''Kumari Pennin Ullathile'' || ||
|-
|-
| ''Pournami Nilavil'' ||
| ''Valli Mayil'' || ||
|-
|-
| ''[[Theru Vilakku]]'' ||  
| ''Meenakshi'' || ||
|-
|-
| ''[[Kumari Pennin Ullathile]]'' ||  
| ''Veli Thandiya Velladu'' || ||
|-
|-
| ''Valli Mayil'' ||  
| ''Oli Pirandhadhu'' || ||
|-
|-
| ''Meenakshi'' ||  
| ''[[Vasantha Azhaippugal]]'' || Dr. Vijayan ||  
|-
|-
| ''Veli Thandiya Velladu'' ||  
| rowspan="5" | 1981 || ''Mayil'' || ||  
|-
|-
| ''Oli Pirandhadhu'' ||  
| ''Sumai'' || ||
|-
|-
| rowspan="5" | 1981 || ''Mayil'' ||  
| ''Vaadagai Veedu'' || ||  
|-
|-
| ''Sumai'' ||  
| ''Kannadi'' || ||
|-
|-
| ''Vaadagai Veedu'' ||  
| ''[[Kanneer Pookkal]]'' || ||
|-
|-
| ''Kannadi'' ||  
| 1982 || ''[[Nandri, Meendum Varuga]]'' || ||
|-
|-
| ''[[Kanneer Pookkal]]'' ||  
| 1983 || ''[[Mann Vasanai (film)|Mann Vasanai]]'' || Mookkaiyan||
|-
|-
| 1982 || ''[[Nandri, Meendum Varuga]]'' ||  
| 1985 || ''[[Oru Kaidhiyin Diary]]'' || Dr.Unnikrishnan||
|-
|-
| 1983 || ''[[Mann Vasanai (film)|Mann Vasanai]]'' || Mookkaiyan
| 1986 || ''[[Palaivana Rojakkal|Paalaivana Rojakkal]]'' ||||  
|-
|-
| 1985 || ''[[Oru Kaidhiyin Diary]]'' || Dr.Unnikrishnan
| rowspan="3" |1987|| ''[[Chinna Thambi Periya Thambi]]'' || Aarusamy||
|-
|-
| 1986 || ''[[Palaivana Rojakkal|Paalaivana Rojakkal]]'' ||  
| ''[[Cooliekkaran]]'' || Ramanathan||
|-
|-
| rowspan="3" |1987|| ''[[Chinna Thambi Periya Thambi]]'' || Sudha Chandran's brother
| ''[[Nayakan]]'' || Durai||
|-
|-
| ''[[Cooliekkaran]]'' || Ramanathan
| 1988 || ''[[Kodi Parakuthu]]'' || ||Guest appearance
|-
|-
| ''[[Nayakan]]'' || Durai
| 1989 || ''[[Kadhal Enum Nadhiyinile]]'' || ||
|-
|-
| 1988 || ''[[Kodi Parakuthu]]'' || Guest appearance
| 1990 || ''[[Oru Veedu Iru Vasal]]'' || ||
|-
|-
| 1989 || ''[[Kadhal Enum Nadhiyinile]]'' ||  
| 1991 || ''[[Manasara Vazhthungalen]] '' || ||  
|-
|-
| 1990 || ''[[Oru Veedu Iru Vasal]]'' ||  
| 1992 || ''[[Unna Nenachen Pattu Padichen]]'' || Rathnasamy||
|-
|-
| 1991 || ''Manasaara Vaazhthungalean'' ||  
| rowspan="3" | 2002 || ''[[Five Star (film)|Five Star]]'' || Elango's father||
|-
|-
| 1992 || ''[[Unna Nenachen Pattu Padichen]]'' || Rathnasamy, Meenakshi's father
| ''[[Run (2002 film)|Run]]'' || ||
|-
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2002 || ''[[Five Star (film)|Five Star]]'' || Elango father
| ''[[Ramana (film)|Ramana]]'' || Bhadrinarayanan||
|-
|-
| ''[[Run (2002 film)|Run]]'' ||  
| rowspan="3" | 2003 || ''[[Pallavan]]'' || Meena and Reena's father ||
|-
|-
| ''[[Ramana (film)|Ramana]]'' || Bhadrinarayanan
| ''[[Paarai (film)|Paarai]]'' || Vijayan||
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2003 || ''[[Pallavan]]'' ||
|''[[Diwan (film)|Diwan]]'' || ||
|-
|-
| ''[[Paarai (film)|Paarai]]'' || Vijayan
| rowspan="4" | 2004 || ''[[7G Rainbow Colony]]'' || Kadhir's father||
|-
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2004 || ''[[7G Rainbow Colony]]'' || Kadhir's father
| ''[[Kamaraj (film)|Kamaraj]]'' || ||Guest appearance
|-
|-
| ''[[Kamaraj (film)|Kamaraj]]'' || Guest appearance
|''[[Adhu]]'' || ||
|-
|-
|''[[Adhu]]'' ||
| ''[[Singara Chennai]]'' || Bhuvana's father||
|-
|-
| ''[[Singara Chennai]]'' || Bhuvana's father
| rowspan="2" | 2005 ||  ''[[Thirupaachi]]''||City Police Commissioner||
|-
|-
|2005|| ''[[Thirupaachi]]''||Assistant Commissioner
| ''[[Alaiyadikkuthu]]'' || ||
|-
|-
|2006|| ''[[Kusthi]]''||
|2006|| ''[[Kusthi]]''|| ||
|-
|-
|2011|| ''[[Sadhurangam (2011 film)|Sathurangam]]''||
|2011|| ''[[Sadhurangam (2011 film)|Sathurangam]]''|| ||Filmed in 2004; delayed release
|}
|}


