Vijayakanth filmography

The following is the filmography of Vijayakanth (1952–2023), an Indian actor, film producer, philanthropist and politician.[1][2]

Filmography

Film actor

YearFilmRoleNotesRef(s)
1979 Inikkum IlamaiArun
Agal VilakkuDhanushkodi
1980NeerottamKumarcredited as A. Vijayakanth[3]
SamanthipooPrakash
Doorathu Idi MuzhakkamPonnan[4]
1981Sattam Oru IruttaraiVijay[5]
Sivappu MalliRanga[6]
Nenjile ThunivirunthalMuthu[7]
Jadhikkoru NeedhiKaantha[8]
Noolaruntha PattamUdhaya[9]
Needhi PizhaithathuVijay[10]
1982Parvaiyin MarupakkamVijay
Pattanathu RajakkalVijay
AutorajaRaja
Sivantha KangalInspector Vijay
Om ShaktiKathavarayan[11]
Sattam SirikkiradhuSubash[12]
1983Naan Soottiya MalarAshok[13]
Dowry KalyanamEthiraj
SaatchiInspector Vijay
1984Madurai SooranSooran[14]
Madras VathiyarMarasamy
Theerppu En KaiyilMadhan[15]
VetriVijay (Vetri)
Nooravathu NaalRaj
Vengaiyin MainthanPambatti
Kuzhandhai YesuJeeva
Vellai Pura OndruJeeva[16]
Nalla NaalChinna Durai (Muthu)
Maman MachanMahesh
Veetuku Oru KannagiVijay
SabaashVijay[17]
Naalai Unathu NaalArun
Sathiyam NeeyeSoori
Idhu Enga BoomiVijay[18]
Vaidhegi KaathirunthaalVellaichamyNominated, Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil
KudumbamVijay
January 1Inspector Mano[19]
1985Alai OsaiMuthu
Santhosha KanavukalPandian[20]
Pudhu YugamVijay
Navagraha NayagiNarayana
Raman SreeramanVijay, SanjayDual role
Puthiya SagapthamVijay[21]
Annai BhoomiRaja
Naane Raja Naane MandhiriRangamani[22]
ThandanaiKumar
Amudha GaanamSundaram
Engal KuralHimselfGuest appearance
EettiVelan
Neethiyin MarupakkamInspector Vijayakumar
Puthiya TheerpuInspector Raja
Yemaatrathe YemaaraatheSuryaprakash[23]
1986Karimedu KaruvayanKaruvayan
Amman Kovil KizhakaleChinnamaniFilmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil
Cinema Express Award for Best Actor – Tamil
Nambinar KeduvadhillaiMurali
ManakanakkuRamanu
Enakku Nane NeedipathiVijay
Vasantha RaagamVijay
Oomai VizhigalDSP Dheenadayalan
Annai En DheivamVijay
Thazhuvatha KaigalGopal
Dharma DevathaiVijay[24]
Oru Iniya UdhayamSakhtivel[25]
1987Sirai ParavaiDCP Rajasekharan
Solvadhellam UnmaiVijay[26]
Poo Mazhai PozhiyuthuPandian[27]
Velundu VinaiyillaiVetri
VeerapandiyanManimaran[28]
Veeran VeluthambiInspector Rahman[29]
CooliekkaranRaja [30]
Ninaive Oru SangeethamMarudhu
Manathil Uruthi VendumHimselfGuest appearance for song "Vangala Kadale"
Sattam Oru VilayaattuVijay
Uzhavan MaganChinna Durai, SivaDual role
1988Kaalaiyum Neeye Maalaiyum NeeyeRaja, Inspector VishwanathDual role[31]
Makkal AanaiyittalKathiravan
Ullathil Nalla UllamMichael Raj[32]
Therkathi KallanKallan
Poonthotta KaavalkaaranAnthonyCinema Express Awards for Best Character Actor
Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil
Thambi Thanga KambiShankar[33]
NallavanGurumoorthy, RajasekharDual role[34]
Senthoora PooveCaptain SoundarapandiyanTamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor
Cinema Express Awards for Best Character Actor
[35]
Thenpandi SeemayileVijay
Uzhaithu Vaazha VendumRaja[36]
1989En Purushanthaan Enakku MattumthaanMarudhu[37]
Paattukku Oru ThalaivanArivu
Poruthathu PothumNallarasu (Vallarasu), PonnuthangamDual role
