Vijayan
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Vijayan is a popular name in South India
, especially in Kerala
and Tamil Nadu
and may refer to any of the following:
South India
South India is the area encompassing India's states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu as well as the union territories of Lakshadweep and Pondicherry, occupying 19.31% of India's area...
, especially in Kerala
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
and Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...
and may refer to any of the following:
- O. V. VijayanO. V. VijayanOotupulackal Velukkuty Vijayan was an Indian author and cartoonist, who was an important figure in modern Malayalam literature. Best known for his first novel Khasakkinte Itihasam , Vijayan has six novels, nine short-story collections, and nine collections of essays, memoirs and reflections.-...
, Malayalam novelist and cartoonist - Pinarayi VijayanPinarayi VijayanPinarayi Vijayan is a politician and a former minister of Kerala, South India. He is currently a politburo member and the state secretary of Kerala State Committee of Communist Party of India .- Early life :...
, a politician from Kerala, belonging to the Communist Party of India (Marxist) - I. M. VijayanI. M. VijayanInivalappil Mani Vijayan is one of the leading Indian football players of modern times. Playing in the striker position, he formed a successful attacking partnership with Baichung Bhutia for the Indian national team in the late nineties and early 2000's...
, a soccer player from India - M. N. VijayanM. N. VijayanM.N. Vijayan was an Indian writer, orator and academic.-Early life:...
, long-time editor of Desabhimani, a cultural weekly from the CPI(M) - P. Vijayan, an officer belonging to the Indian Police Service
- Vijayan (fight master)Vijayan (fight master)Vijayan is an Indian film action choreographer, responsible for conceiving stunt and action sequences in films. He is also the president of the Film Employees' Federation of South India...
, an action choreographer for South Indian films