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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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Friday, June 17, 1983, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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2007
KireedamDirector and Screenplay
2008
Poi Solla PoromScreenplay, Director, and Dialogue
2010
MadrasapattinamWriter and Director
2011
Deiva ThirumagalDirector and Writer
2012
ThaandavamStory and Director
2013
ThalaivaaWriter and Director
2015
Idhu Enna MaayamStory, Director, and Screenplay
2016
Devi(L)Dialogue, Story, Director, and Screenplay
2017
VanamaganStory, Screenplay, Director, and Dialogue
2018
SometimesProducer and Dialogue
2019
Devi 2Story, Screenplay, and Director
2019
WatchmanStory, Director, and Screenplay
2021
ThalaiviiDirector
2021
Chithirai SevvaanamPresenter, Story, and Producer
2021
Kutty StoryDirector and Writer
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