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Thalaivaasal Vijay
Thalaivaasal Vijay
Born	A. R. Vijayakumar; 4 August 1962 (age 62); Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1992–present

Thalaivaasal Vijay (born A. R. Vijayakumar) is an Indian actor and dubbing artiste.^[1] He has acted predominantly in Tamil and Malayalam films.

Career

Vijay's debut film was Thalaivaasal (1992), which became part of his stage name following acclaim for his performance.^[2] He is noted for his character roles, especially in R. Sukumaran's 2010 Malayalam film Yugapurushan as Narayana Guru.^[3] The actor is usually seen in supporting and character roles.^[4] Vijay, in his career spanning over 30 years, has appeared in more than 270 films.

Filmography

Tamil

1990s

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1992	Thalaivaasal	Babu
	Sivantha Malar
	Thevar Magan	Muthuvel
1993	Amaravathi	Dr. Charlie
	Thanga Pappa	Ravi
	Maamiyar Veedu	Inspector Vijay
	Thiruda Thiruda	CBI Officer
1994	Mahanadhi	Mannangkatti
	Veettai Paaru Naattai Paaru	Sakthi
	Magalir Mattum	Papamma's husband
	Adharmam
	Chinna Pulla	Subramani
	Periya Marudhu	Marimuthu
1995	Padikkara Vayasula
	Gandhi Pirantha Mann
	Raasaiyya	Kaalai
	Vishnu	Rajamanikkam
1996	Avathara Purushan	Vaishali's father
	Kadhal Kottai	Panneer
	Tamizh Selvan	rebellious group leader
	Gokulathil Seethai	Pimp
1997	Periya Thambi	Sundarapandian
	Aravindhan	Muthukrishnan
	Thaali Pudhusu	Seetha’s brother-in-law
	Devathai	Kamusigha
	Nandhini	Kannadi Vijay
	Nerrukku Ner	Police Inspector Venkatram
	Samrat	Samrat’s father
	Vasuki
	Kadhalukku Mariyadhai	Thomas
1998	Kaadhale Nimmadhi	Singer
	Kizhakkum Merkkum	Ganesan
	Dhinamdhorum		Guest appearance
	Velai
	Color Kanavugal
	Bhagavath Singh
	Santhosham	Kanthaswamy
	Harichandra	Raghu
	Dharma	Vijay
	Poonthottam
	Guru Paarvai	Kaali / Vijay
	Simmarasi	Lakhsmi's husband
	Kaadhal Kavithai	Pandiyan
1999	Adutha Kattam
	En Swasa Kaatre
	Rajasthan	One of the terrorists
	Annan Thangachi	Chitti
	Amarkalam
	Kannodu Kanbathellam	DCP Bharathi
	Mugam
	Iraniyan

