The following is the filmography of Vijayakanth (1952–2023), an Indian actor, film producer, philanthropist and politician.
Filmography Film actor Year Film Role Notes Ref(s)1979 Inikkum Ilamai Arun Agal Vilakku Dhanushkodi 1980 Neerottam Kumar credited as A. Vijayakanth Neerottam moviebuff.comSamanthipoo Prakash Doorathu Idi Muzhakkam Ponnan 1981 Sattam Oru Iruttarai Vijay Sattam Oru Iruttarai moviebuff.comSivappu Malli Ranga Nenjile Thunivirunthal Muthu Jadhikkoru Needhi Kaantha Noolaruntha Pattam Udhaya Needhi Pizhaithathu Vijay 1982 Parvaiyin Marupakkam Vijay Pattanathu Rajakkal Vijay Autoraja Raja Sivantha Kangal Inspector Vijay Om Shakti Kathavarayan Sattam Sirikkiradhu Subash 1983 Naan Soottiya Malar Ashok Dowry Kalyanam Ethiraj Saatchi Inspector Vijay 1984 Madurai Sooran Sooran Madras Vathiyar Marasamy Theerppu En Kaiyil Madhan Vetri Vijay (Vetri) Nooravathu Naal Raj Vengaiyin Mainthan Pambatti Kuzhandhai Yesu Jeeva Vellai Pura Ondru Jeeva Nalla Naal Chinna Durai (Muthu) Maman Machan Mahesh Veetuku Oru Kannagi Vijay Sabaash Vijay Naalai Unathu Naal Arun Sathiyam Neeye Soori Idhu Enga Boomi Vijay Vaidhegi Kaathirunthaal Vellaichamy Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil Kudumbam Vijay January 1 Inspector Mano 1985 Alai Osai Muthu Santhosha Kanavukal Pandian Pudhu Yugam Vijay Navagraha Nayagi Narayana Raman Sreeraman Vijay, Sanjay Dual role Puthiya Sagaptham Vijay Annai Bhoomi Raja Naane Raja Naane Mandhiri Rangamani Thandanai Kumar Amudha Gaanam Sundaram Engal Kural Himself Guest appearance Eetti Velan Neethiyin Marupakkam Inspector Vijayakumar Puthiya Theerpu Inspector Raja Yemaatrathe Yemaaraathe Suryaprakash 1986 Karimedu Karuvayan Karuvayan Manakanakku Ramanu Amman Kovil Kizhakale Chinnamani Filmfare Award for Best Actor – TamilCinema Express Award for Best Actor – Tamil Nambinar Keduvadhillai Murali Enakku Nane Needipathi Vijay Vasantha Raagam Vijay Oomai Vizhigal DSP Dheenadayalan Annai En Dheivam Vijay Thazhuvatha Kaigal Gopal Dharma Devathai Vijay Oru Iniya Udhayam Sakhtivel 1987 Sirai Paravai DCP Rajasekharan Solvadhellam Unmai Vijay Poo Mazhai Pozhiyuthu Pandian Velundu Vinaiyillai Vetri Veerapandiyan Manimaran Veeran Veluthambi Inspector Rahman Cooliekkaran Raja 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 Makkal Aanaiyittal Kathiravan Ullathil Nalla Ullam Michael Raj Therkathi Kallan Kallan Poonthotta Kaavalkaaran Anthony Cinema Express Awards for Best Character ActorNominated, Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil Thambi Thanga Kambi Shankar Nallavan Gurumoorthy, Rajasekhar Dual role Senthoora Poove Captain Soundarapandiyan Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best ActorCinema Express Awards for Best Character ActorThenpandi Seemayile Vijay Uzhaithu Vaazha Vendum Raja 1989 En Purushanthaan Enakku Mattumthaan Marudhu Paattukku Oru Thalaivan Arivu Poruthathu Pothum Nallarasu (Vallarasu), Ponnuthangam Dual role Ponmana Selvan Raja Dharmam Vellum Inspector K. Jaganath, Vijay Dual roleRajanadai Inspector Vijayakanth Meenakshi Thiruvilayadal Shiva / Lord Sundareswar 1990Pulan