Sundar K. Vijayan

Sundar K. Vijayan is an Indian film and television series director, who has directed Tamil language content. The son of director K. Vijayan, Sundar began his career in films in the late 1980s, before prioritising television commitments in the 2000s.[1]

Sundar K. Vijayan
Born (1960-08-16) 16 August 1960
Tamil Nadu, India
Occupations
  • Actor
  • Film director
  • screenwriter
Years active1986–present
ParentK. Vijayan (father)

Career

In the 1980s, Vijayan made a series of films including Revathy (1986) and Velicham (1987), and finished off the Bhagyaraj-starrer En Rathathin Rathame (!989), started by his father. He was closely associated with actress Ranjini in the late 1980s.[2]

Vijayan also played a pivotal role in introducing actor Samuthirakani into Tamil cinema, by hiring him on as a copywriter during the 1990s.[3] A number of directors, including Venu Arvind and Premsai, apprenticed under him during their period of training.[4]

In the 2000s, Vijayan collaborated with a number of lead actresses including Raadhika, Khushboo, Amala, Devayani and Meena for primetime television serials.[5][6] By 2005, he had directed over 1500 episodes.[7] He was awarded a Kalaimamani award in 2009 for his work on Tamil television.[8][9]

Filmography

Films
YearFilmNotes
1986Revathy
1987Velicham
1989En Rathathin Rathame [10]
1991Ennarukil Nee Irunthal

Television
YearSerialChannel
1998Jannal - Adutha Veetu KavithaigalSun TV/Raj TV
1999GuhanRaj TV
2000Kadavulukku Kobam VandhadhuDD Podhigai
2001OonjalVijay TV
2001–2003AlaigalSun TV
2003–2005Annamalai
2003–2004Kungumam
2005–2006Selvi
2006Lakshmi
2008–2009Namma KudumbamKalaignar TV
2009Thangamma PurushanKalaignar TV
2012–2013Muthaaram
2014-2015UyirmeiZee Tamil
2015–2016YazhiniIBC Tamil
2016Vinnaithaandi VaruvaayaaVijay TV
2019Lakshmi StoresSun TV
2020Chithi 2

References
  1. "Profile of Director Sundar K. Vijayan - Tamil Movie Data Base of Tamilstar.com". profile.tamilstar.com.
  2. "Why Bharathiraja's Kollywood movie En Uyir Thozhan is so special, Bharathiraja, En Uyir Thozhan". www.behindwoods.com.
  3. Pecheti, Prakash (25 January 2021). "Samuthirakani finds his ground finally". Telangana Today.
  4. Rangarajan, Malathi (February 5, 2011). "On a different track". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.
  5. "Superhit Tamil director joins Radhika's Chithi 2! - Tamil News". IndiaGlitz.com. October 11, 2019.
  6. "Many biggies for Kalaignar TV - Malayalam News". IndiaGlitz.com. July 16, 2007.
  7. "Sundar K.Vijayan". October 5, 2010 – via Flickr.
  8. "Uyir Meiy – The first ever medical drama in a new timeslot on Zee Tamizh – ZEE Entertainment Corporate Website". www.zee.com.
  9. Shankar, By: Settu (February 25, 2009). "Kalaimamani awards distributed". filmibeat.com.
  10. "En Rathathin Rathame". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
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