2000s

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2000	Kannukkul Nilavu	Shanmugam
	Sudhandhiram
	Sandhitha Velai	Vasu
	Vallarasu	Terrorist
	James Pandu	Manager
	Magalirkkaga	Nagaraj I.P.S
	Ennamma Kannu
	Chinna Chinna Kannile	Dev
	Sabhash	Police inspector
	Karuvelam Pookkal	Teacher
	Ilayavan
	Priyamaanavale	Selva
	Seenu	Seenu's uncle
	Ennavale	Neighbour
2001	Vaanchinathan
	Narasimha	Police
	Maayan	Freedom fighter
	Veettoda Mappillai	Muthupandi
	Mitta Miraasu
	Kasi	Sevvalai
	Paarthale Paravasam
	Aandan Adimai
2002	Red	Ananda Vikatan Reporter
	Thamizh	Haneefa
	Unnai Ninaithu	Nirmala's father
	Thulluvadho Ilamai	Mahesh's father
	Devan	Jeeva
	Nettru Varai Nee Yaaro
	Shree	Shree’s henchmen
	Ivan	Father of Jeevan
	Bagavathi	Ganga
	Mutham
	Naina
	Karmegham	District Collector
	Maaran	Doctor Prakash
	Bala	Om Prakash
	Kadhal Virus	Himself
2003	Kalatpadai	Deenadayalan
	Student Number 1	Advocate
	Anbe Anbe	Cheenu's father
	Inidhu Inidhu Kadhal Inidhu
	Thennavan	Mustafa
	Kaiyodu Kai	Vijayakumar
	Anjaneya	Government Employee
	Jay Jay	Jamuna's father
	Indru	Superior Officer
	Kadhal Kirukkan	Lawyer
2004	Varnajalam	Devanathan's brother
	Vaanam Vasappadum	Opposition Lawyer
	Nee Mattum
	Arul	Thirukumarann
	Perazhagan	Shenbagam's brother
	Vasool Raja MBBS	Doctor
	Bose	Bose's brother
	Dreams	Mahendran
	Aai	Police
	Udhaya	Police
2005	Aayudham
	Devathayai Kanden	Bhoopathy
	Sachein	Preethi's father
	Anda Naal Nyabagam
	Oru Kalluriyin Kathai	Taxi Driver
	Ponniyin Selvan	Drawing artist
	Aanai
	Sandakozhi	Kasi's friend
	Adhu Oru Kana Kaalam
	Devathaiyai Kanden	Uma's advocate
	Kannadi Pookal	Opposite Lawyer of Vasudevan
	Ponniyin Selvan	Drawing Artist
2006	47A Besant Nagar Varai
	Sudesi	Professor
	Parijatham	Muthu
	Sasanam
	Vathiyar	School Teacher
	Kurukshetram	Westerner
	Nenjil	Krishnamurthy
	Nenjirukkum Varai	Ganesh's father
	Aadum Koothu
2007	Achacho	Periyasamy
	Nalvaravu
	Ninaithu Ninaithu Parthen
	Aarya	Collector
2008	Bheemaa	Saamy
	Nenjathai Killadhe	Anandhi's father
	Thotta
	Inba	Inba's father
	Arai En 305-il Kadavul	Engineer Rafeeq
	Uliyin Osai	Manikandan
	Thithikkum Ilamai
	Jayamkondaan	Poongodhai's father
	Ellam Avan Seyal	Chandrashekar
	Pathu Pathu	Subbu
	Kathi Kappal	Elangovan
	Abhiyum Naanum	Mohan
	Sadhu Miranda		Guest appearance
2009	Kadhal Meipada	Vishva
	Thee	Rathnam
	Mariyadhai	Muthaiyya
	Newtonin Moondram Vidhi	Inspector
	Kulir 100°	School Principal
	Vaamanan	Kailasam
	Aarumaname	Samikannu
	Vaigai	Manikkam
	Oru Kadhalan Oru Kadhali
	Naalai Namadhe		Guest appearance

2010s

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2010	Thambikku Indha Ooru	Thamizhmani
	Pen Singam
	Siddhu +2		Guest appearance
	Kaila Kaasu Vaaila Dhosa
	Jayamundu Bayamillai
2011	Payanam	Col. Jagadeesh
	Aayiram Vilakku
	Marudhavelu		Special appearance
2012	Dhoni	Neurosurgeon
	Kadhal Paathai
	Ooh La La La	Surya's father
2013	Anil
	Thirumathi Thamizh	Vijay
	Singam II	Sathya's father
	Puthagam	Vasanth
2014	Ninaivil Nindraval
	Vetri Selvan	Bashyam
	Ramanujan	Sathiyapriya Rayar
	Poojai	Kumaraswamy
	Vingyani
	Nerungi Vaa Muthamidathe
2015	Pulan Visaranai 2	Advocate
	Anegan	Moorthy
	En Vazhi Thani Vazhi	Manimaaran
	Kalai Vendhan
	Apoorva Mahaan	Sai Baba
	Sagaptham	Dinesh
	Serndhu Polama	Grandfather
2016	Sowkarpettai	Shakthi's / Vetri's father
	Meendum Oru Kadhal Kadhai	Abdul Rahman
	Meen Kuzhambum Mann Paanaiyum	Pavithra's father
	Andaman
	Achamindri	Collector
2017	Brindavanam	Sandhya's father
	Vanamagan	Kavya's uncle
	Sathura Adi 3500	Perumal
	Thupparivaalan	Madhavan
2018	Keni	Minister
	Kadal Kuthiraigal	Activist
	Sei	Minister Rajarathinam
	Bhaagamathie	Psychiatrist
2019	Gilli Bambaram Goli
	Neerthirai	Kannan
	NGK	Saghayam
	Kaappaan	Santhosh
	100% Kadhal	Subramani

