28-1582: Vijayakumar is an Indian name and may refer to: Vijayakumar (Tamil actor) (born 1943), Indian actor in Tamil cinema Vijayakumar (Malayalam actor) , Indian actor in Malayalam cinema Vijayakumar Menon , Indian art critic from Kerala A. Vijayakumar , Indian politician C Vijayakumar (born 1967), Indian business executive Duniya Vijay Indian actor and director in Kannada cinema G.P. Vijayakumar , Indian film producer K. Vijayakumar , Indian Police Service officer K. M. Vijayakumar , Tamil Nadu, South India politician K. N. Vijayakumar , Tamil Nadu, South India politician K. S. Vijayakumar , Tamil Nadu, South India politician M. Vijayakumar (born 1950), Kerala, South India politician Manjula Vijayakumar (1953–2013), South Indian actress Margi Vijayakumar (born 1960), Kathakali artiste Meenakshi Vijayakumar (born 1964) Preetha Vijayakumar (born 1975), Indian actress Rukmini Vijayakumar (born 1980), Bharatanatyam dancer S. R. Vijayakumar (born 1974), Indian politician Selladore Vijayakumar (born 1979), cricketer Sethu Vijayakumar , Indian roboticist Vanitha Vijayakumar , Indian actress See also [ edit ] All pages with titles containing Vijayakumar All pages with titles containing Vijaya Kumar Vijay Kumar (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
56-720: A bearer at a restaurant. An impressed Kavitha accepts him as the head of the family. Kavitha's boss Arun Ghosh offers to marry her, but Kavitha does not give a positive reply. Chandra dates Chandrasekhar, a womaniser and colleague of Kavitha, despite her warnings. Earlier, when Chandrasekhar had written a love letter to Kavitha, she complained about it to her boss, who then reprimanded Chandrasekhar. Hence, Kavitha does not approve of Chandra's relationship with him. A lustful Chandrasekhar also dates Chandra's widowed mother; on learning this, Chandra attempts suicide. Kavitha and her co-tenant Gopal save Chandra and advise her to marry Gopal. In turn, Chandra advises Kavitha to marry Ghosh. Kavitha accepts
84-745: A child actor in the film Sri Valli in 1961. Vijayakumar was the little Lord Murugan in Sri Valli , starring Sivaji Ganesan and Padmini . Though not many offers were forthcoming for the little actor, he was supposed to play Lord Murugan in Kandhan Karunai (1967), but instead Sivakumar played that role. Vijayakumar acted in a small role as one of the Lords that was arrested by Surapadman. In 1973, Vijayakumar got his first break in Ponnukku Thanga Manasu , directed by Devaraj–Mohan . The other hero in
112-559: A drunkard elder brother Murthy, his wife and children. Her father had abandoned the family and become a sadhu . Conscious of her family responsibilities, Kavitha keeps postponing her marriage indefinitely to her long-time boyfriend Tilak. Kavitha's friend Chandra takes life easy and keeps changing boyfriends. Tilak, who patiently waits for Kavitha, meets Bharati, pities her and slowly becomes passionate about her. On learning this, Kavitha sacrifices her love and gets them married. Murthy changes his wayward behaviour, becomes responsible and works as
140-506: A film that can be easily dismissed by just saying "Fatafat" (marvellous). Aval Oru Thodhar Kathai was remade in Telugu as Anthuleni Katha (1976), also directed by Balachander. The same tunes were used in the remake. Sripriya and Jayalaxmi reprised their roles, while Haasan portrayed a different role. The film was then remade in Hindi as Jeevan Dhaara in 1982. In 1983, Balachander directed
168-637: A proposal to use actual anklets. For the Malayalam-dubbed version Aval Oru Thudarkadha (1975), all lyrics were written by Vayalar Ramavarma . All lyrics are written by Vayalar Ramavarma The film was both a critical and commercial success. Balachander won the Filmfare Award for Best Director – Tamil . Kutty Krishnan of Kalki praised Balachander for showing bold harsh realities without being preachy while also praising him for making newcomers enact like experienced actors and concluded it's not
196-561: A story written by M. S. Perumal in the magazine Kalaimagal , he requested K. Balachander to explore the possibilities of making it into a film. Balachander decided to make a film on it after being impressed by the characterisation of Kavitha; the film was Aval Oru Thodar Kathai . It is the second in Balachander's trilogy of films where the lead "has to make sacrifices and take care of her family", succeeding Arangetram (1973) and preceding Manathil Urudhi Vendum (1987). Balachander saw
