Vijayan was an Indian actor primarily concentrated in Malayalam and Tamil cinema. A respected character actor in the 1970s and 80s, he was best known for his villainous leading role in Uthiripookkal (1979), which was called one of the 100 greatest Indian films of all time by News18 in 2013. He also played a minor role in Mani Ratnam's Nayakan (1987), which is considered a classic of Tamil cinema and is listed in TIME's "All-Time 100 Movies".
Filmography
Nayakan
as Durai
7G Rainbow Colony
as Kathir's Father (Tamil)
Thirupaachi
as Commissioner Rathnakumar
Varalaru
as Divya's father
Run
as Don's (Priya's Brother) Right-hand
Kochi Rajavu
as Parthasarathy
Ramanaa
as Bhadrinarayanan
Mister Butler
as Gym Vijayan
August 1
as Muniyandi Thevar
Kodi Parakuthu
as Shivagiri's father
Adikkurippu
as Kesavan
Oru Kaidhiyin Diary
as Dr. Unnikrishnan
Uthiripookkal
as Sundaravadivelu
Five Star
as Ilango's Father
Kizhakke Pogum Rail
as Pattalathaar (Military man)/panchayat member
