Vijayakanth filmography

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

Filmography

Actor

1970s

Year Film Role Notes Ref(s)
1979 Inikkum Ilamai Arun
Agal Vilakku Dhanushkodi

1980s

Year Film Role Notes Ref(s)
1980 Neerottam Kumar credited as A. Vijayakanth [3]
Samanthipoo Prakash
Doorathu Idi Muzhakkam Ponnan [4]
1981 Sattam Oru Iruttarai Vijay [5]
Sivappu Malli Ranga [6]
Nenjile Thunivirunthal Muthu [7]
Jadhikkoru Needhi Kaantha [8]
Noolaruntha Pattam Udhaya [9]
Needhi Pizhaithathu Vijay [10]
1982 Parvaiyin Marupakkam Vijay
Pattanathu Rajakkal Vijay
Autoraja Raja
Sivantha Kangal Inspector Vijay
Om Shakti Kathavarayan [11]
Sattam Sirikkiradhu Subash [12]
1983 Naan Soottiya Malar Ashok [13]
Dowry Kalyanam Ethiraj
Saatchi Inspector Vijay
1984 Madurai Sooran Sooran [14]
Madras Vathiyar Marasamy
Theerppu En Kaiyil Madhan [15]
Vetri Vijay (Vetri)
Nooravathu Naal Raj
Vengaiyin Mainthan Pambatti
Kuzhandhai Yesu Jeeva
Vellai Pura Ondru Jeeva [16]
Nalla Naal Chinna Durai (Muthu)
Maman Machan Mahesh
Veetuku Oru Kannagi Vijay
Sabaash Vijay [17]
Naalai Unathu Naal Arun
Sathiyam Neeye Soori
Idhu Enga Boomi Vijay [18]
Vaidhegi Kaathirunthaal Vellaichamy Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil
Kudumbam Vijay
January 1 Inspector Mano [19]
1985 Alai Osai Muthu
Santhosha Kanavukal Pandian [20]
Pudhu Yugam Vijay
Navagraha Nayagi Narayana
Raman Sreeraman Vijay, Sanjay Dual role
Puthiya Sagaptham Vijay [21]
Annai Bhoomi Raja
Naane Raja Naane Mandhiri Rangamani [22]
Thandanai Kumar
Amudha Gaanam Sundaram
Engal Kural Himself Guest appearance
Eetti Velan
Neethiyin Marupakkam Inspector Vijayakumar
Puthiya Theerpu Inspector Raja
Yemaatrathe Yemaaraathe Suryaprakash [23]
1986 Karimedu Karuvayan Karuvayan
Amman Kovil Kizhakale Chinnamani Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil
Cinema Express Award for Best Actor – Tamil
Nambinar Keduvadhillai Murali
Manakanakku Ramanu
Enakku Nane Needipathi Vijay
Vasantha Raagam Vijay
Oomai Vizhigal DSP Dheenadayalan
Annai En Dheivam Vijay
Thazhuvatha Kaigal Gopal
Dharma Devathai Vijay [24]
Oru Iniya Udhayam Sakhtivel [25]
1987 Sirai Paravai DCP Rajasekharan
Solvadhellam Unmai Vijay [26]
Poo Mazhai Pozhiyuthu Pandian [27]
Velundu Vinaiyillai Vetri
Veerapandiyan Manimaran [28]
Cooliekkaran Raja In This Film He has got the title 'Puratchi Kalaignar' [29]
Veeran Veluthambi Inspector Rahman [30]
Ninaive Oru Sangeetham Marudhu
Manathil Uruthi Vendum Himself Guest appearance for song "Vangala Kadale"
Sattam Oru Vilayaattu Vijay
Uzhavan Magan Chinna Durai, Siva Dual role
1988 Kaalaiyum Neeye Maalaiyum Neeye Raja, Inspector Vishwanath Dual role [31]
Makkal Aanaiyittal Kathiravan
Ullathil Nalla Ullam Michael Raj [32]
Therkathi Kallan Kallan
Poonthotta Kaavalkaaran Anthony Cinema Express Awards for Best Character Actor
Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil
Thambi Thanga Kambi Shankar [33]
Nallavan Gurumoorthy, Rajasekhar Dual role [34]
Senthoora Poove Captain Soundarapandiyan Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor
Cinema Express Awards for Best Character Actor		 [35]
Thenpandi Seemayile Vijay
Uzhaithu Vaazha Vendum Raja [36]
1989 En Purushanthaan Enakku Mattumthaan Marudhu [37]
Paattukku Oru Thalaivan Arivu
Poruthathu Pothum Nallarasu (Vallarasu), Ponnuthangam Dual role
Ponmana Selvan Raja
Dharmam Vellum Inspector K. Jaganath, Vijay Dual role
Rajanadai Inspector Vijayakanth
Meenakshi Thiruvilayadal Shiva / Lord Sundareswar [38]

