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A. L. Vijay

Born June 18, 1979 · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India (age 47)

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 filmmake…

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Thalaivaa

Thalaivaa · 2013

MovieActionDrama

A mafia don sends his son out of the country because he doesn't want even a shadow of his life falling on him. Destiny wills otherwise. The son makes an innocuous trip to Mumbai to visit his dad. And ends up filling his father's large shoes.

Deiva Thirumagal

Deiva Thirumagal · 2011

Deiva Thirumagal

MovieDramaFamily

An intellectually disabled man fights for custody of his 7-year-old daughter, and in the process teaches his opponent lawyer the value of love and family.

Lakshmi

Lakshmi · 2018

MovieFamilyDrama

A school student, who is passionate about dance, sets out to join a national-level competition without her mother’s knowledge.

Gladiators

MovieDocumentary

An inspiring journey of passion, perseverance, and the relentless pursuit of greatness.

See U

MovieRomanceDrama

Madrasapattinam

Madrasapattinam · 2010

Madrasapattinam

MovieDramaHistory

Amy, the wife of an English governor, falls in love with Parithi, a villager, and they run away. However, they are caught and she is taken back to London. Years later, she comes back in search of him.

Devi(L)

Devi(L) · 2016

MovieComedyHorror

A man who wants a modern girl for a wife unwillingly marries a village girl. What happens when the girl is possessed by the ghost of an aspiring actress?

Thalaivii

Thalaivii · 2021

The biopic charts the life of actor-turned-chief minister J. Jayalalitha and the relationship paving her rapid yet complicated path to power, who served five terms as the Chief Minister for the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

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Thalaivaa

Thalaivaa · 2013

MovieActionDrama

A mafia don sends his son out of the country because he doesn't want even a shadow of his life falling on him. Destiny wills otherwise. The son makes an innocuous trip to Mumbai to visit his dad. And ends up filling his father's large shoes.

Writer

Deiva Thirumagal

Deiva Thirumagal · 2011

Deiva Thirumagal

MovieDramaFamily

An intellectually disabled man fights for custody of his 7-year-old daughter, and in the process teaches his opponent lawyer the value of love and family.

Director

Lakshmi

Lakshmi · 2018

MovieFamilyDrama

A school student, who is passionate about dance, sets out to join a national-level competition without her mother’s knowledge.

Dialogue

Gladiators

MovieDocumentary

An inspiring journey of passion, perseverance, and the relentless pursuit of greatness.

Director

See U

MovieRomanceDrama

Producer

Madrasapattinam

Madrasapattinam · 2010

Madrasapattinam

MovieDramaHistory

Amy, the wife of an English governor, falls in love with Parithi, a villager, and they run away. However, they are caught and she is taken back to London. Years later, she comes back in search of him.

Director

Devi(L)

Devi(L) · 2016

MovieComedyHorror

A man who wants a modern girl for a wife unwillingly marries a village girl. What happens when the girl is possessed by the ghost of an aspiring actress?

Story

Thalaivii

Thalaivii · 2021

The biopic charts the life of actor-turned-chief minister J. Jayalalitha and the relationship paving her rapid yet complicated path to power, who served five terms as the Chief Minister for the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

Director

Thaandavam

Thaandavam · 2012

A blind man with his 'Echolocation' power takes on a revenge mission.

Director

Mission: Chapter 1

Mission: Chapter 1 · 2024

Mission: Chapter 1

MovieThrillerAction

Follows a father fighting against odds in a bid to save his daughter who seems to be in trouble.

Writer

Devi 2

MovieHorrorComedy

A doting wife goes through a hard time trying to save her husband who is possessed by two spirits.

Story

Kadhal Reset Repeat

Kadhal Reset Repeat · 2026

Kadhal Reset Repeat

MovieRomanceComedy

Two people attempt to restart their romance after a major breakdown, believing that a “reset” will fix what went wrong. Just as hopeful habits begin, the shoals of memory, regret and new expectations force them to search for what they really want. A loop of love, loss and renewal takes them through familiar terrain with unfamiliar stakes.

