A. L. Vijay

A. L. Vijay

  • Birthday: 1979-06-18
  • Place of birth: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
  • Also know as: AL Vijay

Biography

A. L Vijay, credited by his mononym Vijay, is an Indian film director who works in the Tamil film industry. A disciple of Priyadarshan, he debuted as director with films like Kireedam and critically acclaimed Madrasapattinam. Vijay later directed big budget films Deiva Thirumagal and Thaandavam, starring Vikram in both films. Prior to directing films, Vijay was a successful advertisement filmmaker with his banner Venus Ad Films, completing more than 100 ad films. His State Bank of India commercial won CNBC’s Best Corporate Advertisement Award in 2009. Vijay has claimed that "advertisements teach you how to translate a story idea onto screen with maximum impact in minimum time" and is influenced by the ad works of Priyadarshan, Prahlad Kakkar and Babu Shankar. In 2003, he began his career in feature films by joining Priyadarshan as an assistant director in his films.

Production

Oru Naal Iravil

2015

As Presenter

Chithirai Sevvaanam

2021

As Presenter

Are You Ok Baby?

2023

As Presenter

Madrasapattinam

2010

As Director

Deiva Thirumagal

2011

As Director

Kireedam

2007

As Director

Poi Solla Porom

2008

As Director

Thaandavam

2012

As Director

Thalaivaa

2013

As Director

Saivam

2014

As Director

Idhu Enna Maayam

2015

As Director

Devi(L)

2016

As Director

Vanamagan

2017

As Director

Diya

2018

As Director

Lakshmi

2018

As Director

Devi 2

2019

As Director

Thalaivii

2021

As Director

Watchman

2019

As Director

Kutty Story

2021

As Director

Mission: Chapter 1

2024

As Director

Boo

2023

As Director

Oru Naal Iravil

2015

As Producer

Sometimes

2016

As Producer

Chithirai Sevvaanam

2021

As Producer

Madrasapattinam

2010

As Writer

Deiva Thirumagal

2011

As Writer

Kireedam

2007

As Screenplay

Thalaivaa

2013

As Writer

Poi Solla Porom

2008

As Dialogue

Saivam

2014

As Writer

Thaandavam

2012

As Story

Idhu Enna Maayam

2015

As Screenplay

Idhu Enna Maayam

2015

As Story

Devi(L)

2016

As Dialogue

Devi(L)

2016

As Screenplay

Devi(L)

2016

As Story

Poi Solla Porom

2008

As Screenplay

Diya

2018

As Screenplay

Vanamagan

2017

As Screenplay

Vanamagan

2017

As Story

Vanamagan

2017

As Dialogue

Diya

2018

As Dialogue

Lakshmi

2018

As Story

Lakshmi

2018

As Screenplay

Lakshmi

2018

As Dialogue

Devi 2

2019

As Story

Devi 2

2019

As Screenplay

Watchman

2019

As Screenplay

Watchman

2019

As Story

Sometimes

2016

As Dialogue

Kutty Story

2021

As Writer

Chithirai Sevvaanam

2021

As Story

Mission: Chapter 1

2024

As Writer

Mission: Chapter 1

2024

As Dialogue

Boo

2023

As Writer

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