A. L. Vijay

Birth : 1979-06-18, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

History

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.

Movies

Chithirai Sevvaanam
Story
Muthupandi is in search of Aishwarya, his teenage daughter, who goes missing after her private video gets leaked online. Can the innocent father trace his daughter, and identify the culprits responsible for putting him in this situation?
Chithirai Sevvaanam
Presenter
Muthupandi is in search of Aishwarya, his teenage daughter, who goes missing after her private video gets leaked online. Can the innocent father trace his daughter, and identify the culprits responsible for putting him in this situation?
Chithirai Sevvaanam
Producer
Muthupandi is in search of Aishwarya, his teenage daughter, who goes missing after her private video gets leaked online. Can the innocent father trace his daughter, and identify the culprits responsible for putting him in this situation?
Thalaivii
Director
The biopic charts the life of actor-turned-chief minister J. Jayalalitha and the relationship paving her rapid yet complicated path to power, who served five terms as the Chief Minister for the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
Kutty Story
Writer
An anthology of four stories that revolve around man-woman relationships.
Kutty Story
Director
An anthology of four stories that revolve around man-woman relationships.
Devi 2
Screenplay
A doting wife goes through a hard time trying to save her husband who is possessed by two spirits.
Devi 2
Story
A doting wife goes through a hard time trying to save her husband who is possessed by two spirits.
Devi 2
Director
A doting wife goes through a hard time trying to save her husband who is possessed by two spirits.
Watchman
Story
An ambitious youngster, who is all set to get engaged to his ladylove in a few hours, gets trapped in a secluded bungalow and faces death threat in different ways.
Watchman
Screenplay
An ambitious youngster, who is all set to get engaged to his ladylove in a few hours, gets trapped in a secluded bungalow and faces death threat in different ways.
Watchman
Director
An ambitious youngster, who is all set to get engaged to his ladylove in a few hours, gets trapped in a secluded bungalow and faces death threat in different ways.
Lakshmi
Dialogue
A school student, who is passionate about dance, sets out to join a national-level competition without her mother’s knowledge.
Lakshmi
Screenplay
A school student, who is passionate about dance, sets out to join a national-level competition without her mother’s knowledge.
Lakshmi
Story
A school student, who is passionate about dance, sets out to join a national-level competition without her mother’s knowledge.
Lakshmi
Director
A school student, who is passionate about dance, sets out to join a national-level competition without her mother’s knowledge.
Diya
Dialogue
The aborted child of a couple goes after her own family members who were responsible for separating her from her mother.
Diya
Screenplay
The aborted child of a couple goes after her own family members who were responsible for separating her from her mother.
Diya
Director
The aborted child of a couple goes after her own family members who were responsible for separating her from her mother.
Vanamagan
Dialogue
An Andaman tribal who escapes from men trying to capture his people, ends up in the care of a spoilt, rich girl, who starts to fall in love with him.
Vanamagan
Story
An Andaman tribal who escapes from men trying to capture his people, ends up in the care of a spoilt, rich girl, who starts to fall in love with him.
Vanamagan
Screenplay
An Andaman tribal who escapes from men trying to capture his people, ends up in the care of a spoilt, rich girl, who starts to fall in love with him.
Vanamagan
Director
An Andaman tribal who escapes from men trying to capture his people, ends up in the care of a spoilt, rich girl, who starts to fall in love with him.
Sometimes
Dialogue
Seven people from different walks of life give their blood sample for ELISA Test - AIDS Screening. To avoid the tension of waiting, they decide to bribe the technician and know the results earlier. They come to know only one among them has AIDS. Each one hoping it is not him,waits with anxiety. The film takes an unexpected turn from here creating an emotional and shocking end.
Sometimes
Producer
Seven people from different walks of life give their blood sample for ELISA Test - AIDS Screening. To avoid the tension of waiting, they decide to bribe the technician and know the results earlier. They come to know only one among them has AIDS. Each one hoping it is not him,waits with anxiety. The film takes an unexpected turn from here creating an emotional and shocking end.
Devi(L)
Director
A man who wants a modern girl for a wife unwillingly marries a village girl. What happens when the girl is possessed by the ghost of an aspiring actress?
Devi(L)
Story
A man who wants a modern girl for a wife unwillingly marries a village girl. What happens when the girl is possessed by the ghost of an aspiring actress?
Devi(L)
Screenplay
A man who wants a modern girl for a wife unwillingly marries a village girl. What happens when the girl is possessed by the ghost of an aspiring actress?
Devi(L)
Dialogue
A man who wants a modern girl for a wife unwillingly marries a village girl. What happens when the girl is possessed by the ghost of an aspiring actress?
