Vijay Kumar | |
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Nationality | Indian |
Alma mater | Government College of Engineering, Salem |
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Years active | 2013 - present |
Vijay Kumar is an Indian actor, writer, director, lyricist and producer. His directorial debut, Uriyadi, a political thriller set in the 1990s, was released in 2016 [1] [2] [3] and was lauded as one of the best political thrillers in Tamil cinema. [4] [5] His second project Uriyadi 2 released in April 2019.
Vijay was born in Chennai where he spent his schooling years. [6] He then studied Metallurgical Engineering at the Government College of Engineering, Salem. [7] A software engineer by profession, he quit his decade-long career in reputed companies like IBM, Infosys, Aditi Technologies, etc., to pursue his passion in cinema. [8]
Vijay was a Project Lead in IBM when he quit his job to pursue his passion in filmmaking. [9] He made a short film and applied to the first season of the Nalaya Iyakunar show in 2009. [8] [6] He was selected and subsequently screened two short films on the show. However, he left for personal reasons. [6]
He moved to the United States in 2010 and began writing the script for Uriyadi in early 2011. It was initially titled Vidiyum Varai VinmeengalaaVom (V4). He spent over a year on the script, sketching more than 2500 shots for its storyboard. [10]
Back in India, Vijay Kumar started his production house Souvenir Productions in April 2013. [11] He conducted a three-month acting workshop for the actors as almost all of them were debutants. [10] [11]
Uriyadi was released in theaters on 27 May 2016. [12] Upon its release, The Hindu had a chat with Vijay and cited that Uriyadi is "A throwback to the 90s". [13] Uriyadi 2, produced by Suriya's 2D Entertainment, directed by and starring Vijay Kumar released on 5 April 2019.
Vijay Kumar's next film was Fight Club, a youth action-drama that went on floors on 16 July 2021. It stars Vijay Kumar and Monisha Menon in the lead and is produced by Reel Good Films. [14] [15] The principal photography was completed on 3 July 2022. [16] Presented by Lokesh Kanagaraj's production company, G Squad, [17] the film released on 15 December 2023 to favorable reviews. [18]
Vijay Kumar will also play the lead in Reel Good Films second production, Election. [19] The film, directed by Thamizh, co-stars Preethi Asrani. It also features Pavel Navageethan, George Maryan and Dileepan, with music by Govind Vasantha. The principal photography wrapped up on 4 September 2022 and the film will release on 17 May 2024. Vijay Kumar has also written the dialogues of the film. [20]
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2016 | Uriyadi | ![]() |
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2019 | Uriyadi 2 | ![]() |
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Lenin Vijay | |
2020 | Soorarai Pottru | Dialogues | ![]() |
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2023 | Fight Club | Dialogues | ![]() |
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Creative Producer | ![]() |
Selvaa | |
2024 | Election | Dialogues | ![]() |
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Nadarajan |
Year | Film | Award | Category | Notes |
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2016 | Uriyadi | Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards [22] | Best Debut Actor | Won |
2017 | SIIMA [23] | Best Debut Actor | Nominated | |
Tentkotta Awards [24] | Most Watched film of a Debutant Filmmaker | Won | ||
Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards [25] | Best Production | Won | ||
Tamil Nadu Murpoku Ezhuthalar Kalaingargal Sangam Film Awards [26] [27] | Special Award for Production | Won | ||
Special Award for Writing and Direction | Won | |||
Radio Mirchi Madurai Awards [28] | Best Director | Won | ||
SIIMA [23] | Best Debut Director | Nominated | ||
Filmibeat Tamil Cinema Award [29] | Best Debut Director | Won | ||
Behindwoods Gold Medals [30] | Direction | Wall of Fame |