Vijay Chandar

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Vijay Chandar
NationalityIndian
Occupation
Years active2012–present

Vijay Chandar is an Indian film director who is known for directing the Tamil-language film Vaalu (2015).

Career[edit]

Vijay Chandar made his directorial debut with Vaalu (2015).[1] The film began production in 2012 and released in 2015 after much delay.[2][3] The film marked Silambarasan's return after a three year hiatus and released to positive reviews.[4] 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".[5] Chandar's next film was Sketch (2018) starring Vikram.[6] The film received mixed reviews upon release but the film was a commercial success.[7][8] The film also marked the return of Vikram after one year.[8] A critic wrote that "A predictable action drama that ends up star-worshipping its protagonist a tad too much".[9] His next film was Sangathamizhan (2019) with Vijay Sethupathi, which released to negative reviews.[10][11] 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".[11]

Filmography[edit]

Director[edit]

Year Film Notes
2015 Vaalu Cameo appearance
2018 Sketch Cameo appearance
Also singer and lyricist for song "Atchi Putchi"
2019 Sangathamizhan Cameo appearance

Producer[edit]

FILMWORKS is a Indian Film Production Company, founded by Vijay Chandar.

Year Film Actor Notes
2022 Production No. 1 Hansika Motwani

References[edit]

  1. Srinivasan, Sudhir (August 14, 2015). "Vaalu: STR makes the film watchable". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.
  2. "Simbu didn't give up on 'Vaalu' despite delay: Director Vijay Chander". July 14, 2015.
  3. "Vaalu release delayed". The Hindu. July 15, 2015 – via www.thehindu.com.
  4. "Vaalu Movie Review {3/5}: Critic Review of Vaalu by Times of India" – via timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
  5. "Vaalu". Sify.
  6. "Without Vikram, there's no Sketch: Vijay Chandar- The New Indian Express". cms.newindianexpress.com.
  7. "Sketch Movie Review {2.5/5}: Critic Review of Sketch by Times of India" – via timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
  8. 8.0 8.1 "Have asked director Vijay Chander to relish the success of Sketch: Vikram". Hindustan Times. January 17, 2018.
  9. Ramanujam, Srinivasa (January 12, 2018). "'Sketch' review: brake failure". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.
  10. "Director Vijay Chandar: Vijay Sethupathi's popularity will increase after Sanga Thamizhan - Times of India". The Times of India.
  11. 11.0 11.1 "Sangathamizhan Movie Review: A generic mass hero movie with its story elements only all too familiar" – via timesofindia.indiatimes.com.

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