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| nationality = Indian
| yearsactive = 1961–present
| parents = Rangasamy Pillai (father)<br>Chinnammal (mother)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://cinema.maalaimalar.com/2013/05/21230519/vijaya-kumar-act-above-400-fil.html|title = Tamil Cinema News | Kollywood News | Tamil Film News
| spouse = {{unbulleted list|{{marriage|Muthukannu|1969}}|{{marriage|[[Manjula Vijayakumar|Manjula]]|1976|2013|end=died}} }}
| children = Kavitha Vijayakumar<br />Anitha Vijayakumar<br />[[Arun Vijay]]<br />[[Preetha Vijayakumar]] <br />[[Sridevi Vijayakumar]] <br /> [[Vanitha Vijayakumar]]
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'''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 language|Tamil]] film ''[[Sri Valli (1961 film)|Sri Valli]]'' (1961) as a child actor and started playing a lead role from 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 language|Telugu]] and
==Early life==
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==Professional career==
His journey in filmdom began as a child actor in the film ''[[Sri Valli (1961 film)|Sri Valli]]'' in 1961. Vijayakumar was the little Lord Murugan in ''Sri Valli'', starring [[Sivaji Ganesan]] and [[Padmini (actress)|Padmini]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://cinema.maalaimalar.com/cinema/cinehistory/2018/11/08210537/1211944/cinima-history-vijayakumar.vpf |title=ஸ்ரீதர் படத்தில் நடிக்க விஜயகுமார் முயற்சி |trans-title=Vijayakumar tried an opportunity to act in Sridhar's film |date=8 November
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 (actor)|Prabhu]] and [[Karthik (actor)|Karthik]]'s father. The movie told 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 the [[National Film Award for Best Actor]], eventually missing it by one vote.<ref name="Srivalli"/> 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]].
==Personal life==
Vijayakumar's family consists of wives
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]].<ref name="hindu1">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/02/08/stories/2006020818560200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070804230100/http://www.hindu.com/2006/02/08/stories/2006020818560200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 August 2007|title=Actor Vijayakumar returns to AIADMK|last=Dorairaj|first= S|date=8 February 2006|access-date=24 June 2009|work=[[The Hindu]]|location=Chennai, India}}</ref> 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.
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