2020s

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2020	Mafia: Chapter 1	Mugilan
2021	Singa Paarvai	Commissioner of Police Thangavel
2022	D Block	Principal
	Yaanai	Jacob
	Laththi	Ranganathan
2023	Kasethan Kadavulada	Saga
2023	Priyamudan Priya
2024	Singapore Saloon	Kathir's father
	Dear	Shanmugam	^[5]
	Romeo	Leela's father	^[6]
	Mazhai Pidikkatha Manithan	Raghavan	^[7]
	Kadaisi Ulaga Por	Union Finance Minister Ramakrishnan "Central Ramki"
	Orea Peachu Orea Mudivu
	Once Upon A Time in Madras	Anitha's father	^[8]

Malayalam

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2000	Madhuranombarakattu	Kalki Parameswar
2004	Kerala House Udan Vilpanakku	Periya Thevar
2010	Yugapurushan	Sree Narayana Guru
2010	Shikkar	Rowther
2011	August 15	DGP
	The Filmstaar	Sakhavu Raghavan
	Teja Bhai & Family	Damodarji
	Melvilasom	Colonel Surat Singh
	Snehadaram
2012	Karmayogi
	Achante Aanmakkal
	Nidra	Madhava Menon (Raju's father)
	Hero	Dharmarajan Master
	Silent Valley
	Matinee	Najeeb's father
	The Hitlist	Robert
2013	Lokpal	Ramabhadran / PP
	Celluloid	Mudaliar
	Breaking News Live	Adv. Surendra Menon
	Bangles	DYSP Soloman
	Radio	Doctor
	Olipporu
	North 24 Kaatham	Sreekumar
	Oru Kudumba Chithram	Shanmukha Vel
	Pigman
2014	Gamer	Abraham Koshi
2015	Lavender	Joseph Tharakan
	Kanthari	Cameo
	Oru New Generation Pani
2016	Campus Diary
2017	Vedham
2018	Captain	SP Rajashekaran
2018	Kinar	Minister
2019	Luca	Jayaram
2019	Kunjiramante Kuppayam	Raman
2022	Aaraattu	Varadaraja Venkatachalam
2023	1921: Puzha Muthal Puzha Vare	Variyankunnath Kunjahammad Haji	^[9]
	Within Seconds	Don	^[10]
	Garudan	Colonel Philip George	^[11]
	Price of Police †	TBA	Post Production^[12]

Telugu

Year	Film	Role
1995	Stri	Paddalu
2005	Nayakudu	Vadayar's henchman
2008	Keka	Kiran's father
2010	Maro Charithra	Swapna's father
2011	Gaganam	Col. Jagadeesh
2013	Satya 2	Prakash Rao
2018	Bhaagamathie	Psychiatrist
2019	Yatra	Tulla Devender Goud
2020	V	Ramanujan
2022	Radhe Shyam	Scientist
2022	Aa Ammayi Gurinchi Meeku Cheppali	Dr. James Kutty
2024	Razakar – Silent Genocide of Hyderabad	K. M. Munshi

Hindi films


Year	Film	Role
2019	Junglee	Dipankar Nair
2021	Bell Bottom	P. V. Narasimha Rao
2022	Radhe Shyam	scientist

English film


Year	Film	Role
2004	Morning Raga	Swarnalata's husband	English

As voice over artist

Year	Film	For Whom	Character
1997	Ullaasam	Devan
1998	Uyire	Aditya Srivastava
1999	Housefull	Surya (Telugu actor)	Police commissioner
1999	Mudhalvan	Surya (Telugu actor)	Pugazhendhi's bodyguard
2000	Pandavas: The Five Warriors		Shakuni
2001	Pandavar Bhoomi	Mukesh Tiwari
2002	Gemini	Murali
2002	Kannathil Muthamittal	J. D. Chakravarthy
2003	Magic Magic 3D	Tirlok Malik	Krishna
	Nala Damayanthi	Bruno Xavier	Ivan
	Arasu	Murali
2005	Ghajini	Pradeep Rawat
2009	Vettaikaaran	Srihari	Devaraj
2012	Vettai	Ashutosh Rana	Annaachi
2013	Aarambam	Atul Kulkarni
2014	Jilla	Pradeep Rawat
2017	Kadamban	Deepraj Rana
2018	Adanga Maru	Babu Antony
2022	Ponniyin Selvan: I		Khottiga
2023	Ponniyin Selvan: II		Khottiga

Television

Tamil

Title	Channel
Akashaya	Sun TV
Aalavandhan Kolai Vazhakku
Ganga Yamuna Saraswati	Raj TV
Vidiyal Pudithu
Micro Thodargal - Othigai
Azhagu	Sun TV
Fall	Disney+ Hotstar^[13]
The Village	Amazon Prime Video^[14]