Ponmana SelvanRaja
Dharmam VellumInspector K. Jaganath, VijayDual role
RajanadaiInspector Vijayakanth
Meenakshi ThiruvilayadalShiva / Lord Sundareswar[38]
1990Pulan VisaranaiDCP 'Honest' RajNominated, Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil[39]
Pudhu PadaganManikkam[40]
Sandhana KaatruAzhagiri
Sirayil Pootha Chinna MalarMuthappa, ParthibanDual role[41]
Engitta MothathayPandiyan
ChatriyanACP Panneer Selvam
1991Iravu SooriyanHimselfSpecial appearance
Captain PrabhakaranDFO Prabhakaran IFS[42]
Maanagara KaavalACP Subash[43]
Moondrezhuthil En MoochirukkumRobert[44]
1992Chinna GounderThavasi (Chinna Gounder)Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil[45]
Bharathan Bharathan[46]
Thai MozhiInspector AlexSpecial appearance[47]
Kaviya ThalaivanManikkam[48]
1993Kovil KaalaiUppiliyappan[49]
Ezhai JaathiSubhash Chandra Bose[50]
Sakkarai DevanSakkarai Devan[51]
RajaduraiSP Rajadurai, VijayDual role[52]
Enga MuthalaliVijaya Ragunadhan Reddy[53]
SenthoorapandiSenthoorapandiExtended Cameo Appearance[54]
1994Sethupathi IPSDCP Sethupathi[55]
Honest RajASP RajNominated, Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil[56]
Pathavi PramanamSiva[57]
En Aasai MachanAruchami[58]
Periya MarudhuPeriya Marudhu[59]
1995Karuppu NilaShanmuga Pandian
ThirumoorthyMoorthy[60]
Gandhi Pirantha MannBalu, GandhiDual role
1996ThayagamSakthivelTamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize
Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil
[61]
Tamizh SelvanThamizhselvan IAS
AlexanderAlexander IPS
1997Dharma ChakkaramChakkaravarthy[62]
1998UlavuthuraiCommodore Vasanth Periyasamy
DharmaDharma
Veeram Vilanja MannuDuraipandi, DSP VijayDual role
1999KallazhagarKamalakannan, KamaaluddinDual role
PeriannaLingam (Periyanna)Extended Cameo Appearance
Kannupada PoguthaiyaVetrivel, VasudevarayarDual role
2000Vaanathai PolaVellaichamy, MuthuDual role [63]
VallarasuDCP Vallarasu
SimmasanamSathyamurthy, Sakthivel, ThangarasuTriple role
2001VaanchinathanDCP Vaanchinathan[64]
NarasimhaCaptain Narasimha
Viswanathan RamamoorthyHimselfCameo appearance[65]
ThavasiThavasi, BoopathiDual role
2002RaajjiyamKarthikeyaan
DevanRathnavelu IPSExtended Cameo Appearance[66]
RamanaaRamanaa
2003Chokka ThangamMuthu[67]
ThennavanThennavan IAS[68]
2004Engal AnnaSundaralingam Prabhakaran (SP)[69]
GajendraGajendra
Neranja ManasuAyyanar
2005MaayaviHimselfSpecial appearance
2006 SudesiSudesi[70]
PerarasuIlavarasu Pandiyan (Kasi Vasudevan IPS), Perarasu PandiyanDual role
DharmapuriSivaraman
2007SabariSabarivasan
2008ArasangamArivarasu IPS
2009 MariyadhaiAnnamalai, RajaDual role
Engal AasaanMahendran
2010VirudhagiriVirudhagiri IPSAlso Director[71]
2015SagapthamDeiveegamCameo appearance[72]
2024 The Greatest of All Time Nuclear Scientist "Captain" (Gandhi in disguise) Posthumous film release
AI Generated Cameo appearance
[73]
2025 Padai Thalaivan Professor Ramanaa (Final film role) [74]

Film producer

Vijayakanth with his brother-in-law L. K. Sudheesh has produced films under the company Captain Cine Creations.

Film director

References

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