Vijay Chandar

Vijay Chandar is an Indian film director who is known for directing the Tamil-language film Vaalu (2015).

Career

Vijay Chandar made his directorial debut with Vaalu (2015).[1] The film began production in 2012 and released in 2015 after much delay.[2][3] The film marked Silambarasan's return after a three-year hiatus and released to positive reviews.[4] A critic stated that "Overall, Vaalu is yet another romantic action entertainer which is watchable just for STR’s energetic screen presence and his comic chemistry with Santhanam".[5] Chandar's next film was Sketch (2018) starring Vikram.[6] The film received mixed reviews upon release but the film was a commercial success.[7][8] The film also marked the return of Vikram after one year.[8] A critic wrote that "A predictable action drama that ends up star-worshipping its protagonist a tad too much".[9] His next film was Sangathamizhan (2019) with Vijay Sethupathi, which released to negative reviews.[10][11] A critic noted that " But the weakly written villain characters, with miscast actors who never make us feel like they could be a threat to the protagonist, and the sameness of the stunt scenes pull the film down, leaving it lacking punch".[11]

Filmography

Director
List of Vijay Chandar film credits as director
Year Film Notes
2015VaaluCameo appearance
2018SketchCameo appearance
Also singer and lyricist for song "Atchi Putchi"
2019SangathamizhanCameo appearance

Producer

FILMWORKS is an Indian Film Production Company, founded by Vijay Chandar.

List of Vijay Chandar film credits as producer
Year Film Actor Notes
2022Production No. 1Hansika Motwani

References
  1. Srinivasan, Sudhir (August 14, 2015). "Vaalu: STR makes the film watchable". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.
  2. "Simbu didn't give up on 'Vaalu' despite delay: Director Vijay Chander". July 14, 2015.
  3. "Vaalu release delayed". The Hindu. July 15, 2015 – via www.thehindu.com.
  4. "Vaalu Movie Review {3/5}: Critic Review of Vaalu by Times of India" – via timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
  5. "Vaalu". Sify. Archived from the original on August 15, 2015.
  6. "Without Vikram, there's no Sketch: Vijay Chandar- The New Indian Express". cms.newindianexpress.com.
  7. "Sketch Movie Review {2.5/5}: Critic Review of Sketch by Times of India" – via timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
  8. "Have asked director Vijay Chander to relish the success of Sketch: Vikram". Hindustan Times. January 17, 2018.
  9. Ramanujam, Srinivasa (January 12, 2018). "'Sketch' review: brake failure". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.
  10. "Director Vijay Chandar: Vijay Sethupathi's popularity will increase after Sanga Thamizhan - Times of India". The Times of India.
  11. "Sangathamizhan Movie Review: A generic mass hero movie with its story elements only all too familiar" – via timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
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