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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Biography from TMDB.
- June 18, 1979 (47)
- Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
- Writer, director and producer
- 7 on MovieCove · 28 credits in all
What are A.L. Vijay's films like?
Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 6
A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 1 · Dark 3
Grounded 4 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0
Gentle 0 · Charged 4 · Intense 3
Steady 3 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0
A split, not a type: Casual 3 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 2
A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 4
Resolved 5 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet4
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch A.L. Vijay's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (4).
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Subscription and free streaming for A.L. Vijay's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
28 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Kadhal Reset Repeat(2026)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
Mission: Chapter 1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Are You Ok Baby? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Boo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Five Six Seven Eight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Chithirai Sevvaanam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Thalaivi(2021)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Kutty Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Devi 2(2019)
Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films
Watchman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Lakshmi(2018)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Diya (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Vanamagan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Sometimes(2016)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Devi(L) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Oru Naal Iravil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Idhu Enna Maayam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Dagudumootha Dandakor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Saivam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Thalaivaa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Thaandavam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Deiva Thirumagal(2011)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
Madrasapattinam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Poi Solla Porom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Kireedam(2007)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all filmsCircle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Gladiators (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
See U (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 28 titles, 25 of them dated from 2007 to 2026.
Biggest box office
Deiva Thirumagal (2011)
Highest rated
Deiva Thirumagal (2011)
Most popular right now
Lakshmi (2018)
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do A.L. Vijay's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 64th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 53rd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th4
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
3 of their 7 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved1
- Divisive1
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the dialogue 54/100 and the plot and story 43/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does A.L. Vijay work with?
People who share at least 2 of A.L. Vijay's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; M.S. Bhaskar shares the most, 4.
Actors
- M.S. BhaskarShared titles: Kadhal Reset Repeat (2026), Sometimes (2016), Deiva Thirumagal (2011), Kireedam (2007)See all 4 shared titles with M.S. Bhaskar
- NassarShared titles: Thalaivi (2021), Sometimes (2016), Deiva Thirumagal (2011)See all 3 shared titles with Nassar
- Prabhu DevaShared titles: Devi 2 (2019), Lakshmi (2018), Sometimes (2016)See all 3 shared titles with Prabhu Deva
- Kovai SaralaShared titles: Devi 2 (2019), Lakshmi (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Kovai Sarala
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- AnthonyShared titles: Kadhal Reset Repeat (2026), Devi 2 (2019), Deiva Thirumagal (2011), Kireedam (2007)See all 4 shared titles with Anthony
- G.V. Prakash KumarShared titles: Thalaivi (2021), Deiva Thirumagal (2011), Kireedam (2007)See all 3 shared titles with G.V. Prakash Kumar
- Nirav ShahShared titles: Lakshmi (2018), Deiva Thirumagal (2011), Kireedam (2007)See all 3 shared titles with Nirav Shah
- Sam C.S.Shared titles: Devi 2 (2019), Lakshmi (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Sam C.S.
Producers
- Kalol DasShared titles: Thalaivi (2021), Devi 2 (2019), Lakshmi (2018)See all 3 shared titles with Kalol Das
- Siva SaravananShared titles: Thalaivi (2021), Devi 2 (2019), Lakshmi (2018)See all 3 shared titles with Siva Saravanan
- Siva SaravananShared titles: Thalaivi (2021), Devi 2 (2019), Lakshmi (2018)See all 3 shared titles with Siva Saravanan