224-429: Is a never-ending story ) is a 1974 Indian Tamil -language drama film written and directed by K. Balachander . The lead role was played by Sujatha in her first Tamil film, which was also her first starring role. Kamal Haasan , Vijayakumar , Jai Ganesh , M. G. Soman and Sripriya play key roles. The story revolves around a working middle-class woman, who sacrifices her desires to support her large family The film
252-470: Is considered to be one of Balachander's as well as Sujatha's best films. It ran for 25 weeks, and was remade in four other Indian languages. This film catapulted Sujatha into superstardom. It was released as Aval Oru Thodarkatha in Malayalam and as Aaina in Hindi. Kavitha is the sole breadwinner of her family comprising her mother, widowed sister Bharati, an unmarried younger sister, a blind younger brother,
280-448: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Vijayakumar (Tamil actor) Panchaksharam Rangasamy Pillai (born 29 August 1943), known professionally as Vijayakumar , is an Indian actor who works in Tamil cinema . He started his film career in the Tamil film Sri Valli (1961) as a child actor and started playing a lead role from
308-514: The Kannada remake Benkiyalli Aralida Hoovu , where Haasan played the guest role of a bus conductor. The film is considered a classic and cult film . The Times of India named it one "of the landmark movies in the history of Tamil cinema". 30 years after the film's release, directors Mani Ratnam , K. Bhagyaraj and K. S. Ravikumar named Aval Oru Thodar Kathai as one of their favourite films. Mani Ratnam said, "K.Balachandar has done some of
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#1732914049427336-520: The Malayalam film Ernakulam Junction (1971), where Sujatha played the lead and decided that she would play the lead role. Despite not being fluent in Tamil at the time, she accepted the offer. The film marked Sujatha's Tamil debut. Balachander introduced Jayalaxmi in Aval Oru Thodar Kathai and the sobriquet "Fatafat" she got after she frequently used the word in this film. Vijayakumar
364-992: The National Film Award for Best Actor , eventually missing it by one vote. Vijayakumar continued to play senior roles during the 2000s; eventually the actor was seen in more grandfather roles. In the last few years, the actor has reduced his film commitments and focused on television serials. Vijayakumar has acted in over 400 films, primarily in Tamil, but also had brief stints in Telugu cinema . Vijayakumar's family consists of wives Muthukannu and Manjula , daughters Kavitha and Anitha and son Arun Vijay from his first wife, and daughters Vanitha , Preetha and Sridevi from his second wife. So far, Arun and his father have appeared together on screen five times – in Pandavar Bhoomi , Malai Malai , Maanja Velu , Kuttram 23 , and Oh My Dog . On 23 July 2013, Manjula died in Chennai at
392-683: The age of 59. He was the vice-president of Nadigar Sangam until 18 October 2015. He was also a member of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam . On 16 March 2016, he joined the Bharatiya Janata Party , in the presence of the Union Minister of State for Road Transport, Highways, and Shipping. Pon Radhakrishnan said he would campaign for the party for this Assembly election. Aval Oru Thodar Kathai Aval Oru Thodar Kathai ( transl. She
420-435: The audience. In creating Kavitha, K Balachander gave life to one of Tamil's most enduring, powerful female characters". The Hindu wrote, "Aval Oru Thodarkadhai is a film that will stay with you forever – the invincible heroine was a big draw. And with AOT, Sujatha arrived! As the eldest daughter, who bears the onus of supporting a large family, she came up with a memorable performance. Her matter-of-fact approach to life
448-633: The best films before and after Aval Oru Thodar Kathai . But I choose it mainly for its storyline. It is not the plot or the story, but the character that carries the film through". Ravikumar stated, "Through his script and direction, Balachandar brings out the tender core of his middle-class heroine, assailed by problems, in Aval Oru Thodarkathai ." In 2011, after Balachander had been given the Dadasaheb Phalke Award , Rediff named it one of Balachander's best and wrote, " Aval Oru Thodarkadhai
476-563: The film was Sivakumar. The success of Ponnuku Thanga Manasu got him a permanent place in Tamil cinema. Vijayakumar was a popular actor the seventies, who acted alongside leading actors such as Sivaji Ganesan in Dheepam (1977), with M. G. Ramachandran in Indru Pol Endrum Vaazhga (1977) and Kamal Haasan in Neeya? (1979). While Vijayakumar was a popular supporting actor, he did play
