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 and was lauded as one of the best political thrillers in

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. His second project ''

Uriyadi 2 ''Uriyadi 2'' is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language political action thriller film written and directed by Vijay Kumar and produced by actor Suriya’s 2D Entertainment. It stars Vijay Kumar and newcomer Vismaya, while Abbas, "Parithabangal" Sudhaka ...

'' released in April 2019.

Early life

Vijay was born in

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where he spent his schooling years. He then studied Metallurgical Engineering at the Government College of Engineering, Salem. A software engineer by profession, he quit his career in reputed companies like

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and

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to pursue his passion in

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Film career

Vijay was a Project Lead in

when he quit his job to pursue his passion in filmmaking. He made a short film and applied to the first season of the ''Nalaya Iyakunar'' show in 2009. He was selected and subsequently screened two short films on the show. However, he left for personal reasons. He moved to the

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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

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. Back in India, Vijay Kumar started his production house Souvenir Productions in April 2013. He conducted a three-month acting workshop for the actors as almost all of them were debutants. ''Uriyadi'' was released in theaters on 27 May 2016. Upon its release, ''

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'' had a chat with Vijay and cited that ''Uriyadi'' is "A throwback to the 90s".

, produced by

Suriya Saravanan Sivakumar (born 23 July 1975), known professionally as Suriya, is an Indian actor and film producer who primarily works in Tamil films. One of the highest-paid Tamil actors, Suriya is considered as one of the finest actors of Indian ...

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, directed by and starring ''Vijay Kumar'' released on 5 April 2019. Vijay Kumar's next film was

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, 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''. The principal photography was completed on 3 July 2022. Presented by

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's production company, G Squad, the film released on 15 December 2023 to favorable reviews. Vijay Kumar will also play the lead in ''Reel Good Films'' second production, Election. The film, directed by

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, co-stars

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. It also features

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

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and

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, with music by

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. 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.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

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