Pavel Navageethan | |
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Born | |
Other names | Madras Viji [1] |
Years active | 2014 – present |
Pavel Navageethan (born 17 January 1984) is an Indian actor and filmmaker who works in Tamil cinema.
Pavel Navageethan's dream was to be a director, so he wrote scripts for films, but was unable to get producers. [2] [3] He then moved to acting debuting in his friend Pa. Ranjith's film Madras , where he played a henchman named Viji. His role in the film earned him the moniker Madras Viji. [1] Pavel Navageethan later played roles in several other films (including Kuttram Kadithal , Magalir Mattum , Vada Chennai , and Peranbu ) before turning to direction. [1] [3] [4] He made his directorial debut with the mystery thriller V1 (2019), after the editor was able to get a producer for the film. [5] [6]
In 2022, he marks the Telugu debut in Sridevi Soda Center played the main antagonist. [7] He played alongside Sathish in the crime thriller films Vithaikkaaran (2024) and Sattam En Kaiyil (2024). [8] [9]
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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2014 | Madras | Viji | |
2015 | Kuttram Kadithal | Udhayan | |
2017 | Munnodi | Jeyaveeran | |
Theru Naaigal | Vinoth | ||
Magalir Mattum | Karthi Gothandaraman | ||
2018 | Vada Chennai | Siva | |
2019 | Peranbu | Babu | |
2021 | Thittam Irandu | Bharani | |
Navarasa | Anwar | Segment: Inmai / Fear | |
Boomika | Dharman | ||
Sridevi Soda Center | Kasi | Telugu film | |
2022 | Valimai | Selvam | |
Taanakkaran | Kadar Basha | ||
2023 | Viduthalai Part 1 | Journalist / Photographer | |
Are You Ok Baby? | Ezhil | ||
2024 | Vithaikkaaran | Tyson | |
Election | |||
Viduthalai Part 2 | Journalist / Photographer | ||
Sattam En Kaiyil | ASI Basha | [10] | |
Year | Film | Ref. |
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2019 | V1 Murder Case | [11] |
Year | Film | Actor |
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2019 | Nerkonda Paarvai | Sujith Shankar |
Auto Shankar | Appani Sarath | |
Jallikattu | Antony Varghese | |
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