Pavel Navageethan (born 17 January 1984) is an Indian actor and filmmaker who works in

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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 in his friend Pa. Ranjith's film ''

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'', where he played a henchman named Viji. His role in the film earned him the moniker ''Madras'' Viji. Pavel Navageethan later played roles in several other films (including '' Kuttram Kadithal'', '' Magalir Mattum'', ''

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'', and ''

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'') before turning to direction. He made his directorial debut with the mystery thriller '' V1'' (2019), after the editor was able to get a producer for the film. In 2022, he marks the Telugu debut in ''

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'' played the main antagonist. He played alongside

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in the crime thriller films ''

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'' (2024) and ''

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'' (2024).

Filmography

*''All films are in Tamil except where noted.''

As actor

As director

As dubbing artist

References

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