504-400: The lead role during the 1970s, in films such as Aval Oru Thodar Kathai (1974), Madhura Geetham (1977) and Azhage Unnai Aarathikkiren (1979). Vijayakumar continued to act in supporting roles in the early 1980s. After a brief slump, Vijayakumar's second innings came in 1988 with Mani Ratnam 's Agni Natchathiram (1988), where he played Prabhu and Karthik 's father. The movie told
532-518: The marriage hall and create any confusion, but Chandrasekhar refuses. A scuffle ensues in which Murthy is killed by Chandrasekhar using the lamp before the police arrest Chandrasekhar. When the marriage is about to take place, Kavitha learns of her brother's death from the police. She then convinces Ghosh to accept her younger sister as the bride as she needs to support her family again. At the same time, Chandra marries Gopal. Kavitha returns to taking care of her family like before. When Rama Arangannal read
560-524: The marriage proposal as she now feels confident about Murthy taking care of the family. On the day of the wedding, Murthy's wife asks him to get back the silver lamp pledged by him earlier, to be gifted to Kavitha for her wedding. While returning to the wedding hall, he seeks a lift from Chandrasekhar, not knowing him. Murthy realises that Chandrasekhar is actually coming to stop the marriage of Kavitha and Chandra when Chandrasekhar states that he had affairs with both of them. Murthy pleads with him not to come to
588-588: The movie Aval Oru Thodar Kathai (1974) then he worked in Madhura Geetham (1977) and Azhage Unnai Aarathikkiren (1979). He has also acted in Telugu and Malayalam movies. He also worked in television serials like Thangam , Vamsam , Talambralu , Nandini and Rasaathi . His son is actor Arun Vijay . Vijayakumar was born on 29 August 1943 in Nattuchalai , Pattukkottai Taluk, Thanjavur district , Tamil Nadu , India. His birth name Panchaksharam
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644-406: The story of two half brothers who fight for their father's love and property. During the 1990s, Vijayakumar was frequently seen in father roles such as Nattamai (1994) and Baashha (1995). During the same time, Vijayakumar also played lead roles in award-winning films such as Kizhakku Cheemayile (1993) and Anthimanthaarai (1996), with Bharathiraaja . The latter took him close to winning
672-577: Was changed to Vijayakumar for films. He debuted in the 1961 Tamil movie Sri Valli . Again in 1964, with the help of his uncle, he came to Chennai and tried for roles, but only got a small role in the movie Kandhan Karunai as one of the devargal, arrested by the Asura king, Surapadma. Later in 1973, he got an offer to act in films. His first major role was in Kailasam Balachander 's Aval Oru Thodar Kathai in 1974. His journey in filmdom began as
700-419: Was chosen to pair with Sujatha after another actor who was previously chosen struggled to act. Actors Jai Ganesh , Sripriya and Thideer Kannaiah also made their debuts with this film. Sripriya was in the ninth grade when approached for her role. Kamal Haasan learnt mimicry for his role. Rajesh said that he was approached to act in the film but could not accept. The song "Kadavul Amaithu Vaitha Medai"
728-408: Was one of his path-breaking works. Sujatha took on the mantle of Kavitha, the hard-working woman who struggles to support her largely ungrateful family. The tough exterior conceals a heart of gold, which, tragically, is never seen or recognised by her family. The film made waves not just for its principal characters who challenged Tamil cinema's set notions; it was also the dialogues that drew gasps from
756-440: Was shot at a community hall situated at Nandanam, Chennai. The full floor set resembling a middle-class home was built at Newton Studios. The soundtrack was composed by M. S. Viswanathan , with lyrics by Kannadasan . For the song "Kadavul Amaithu Vaitha Medai", Viswanathan wanted only human voices to mimic the sounds of objects and animals. R. Srinivasan, a mimicry artist produced the sound of anklets after Viswanathan rejected
784-520: Was very fresh for Tamil audiences, who sang paeans to KB's creative stroke". The song "Deivam Thantha" was parodied by Vivek in Parthiban Kanavu (2003). Although the song sequence in the film featured Jai Ganesh as the character singing, it is often associated with Rajinikanth , who played Murthy in the Telugu remake Anthuleni Katha , and acted in the sequence of the same song in Telugu. Thus, Vivek
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