Vijayakanth was not just a mass hero who worked with big filmmakers but also gave opportunities for fesh talents and young directors. He opened the gates of Tamil cinema to Tamil cinema. The likes of Aabavannan, RK Selvamani made an impact in Kollywood thanks only to Vijayakanth.
Says director Perarasu, ‘I was fortunate to direct Vijayakanth in Dharmapuri. He was upbeat hearing the story and readily agreed to do it ‘.
He gave enough liberties to me though I was few films old then. He was always a director’s actor. No wonder why he is still remembered for infusing young blood in Tamil cinema ‘.
‘He was always gigantic both on and off screen. He always cared for comfort ic everyone on the sets. I still remember several moments during the shoot of Dharmapuri when he interacted with his fans’.
Films like Oomai Vizhigal with Aabavannan and Pulan Visaranai, Captain Prabhakaran with RK Selvamani rewrote the way films were made in Tamil cinema then. It was all possible only because of Vijayakanth, he added