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{{Short description|Indian film director}}
{{EngvarB|date=September 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2014}}
{{Infobox person
| name = K. Vijayan
| image = K Vijayan - Director.jpg
| 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 =
| parents =
| relatives =
| children =
| occupation = Director <br />producer <br />actor
}}

''' K. Vijayan''' (1933–1988) 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|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120722142500/http://www.cinesouth.com/cgi-bin/persondb.cgi?name=k.vijayan|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 July 2012|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 book |last=Dhananjayan |first=G. |author-link=G. Dhananjayan |title=PRIDE OF TAMIL CINEMA: 1931 TO 2013: Tamil Films that have earned National and International Recognition |title-link=Pride of Tamil Cinema |date=3 November 2014 |publisher=Blue Ocean Publishers}}</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 (1984 film)|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]].<ref name="su">{{Cite web |date=18 July 2018 |title=18 வயதில் இயக்குனர் ஆனேன்! |url=http://www.kungumam.co.in/Articalinnerdetail.aspx?id=13909&id1=3&issue=20180713 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20231031160256/http://www.kungumam.co.in/Articalinnerdetail.aspx?id=13909&id1=3&issue=20180713 |archive-date=31 October 2023 |access-date=1 November 2023 |website=Kungumam}}</ref>

His son was assisted by assistants including [[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 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090614043552/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/47525.html |archive-date=14 June 2009 |access-date=5 June 2011 |website=Indiaglitz.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=10 November 2006 |title="Bollywood respects directors coming from the south" |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/ampquotbollywood-respects-directors-coming-from-the-southampquot/article18495557.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240611015712/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/ampquotbollywood-respects-directors-coming-from-the-southampquot/article18495557.ece |archive-date=11 June 2024 |access-date=11 March 2019 |work=The Hindu}}</ref>

== Partial filmography ==
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===As director===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- style="background:#000;"
! Year
! Film !! Language
|-
| 1969
| ''[[Kaaval Dheivam]]'' || Tamil
|-
| 1972
| ''[[Iniyoru 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
|-
| 1977
| ''[[Annan Oru Koyil]]'' || Tamil
|-
| 1978
| ''[[Thyagam]]'' || Tamil
|-
| 1978
| ''[[Rudra Thandavam (1978 film)|Rudhra Thaandavam]]'' || Tamil
|-
| 1978
| ''[[Punniya Boomi]]'' || Tamil
|-
| 1979
| ''[[Amar Deep (1979 film)|Amardeep]]'' || Hindi
|-
| 1979
| ''[[Thirisoolam]]'' || Tamil
|-
| 1979
| ''[[Nallathoru Kudumbam]]'' || Tamil
|-
| 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
|-
| 1983
| ''Neeru Pootha Neruppu'' || Tamil
|-
| 1983
| ''[[Sattam]]'' || Tamil
|-
| 1983
| ''[[Anantham Ajnatham]]'' || Malayalam
|-
| 1983
| ''Snehabandanam'' || Malayalam
|-
| 1984
| ''[[Thirakal]]'' || Malayalam
|-
| 1984
| ''[[Niraparaadhi]]'' || Tamil
|-
| 1984
| ''Karimbu'' || Malayalam
|-
| 1984
| ''Jeevitham'' || Malayalam
|-
| 1984
| ''[[Azhagu]]'' || Tamil
|-
| 1984
| ''[[Vidhi (1984 film)|Vidhi]]'' || Tamil
|-
| 1984
| ''[[Osai]]'' || Tamil
|-
| 1985
| ''Premapaasam'' || Tamil
|-
| 1985
| ''[[Vasantha Sena (1985 film)|Vasantha Sena]]'' || Malayalam
|-
| 1985
| ''Kaaval'' || Tamil
|-
| 1985
| ''[[Mangamma Sabadham (1985 film)|Mangamma Sabadham]]'' || Tamil
|-
| 1985
| ''[[Bandham (film)|Bandham]]'' || Tamil
|-
| 1986
| ''[[Viduthalai (1986 film)|Viduthalai]]'' || Tamil
|-
| 1986
| ''[[Anandha Kanneer]]'' || Tamil
|-
| 1987
| ''[[Vairagyam]]'' || Tamil
|-
| 1987
| ''[[Velicham]]'' || Tamil
|-
| 1987
| ''[[Krishnan Vandhaan]]'' || Tamil
|-
| 1987
| ''[[Thambathyam]]'' || Tamil
|-
| 1989
| ''[[En Rathathin Rathame]]'' || Tamil
|-
| 1995
| ''[[Aval Potta Kolam]]'' || Tamil
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

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

{{K. Vijayan}}

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

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