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|1982||''[[Vidhichathum Kothichathum]]''||Rajan||
|1982||''[[Vidhichathum Kothichathum]]''||Rajan||
|-
|-
|1983||''[[Asthram]]''||||
|1983||''[[Asthram (1983 film)|Asthram]]''||||
|-
|-
|1984||''[[Ethirppukal]]''||||
|1984||''[[Ethirppukal]]''||||
|-
|-
|1985||''[[Njan Piranna Nattil|Njaan Piranna Naattil]]''||Surendran||
|rowspan="2" |1985||''[[Njan Piranna Nattil|Njaan Piranna Naattil]]''||Surendran||
|-
|-
|||''[[Aarodum Parayaruthu]]''||||
|''[[Aarodum Parayaruthu]]''||||
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" |1986
| rowspan="2" |1986
|''[[Ente Shabdham|Ente Shabdam]]''||I.G||
|''[[Ente Shabdham|Ente Shabdam]]''||I.G||
|-
|-
|''[[Ithramathram (1986 film)|Ithramathram]]''||Johny||
|''Ithramathram''||Johny||
|-
|-
|1988||''[[August 1 (film)|August 1]]''||Muniyandi Thevar||
|1988||''[[August 1 (film)|August 1]]''||Muniyandi Thevar||
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" |1989||''[[Ivalente Kamuki|Ivalente Kaamuki]]''||||
| rowspan="2" |1989||''Ivalente Kaamuki''||||
|-
|-
|''Padippura''||||
|''Padippura''||||
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| rowspan="2" |1990||''Sankarankuttikkoru Pennuvenam''||||
| rowspan="2" |1990||''Sankarankuttikkoru Pennuvenam''||||
|-
|-
|''[[Sthreekku Vendi Sthree]]''||||
|''Sthreekku Vendi Sthree''||||
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" |1994
| rowspan="2" |1994
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|2001||''Goa''||||
|2001||''Goa''||||
|-
|-
|2002||''[[Njan Rajavu|Njaan Raajaavu]]''||Antony||
|2002||''Njaan Raajaavu''||Antony||
|-
|-
|2005||''[[Kochi Rajavu]]''||Parthasarathy||
|2005||''[[Kochi Rajavu]]''||Parthasarathy||
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{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|id=1129408|title=Vijayan}}
* {{IMDb name|id=1129408|name=Vijayan}}