Malayalam

Title	Channel
Neelamala	DD Malayalam
Gopika
Padavukal
Anandharagam	Surya TV

Awards

Year	Title	Awards
2010	Special Jury Award - Yugapurushan	Kerala State Film Awards
2012	Best Actor in a Supporting Role for Karmayogi	1st South Indian International Movie Awards
2018	Azhagu	Sun Kudumbam Viruthugal for Best Father

References

^ "My aim is to win a national award, says actor Thalaivasal' Vijay". The Hindu. 2 November 2006. Archived from the original on 1 June 2009. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
^ Raman, Mohan V. (8 November 2014). "What's in a name?". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 20 June 2018. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
^ "Way to go". The Hindu. 30 October 2011. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
^ Rangarajan, Malathi (17 June 2012). "Actor of substance". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
^ Features, C. E. (28 March 2024). "Maja Wedding song from DeAr is out". Cinema Express. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
^ "Romeo Trailer: Vijay Antony-starrer Promises Fun Ride To Win Over His Wife's Love". News18. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
^ Features, C. E. (5 June 2024). "Vijay Antony's Mazhai Pidikkatha Manidhan clears censorship formalities". Cinema Express. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
^ "Bharath's Once Upon A Time In Madras gets a release date". Cinema Express. 29 August 2024. Archived from the original on 29 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
^ "Puzha Muthal Puzhavare To Hit The Silver Screen On March 3 This Year". News18. 25 February 2023. Archived from the original on 4 March 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
^ "Trailer Of Indrans' Malayalam Movie Within Seconds Out; Watch Here". News18. 4 May 2023. Archived from the original on 16 May 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
^ Bureau, The Hindu (26 June 2023). "'Garudan' teaser: Suresh Gopi bashes up goons with a motorbike helmet". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 17 October 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
^ "Miya George-Kalabhavan Shajon film titled Price of Police". Cinema Express. 16 January 2023. Archived from the original on 4 March 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
^ "First look of Siddharth Ramaswamy's upcoming web series 'Fall' released". www.newindianexpress.com. 17 September 2022. Archived from the original on 3 December 2022.
^ "Trailer of Arya's The Village is out". Cinema Express. 17 November 2023. Archived from the original on 17 November 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.

External links

[1] "My aim is to win a national award, says actor Thalaivasal' Vijay". The Hindu. 2 November 2006. Archived from the original on 1 June 2009. Retrieved 19 February 2010.

[2] Raman, Mohan V. (8 November 2014). "What's in a name?". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 20 June 2018. Retrieved 22 October 2019.

[3] "Way to go". The Hindu. 30 October 2011. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2019.

[4] Rangarajan, Malathi (17 June 2012). "Actor of substance". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2019.

[5] Features, C. E. (28 March 2024). "Maja Wedding song from DeAr is out". Cinema Express. Retrieved 18 May 2024.

[6] "Romeo Trailer: Vijay Antony-starrer Promises Fun Ride To Win Over His Wife's Love". News18. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2024.

[7] Features, C. E. (5 June 2024). "Vijay Antony's Mazhai Pidikkatha Manidhan clears censorship formalities". Cinema Express. Retrieved 3 August 2024.

[8] "Bharath's Once Upon A Time In Madras gets a release date". Cinema Express. 29 August 2024. Archived from the original on 29 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.

[9] "Puzha Muthal Puzhavare To Hit The Silver Screen On March 3 This Year". News18. 25 February 2023. Archived from the original on 4 March 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2023.

[10] "Trailer Of Indrans' Malayalam Movie Within Seconds Out; Watch Here". News18. 4 May 2023. Archived from the original on 16 May 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2023.

[11] Bureau, The Hindu (26 June 2023). "'Garudan' teaser: Suresh Gopi bashes up goons with a motorbike helmet". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 17 October 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)

[12] "Miya George-Kalabhavan Shajon film titled Price of Police". Cinema Express. 16 January 2023. Archived from the original on 4 March 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2023.

[13] "First look of Siddharth Ramaswamy's upcoming web series 'Fall' released". www.newindianexpress.com. 17 September 2022. Archived from the original on 3 December 2022.

[14] "Trailer of Arya's The Village is out". Cinema Express. 17 November 2023. Archived from the original on 17 November 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.

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