I. M. Vijayan

Acting

I. M. Vijayan

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
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Birthday
Apr 25, 1969 (56 years old)

I. M. Vijayan

Known For

Lovefully Yours Veda
2h 15m
DOLBY
Movie 2023

Lovefully Yours Veda

Set in the 90s, Lovefully Yours Veda revolves around campus...

The Teacher
2h 1m
DOLBY
Movie 2022

The Teacher

PE teacher Devika and her husband have been trying to...

Aanaparambile WorldCup
2h 4m
DOLBY
Movie 2022

Aanaparambile WorldCup

A small village in the northern part of Kerala is...

Muddy
2h 17m
DOLBY
Movie 2021

Muddy

Muthu and his cousin Karthi have fallen out, but when...

Mmmmm (Sound of Pain)
DOLBY
Movie 2021

Mmmmm (Sound of Pain)

Tells the story of a tribal person hailing from the...

Bigil
2h 57m
DOLBY
Movie 2019

Bigil

A do-gooder don wants his footballer son to uplift the...

Porinju Mariam Jose
2h 30m
DOLBY
Movie 2019

Porinju Mariam Jose

Kattalan Porinju and Jose are friends as thick as thieves....

Ganesha Meendum Santhippom
1h 59m
DOLBY
Movie 2019

Ganesha Meendum Santhippom

A youngster moves to a big city to earn money...

Abrahaminte Santhathikal
2h 11m
DOLBY
Movie 2018

Abrahaminte Santhathikal

Derick Abraham, a fiery and dutiful police officer, continues to...

Mattancherry
2h 3m
DOLBY
Movie 2018

Mattancherry

Biography

Inivalappil Mani Vijayan is a former professional Indian football player. 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 2000s. Vijayan was crowned Indian Player of the Year in 1993, 1997 and 1999,the first player to win the award multiple times.He was also awarded the Arjuna award in 2003. Vijayan started out as a seller of soda in the Thrissur Municipal Corporation Stadium, Kerala earning 10 paise (0.02 Cents) a bottle. Eventually he was chosen to play for the Kerala Police club and rose to become one of the top names in domestic football. A highly aggressive player, he eventually became the highest earner in Indian club football as well as a regular in the India team. He scored one of the fastest ever international goals in a match against Bhutan in the 1999 SAF Games, when he managed to do the same in 12 seconds. Faster international goals on record include ones by Davide Gualtieri in 8 seconds and Hakan Şükür in 11 seconds. Vijayan's talents attracted interest from clubs in Malaysia and Thailand, although he spent his entire career in India until retirement. By the end of his career he had scored 40 international goals in 79 matches for India. Since retiring from international football Vijayan has set up a football academy to train young players in his home town.Since a short gap presently he is playing for Kerala Police.