Oru Naal Iravil
Producer
A family man gets stuck inside a building with a prostitute, whom he had solicited. As time goes by, the probability of him being caught red-handed by his family or neighbours keeps increasing.
Oru Naal Iravil
Presenter
A family man gets stuck inside a building with a prostitute, whom he had solicited. As time goes by, the probability of him being caught red-handed by his family or neighbours keeps increasing.
Idhu Enna Maayam
Story
Arun past catches up with his present when he and his friends start a company to bring together those in love by setting them up in pre-planned scenes. What happens when he is forced to set up his true love to fall for another guy?
Idhu Enna Maayam
Screenplay
Arun past catches up with his present when he and his friends start a company to bring together those in love by setting them up in pre-planned scenes. What happens when he is forced to set up his true love to fall for another guy?
Idhu Enna Maayam
Director
Arun past catches up with his present when he and his friends start a company to bring together those in love by setting them up in pre-planned scenes. What happens when he is forced to set up his true love to fall for another guy?
Saivam
Writer
Tamizhselvi, a little girl, is the darling of the Kathiresan household. She is fond of her pet rooster Paapa, but her grandfather Kathiresan plans to offer Paapa as a sacrifice to their god in the interest of his family. What happens when the rooster goes missing?
Saivam
Director
Tamizhselvi, a little girl, is the darling of the Kathiresan household. She is fond of her pet rooster Paapa, but her grandfather Kathiresan plans to offer Paapa as a sacrifice to their god in the interest of his family. What happens when the rooster goes missing?
Thalaivaa
Writer
A mafia don sends his son out of the country because he doesn't want even a shadow of his life falling on him. Destiny wills otherwise. The son makes an innocuous trip to Mumbai to visit his dad. And ends up filling his father's large shoes.
Thalaivaa
Director
A mafia don sends his son out of the country because he doesn't want even a shadow of his life falling on him. Destiny wills otherwise. The son makes an innocuous trip to Mumbai to visit his dad. And ends up filling his father's large shoes.
Thaandavam
Story
A blind man with his 'Echolocation' power takes on a revenge mission.
Thaandavam
Director
A blind man with his 'Echolocation' power takes on a revenge mission.
Deiva Thirumagal
Writer
An intellectually disabled man fights for custody of his 7-year-old daughter, and in the process teaches his opponent lawyer the value of love and family.
Deiva Thirumagal
Director
An intellectually disabled man fights for custody of his 7-year-old daughter, and in the process teaches his opponent lawyer the value of love and family.
Madrasapattinam
Writer
Amy, the wife of an English governor, falls in love with Parithi, a villager, and they run away. However, they are caught and she is taken back to London. Years later, she comes back in search of him.
Madrasapattinam
Director
Amy, the wife of an English governor, falls in love with Parithi, a villager, and they run away. However, they are caught and she is taken back to London. Years later, she comes back in search of him.
Poi Solla Porom
Screenplay
Sathyanathan is a typical middle class man who has just retired. He wants to buy a plot of land in the city and move in with his wife and children - Uppilinathan(Karthik Kumar), Vishwanathan and Sindhu. But his son Uppilinathan - who is a software engineer - has no interest in the house and is keen to leave India for New York, where he has obtained a job. Sathyanathan buys the plot from "World Famous Properties" which is managed by Vijayakumar.
Poi Solla Porom
Dialogue
Sathyanathan is a typical middle class man who has just retired. He wants to buy a plot of land in the city and move in with his wife and children - Uppilinathan(Karthik Kumar), Vishwanathan and Sindhu. But his son Uppilinathan - who is a software engineer - has no interest in the house and is keen to leave India for New York, where he has obtained a job. Sathyanathan buys the plot from "World Famous Properties" which is managed by Vijayakumar.
Poi Solla Porom
Director
Sathyanathan is a typical middle class man who has just retired. He wants to buy a plot of land in the city and move in with his wife and children - Uppilinathan(Karthik Kumar), Vishwanathan and Sindhu. But his son Uppilinathan - who is a software engineer - has no interest in the house and is keen to leave India for New York, where he has obtained a job. Sathyanathan buys the plot from "World Famous Properties" which is managed by Vijayakumar.
Kireedam
Screenplay
A sincere man wishes to fulfill his father's dream that he follows in his footsteps and becomes a police officer. However, when his father is punished for his honesty and transferred to an area that is ruled with an iron fist by a heartless gangster, the young man must take the law into his own hands to protect his father.
Kireedam
Director
A sincere man wishes to fulfill his father's dream that he follows in his footsteps and becomes a police officer. However, when his father is punished for his honesty and transferred to an area that is ruled with an iron fist by a heartless gangster, the young man must take the law into his own hands to protect his father.
Achcham Enbathu Illaye
Writer
Achcham Enbathu Illaye
Director