Pavel Navageethan (born 17 January 1984) is an Indian actor and filmmaker who works in
Tamil cinema
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.
Acting career
Pavel Navageethan's dream was to be a director, so he wrote scripts for films, but was unable to get producers.
He then moved to acting debuting under his friend,
Pa. Ranjith's ''
Madras
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'', where he played a henchman named Viji. His role in the film earned him the name ''Madras'' Viji.
Pavel Navageethan later played roles in several other films (including ''
Kuttram Kadithal
''Kuttram Kadithal'' () is a 2015 Tamil-language independent drama film written and directed by Bramma in his debut, and produced by J. Satish Kumar and Christy Siluvappan under the JSK Film Corporation and Chris Pictures banner. It features M ...
'', ''
Magalir Mattum'', ''
Vada Chennai
''Vada Chennai'' () is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language action crime drama film written and directed by Vetrimaaran in his fourth film as a director. It is the first instalment in a planned trilogy. Produced by A. Subaskaran's Lyca Productions ...
'', and ''
Peranbu'') before turning director.
He made his directorial debut with a mystery thriller ''
V1'', after the editor was able to get a producer for the film.
Filmography
*''All films are in Tamil except where noted.''
As actor
As director
As dubbing artist
References
Tamil film directors
Film directors from Tamil Nadu
Indian male film actors
Living people
Male actors in Tamil cinema
21st-century Indian male actors
1985 births
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