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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.
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2007
KireedamScreenplay and Director
2010
MadrasapattinamDirector and Writer
2011
Deiva ThirumagalDirector and Writer
2012
ThaandavamStory and Director
2013
ThalaivaaDirector and Writer
2014
SaivamWriter and Director
2015
Idhu Enna MaayamScreenplay, Story, and Director
2016
Devi(L)Dialogue, Story, Director, and Screenplay
2017
VanamaganScreenplay, Director, Dialogue, and Story
2018
Sila SamayangalilProducer and Dialogue
2018
LakshmiDirector, Dialogue, Story, and Screenplay
2019
WatchmanDirector, Screenplay, and Story
2019
Devi 2Screenplay, Director, and Story
2021
Kutti StoryWriter and Director
2021
ThalaiviDirector
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