Vijayakumar

Vijayakumar is a Tamil film actor and politician. Along with predominant work in Tamil cinema since 1973, he has acted in a few Hindi and Telugu movies. He also works in television serials.

Vijayakumar was born in Nattuchalai, Pattukkottai taluk, Thanjavoor dist, Tamil Nadu, India. His real name Panchatcharam was changed as Vijayakumar for film. 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 chances but could not make it but he only got a small role in the movie Kandhan Karunai as one of the devargal, errested 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.