Writer

Saivam

MovieDramaFamily

Tamizhselvi, a little girl, is the darling of the Kathiresan household. She is fond of her pet rooster Paapa, but her grandfather Kathiresan plans to offer Paapa as a sacrifice to their god in the interest of his family. What happens when the rooster goes missing?

Director

Chithirai Sevvaanam

Chithirai Sevvaanam · 2021

Chithirai Sevvaanam

MovieFamilyDrama

Muthupandi is in search of Aishwarya, his teenage daughter, who goes missing after her private video gets leaked online. Can the innocent father trace his daughter, and identify the culprits responsible for putting him in this situation?

Presenter

Are You Ok Baby?

Are You Ok Baby? · 2023

Are You Ok Baby?

MovieDramaFamily

A heart-wrenching tale of adoption unfolds, pitting adoptive parents against the biological mother. Media intervention escalates the issue to legal consequences and emotional turmoil, finally leading to a gripping courtroom climax.

Presenter

Dagudumootha Dandakor

Dagudumootha Dandakor · 2015

Dagudumootha Dandakor

MovieComedyDrama

Raju lives with his granddaughter and son in a village. They have a cock as their pet in the house. When a mishap occurs around them, the priest asks them to kill the cock as an offering to God.

Story

Kireedam

Kireedam · 2007

A sincere man wishes to fulfill his father's dream that he follows in his footsteps and becomes a police officer. However, when his father is punished for his honesty and transferred to an area that is ruled with an iron fist by a heartless gangster, the young man must take the law into his own hands to protect his father.

Director

Sometimes

Sometimes · 2017

Seven people from different walks of life give their blood sample for ELISA Test - AIDS Screening. To avoid the tension of waiting, they decide to bribe the technician and know the results earlier. They come to know only one among them has AIDS. Each one hoping it is not him,waits with anxiety. The film takes an unexpected turn from here creating an emotional and shocking end.

Dialogue

Oru Naal Iravil

Oru Naal Iravil · 2015

Oru Naal Iravil

MovieActionThriller

A family man gets stuck inside a building with a prostitute, whom he had solicited. As time goes by, the probability of him being caught red-handed by his family or neighbours keeps increasing.

Presenter

Idhu Enna Maayam

Idhu Enna Maayam · 2015

Idhu Enna Maayam

MovieComedyRomance

Arun past catches up with his present when he and his friends start a company to bring together those in love by setting them up in pre-planned scenes. What happens when he is forced to set up his true love to fall for another guy?

Director

Diya

MovieThrillerRomance

The aborted child of a couple goes after her own family members who were responsible for separating her from her mother.

Director

Vanamagan

Vanamagan · 2017

MovieActionAdventure

An Andaman tribal who escapes from men trying to capture his people, ends up in the care of a spoilt, rich girl, who starts to fall in love with him.

Director

Poi Solla Porom

Poi Solla Porom · 2008

Poi Solla Porom

MovieDramaComedy

Sathyanathan is a typical middle class man who has just retired. He wants to buy a plot of land in the city and move in with his wife and children - Uppilinathan(Karthik Kumar), Vishwanathan and Sindhu. But his son Uppilinathan - who is a software engineer - has no interest in the house and is keen to leave India for New York, where he has obtained a job. Sathyanathan buys the plot from "World Famous Properties" which is managed by Vijayakumar.

Director

Boo

MovieHorrorThriller

Four friends gather to celebrate Halloween, and they begin reading an intriguing horror novel. Things take a strange turn as they begin to experience bizarre events while reading the book. Will they be able to escape the spirit that haunts them?

Writer

Five Six Seven Eight

Five Six Seven Eight · 2022

Five Six Seven Eight

Semba and Vikram, two teenagers belonging to different strata of society, come together to help a friend in need. They courageously try to overcome many obstacles in their path with just one thing filling their hearts and souls - dance.

Screenplay