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Latest revision as of 05:08, 23 February 2026


Vijayan
Born(1944-05-17)17 May 1944
Tirur, Kerala, India
Died22 September 2007(2007-09-22) (aged 63)
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Other namesVijayan
OccupationActor
Years active1975 - 2007

Tirur Vijayan[1] was an Indian actor, primarily working in Tamil and Malayalam films in the late 1970s and early 1980s as a hero before transitioning to supporting roles. He died following a cardiac arrest in 2007 while he was shooting for Aayudham Seivom.[2] His wife was the niece of former Chief Minister of Kerala E. K. Nayanar.

Partial filmography[edit | edit source]

Tamil[edit | edit source]

Year Film Role Notes
1978 Kizhake Pogum Rail Pattalathaar
1979 Ponnu Oorukku Pudhusu
Niram Maaratha Pookkal Vijayan
Oru Vidukadhai Oru Thodarkadhai
Uthiripookkal Sundaravadivelu
Chakkalathi
Pasi Rangan
1980 Chinna Chinna Veedu Katti
Mattravai Neril
Malargale Malarungal also storywriter
Puthiya Adimaigal unreleased
Anbukku Naan Adimai Gopinath's brother
Pournami Nilavil
Theru Vilakku
Kumari Pennin Ullathile
Valli Mayil
Meenakshi
Veli Thandiya Velladu
Oli Pirandhadhu
Vasantha Azhaippugal Dr. Vijayan
1981 Mayil
Sumai
Vaadagai Veedu
Kannadi
Kanneer Pookkal
1982 Nandri, Meendum Varuga
1983 Mann Vasanai Mookkaiyan
1985 Oru Kaidhiyin Diary Dr.Unnikrishnan
1986 Paalaivana Rojakkal
1987 Chinna Thambi Periya Thambi Aarusamy
Cooliekkaran Ramanathan
Nayakan Durai
1988 Kodi Parakuthu Guest appearance
1989 Kadhal Enum Nadhiyinile
1990 Oru Veedu Iru Vasal
1991 Manasara Vazhthungalen
1992 Unna Nenachen Pattu Padichen Rathnasamy
2002 Five Star Elango's father
Run
Ramana Bhadrinarayanan
2003 Pallavan Meena and Reena's father
Paarai Vijayan
Diwan
2004 7G Rainbow Colony Kadhir's father
Kamaraj Guest appearance
Adhu
Singara Chennai Bhuvana's father
2005 Thirupaachi City Police Commissioner
Alaiyadikkuthu
2006 Kusthi
2011 Sathurangam Filmed in 2004; delayed release

Malayalam[edit | edit source]

Year Film Role Note
1975 Utharayanam
Kalyaanappanthal
Pravaham Raman
1976 Udyaanalakshmi
Srishti
1980 Arangum Aniyarayum Aathman
1981 Guha Prabhu
Sreemaan Sreemathi
Kayam
1982 Vidhichathum Kothichathum Rajan
1983 Asthram
1984 Ethirppukal
1985 Njaan Piranna Naattil Surendran
Aarodum Parayaruthu
1986 Ente Shabdam I.G
Ithramathram Johny
1988 August 1 Muniyandi Thevar
1989 Ivalente Kaamuki
Padippura
1989 Adikkurippu
1990 Sankarankuttikkoru Pennuvenam
Sthreekku Vendi Sthree
1994 Gaandeevam
Bharanakoodam Minister
2000 Mister Butler
2001 Goa
2002 Njaan Raajaavu Antony
2005 Kochi Rajavu Parthasarathy

Hindi[edit | edit source]

Year Film Role
1987 Kachchi Kali
1990 Gulabi Raaten

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Actor Vijayan no more". deccanherald.com. 23 September 2007. Archived from the original on 27 February 2013. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
  2. ↑ "Malayalam Cinema News | Malayalam Movie Reviews | Malayalam Movie Trailers - IndiaGlitz Malayalam". Archived from the original on 1 February 2014.

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