Panchaksharam Rangasamy Pillai, known professionally as Vijayakumar, is an Indian actor who works in Tamil cinema. He started his film career in the Tamil 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 and Malayalam movies. He also worked in television serials like Thangam, Vamsam, Talambralu, Nandini and Rasaathi. His only son is actor Arun Vijay.[3]
Main article: Vijayakumar filmography
| Year | Serial | Role | Channel | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997–2001 | Kokila Enge Pogiraal | Sun TV | Tamil | |
| 2009–2013 | Thangam | Rajaramchandra Raghunath alias Ayyaa | ||
| 2013–2014 | Vamsam | Vetrivel Annachi | ||
| 2016–2017 | Talambralu | Gemini TV | Telugu | |
| 2017–2018 | Nandini | Rajashekar | Sun TV Udaya TV |
Tamil Kannada |
| 2019 | Rasaathi | Shanmugasundaram | Sun TV | Tamil |
| 2022 | Oru Oorla Rendu Rajakumari | Nattamai (Special Appearance) | Zee Tamizh |