Visaranai DCP 'Honest' Raj Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil Pudhu Padagan Manikkam Sandhana Kaatru Azhagiri Sirayil Pootha Chinna Malar Muthappa, Parthiban Dual roleSirayil Pootha Chinna Malar justdial.comEngitta Mothathay Pandiyan Chatriyan ACP Panneer Selvam 1991Iravu Sooriyan Himself Special appearanceCaptain Prabhakaran DFO Prabhakaran IFS Maanagara Kaaval ACP Subash IPS Moondrezhuthil En Moochirukkum Robert Moondrezhuthil En Moochirukkum moviebuff.com1992Chinna Gounder Thavasi (Chinna Gounder) Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil Bharathan Bharathan Thai Mozhi Inspector Alex Special appearance Kaviya Thalaivan Manikkam 1993Kovil Kaalai Uppiliyappan Ezhai Jaathi Subhash Chandra Bose Sakkarai Devan Sakkarai Devan Rajadurai SP Rajadurai, Vijay Dual roleEnga Muthalali Vijaya Ragunadhan Reddy Senthoorapandi Senthoorapandi Extended Cameo Appearance 1994Sethupathi IPS DCP Sethupathi Honest Raj ASP Raj Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil Pathavi Pramanam Siva En Aasai Machan Aruchami Periya Marudhu Periya Marudhu 1995Karuppu Nila Shanmuga Pandian Thirumoorthy Moorthy Gandhi Pirantha Mann Balu, GandhiDual role1996Thayagam Sakthivel Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special PrizeNominated, Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil Tamizh Selvan Thamizhselvan IAS Alexander Alexander IPS 1997Dharma Chakkaram Chakkaravarthy 1998Ulavuthurai Commodore Vasanth Periyasamy Dharma Dharma Veeram Vilanja Mannu Duraipandi, DSP Vijay Dual role1999Kallazhagar Kamalakannan, Kamaaluddin Dual rolePerianna Lingam (Periyanna) Extended Cameo Appearance Kannupada Poguthaiya Vetrivel, VasudevarayarDual role 2000 Vaanathai Pola Vellaichamy, Muthu Dual roleVallarasu DCP Vallarasu Simmasanam Sathyamurthy, Sakthivel, Thangarasu Triple role 2001 Vaanchinathan DCP Vaanchinathan Narasimha Captain Narasimha Viswanathan Ramamoorthy Himself Cameo appearanceThavasi Thavasi, Boopathi Dual role 2002 Raajjiyam Karthikeyaan Devan Rathnavelu IPS Extended Cameo Appearance Ramanaa Ramanaa 2003 Chokka Thangam Muthu Thennavan Thennavan IAS 2004 Engal Anna Sundaralingam Prabhakaran (SP) Gajendra Gajendra Neranja Manasu Ayyanar 2005 Maayavi Himself Special appearance 2006Sudesi Sudesi Perarasu Ilavarasu Pandiyan (Kasi Vasudevan IPS), Perarasu Pandiyan Dual roleDharmapuri Sivaraman 2007 Sabari Sabarivasan 2008 Arasangam Arivarasu IPS 2009Mariyadhai Annamalai, Raja Dual roleEngal Aasaan Mahendran 2010 Virudhagiri Virudhagiri IPS Also Director 2015 Sagaptham Deiveegam Cameo appearance 2024The Greatest of All Time Nuclear Scientist "Captain" (Gandhi in disguise)Posthumous film releaseAI Generated Cameo appearance2025Padai ThalaivanProfessor Ramanaa (Final film role)
Film producer Vijayakanth with his brother-in-law L. K. Sudheesh has produced films under the company Captain Cine Creations. Vallarasu (2000) Narasimha (2001) Thennavan (2003) Engal Anna (2004) Sudesi (2006) Arasangam (2008) Viruthagiri (2010) Sagaptham (2015) Film director Viruthagiri (2010)
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