1990s

Year Film Role Notes Ref(s)
1990 Pulan Visaranai DCP 'Honest' Raj Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil [39]
Pudhu Padagan Manikkam [40]
Sandhana Kaatru Azhagiri
Sirayil Pootha Chinna Malar Muthappa, Parthiban Dual role [41]
Enkitta Mothathe Pandiyan
Chatriyan ACP Panneer Selvam
1991 Iravu Sooriyan Himself Special appearance
Captain Prabhakaran DFO Prabhakaran IFS 100th Film In This Film He has got the nickname 'Captain ' [42]
Maanagara Kaaval ACP Subash [43]
Moondrezhuthil En Moochirukkum Robert [44]
1992 Chinna Gounder Thavasi (Chinna Gounder) Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil [45]
Bharathan Bharathan [46]
Thai Mozhi Inspector Alex Special appearance [47]
Kaviya Thalaivan Manikkam [48]
1993 Kovil Kaalai Uppiliyappan [49]
Ezhai Jaathi Subhash Chandra Bose [50]
Sakkarai Devan Sakkarai Devan [51]
Rajadurai SP Rajadurai, Vijay Dual role [52]
Enga Muthalali Vijaya Ragunadhan Reddy [53]
Senthoorapandi Senthoorapandi Extended Cameo Appearance [54]
1994 Sethupathi IPS DCP Sethupathi [55]
Honest Raj ASP Raj Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil [56]
Pathavi Pramanam Siva [57]
En Aasai Machan Aruchami [58]
Periya Marudhu Periya Marudhu [59]
1995 Karuppu Nila Shanmuga Pandian
Thirumoorthy Moorthy [60]
Gandhi Pirantha Mann Balu, Gandhi Dual role
1996 Thayagam Sakthivel Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize
Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil		 [61]
Tamizh Selvan Thamizhselvan IAS
Alexander Alexander IPS
1997 Dharma Chakkaram Chakkaravarthy [62]
1998 Ulavuthurai Commodore Vasanth Periyasamy 125th Film
Dharma Dharma
Veeram Vilanja Mannu Duraipandi, DSP Vijay Dual role
1999 Kallazhagar Kamalakannan, Kamaaluddin Dual role
Periyanna Lingam (Periyanna) Extended Cameo Appearance
Kannupada Poguthaiya Vetrivel, Vasudevarayar Dual role

2000s

Year Film Role Notes Ref(s)
2000 Vaanathai Pola Vellaichamy, Muthu Dual role [63]
Vallarasu DCP Vallarasu
Simmasanam Sathyamurthy, Sakthivel, Thangarasu Triple role
2001 Vaanchinathan DCP Vaanchinathan [64]
Narasimha Captain Narasimha
Viswanathan Ramamoorthy Himself Cameo appearance [65]
Thavasi Thavasi, Boopathi Dual role
2002 Raajjiyam Karthikeyaan
Devan Rathnavelu IPS Extended Cameo Appearance [66]
Ramanaa Ramanaa
2003 Chokka Thangam Muthu [67]
Thennavan Thennavan IAS [68]
2004 Engal Anna Sundaralingam Prabhakaran (SP) [69]
Gajendra Gajendra
Neranja Manasu Ayyanar
2005 Maayavi Himself Special appearance
2006 Sudesi Sudesi [70]
Perarasu Ilavarasu Pandiyan (Kasi Vasudevan IPS), Perarasu Pandiyan Dual role
Dharmapuri Sivaraman
2007 Sabari Sabarivasan
2008 Arasangam Arivarasu IPS 150th Film
2009 Mariyadhai Annamalai, Raja Dual role
Engal Aasaan Mahendran

2010s

Year Film Role Notes Ref(s)
2010 Virudhagiri Virudhagiri IPS Also Director [71]
2015 Sagaptham Deiveegam Cameo appearance [72]

2020s

Year Film Role Notes Ref.
2024 The Greatest of All Time Captain (Gandhi in disguise) Posthumous release
AI Generated Cameo appearance 		[73]
2025 Padai Thalaivan Professsor Ramanaa [74]

As producer

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

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