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I. M. Vijayan
Acting

I. M. Vijayan
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1969-04-25,Thrissur, Kerala, India
Gender
Male
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.

Filmography

4.7

Muddy
2021-12-10

Lovefully Yours Veda

2

Lovefully Yours Veda
2023-03-03

5.571

Thimiru
2006-08-04

3

Kisan
2006-07-01

5.313

Komban
2015-03-27

4.9

The Teacher
2022-12-02

0

Siddy
2022-10-07

0

Shantham
2001-02-27

4

Gethu
2016-01-14

3

Idiyan Chandhu
2024-07-19

The Great Father

6.103

The Great Father
2017-03-30

5.3

Gulmohar
2008-10-07

6

Ben Johnson
2005-06-01

8

KQ
2013-09-27

Mythily Veendum Varunnu...

3

Mythily Veendum Varunnu...
2017-07-21

0

Mattancherry
2018-03-09

6

Quotation
2004-12-30

Abrahaminte Santhathikal

5.7

Abrahaminte Santhathikal
2018-06-15

Ganesha Meendum Santhippom

6

Ganesha Meendum Santhippom
2019-04-05

6.5

Bigil
2019-10-17

Porinju Mariam Jose

6.8

Porinju Mariam Jose
2019-08-23

Mmmmm (Sound of Pain)

0

Mmmmm (Sound of Pain)
2021-02-20

Aanaparambile WorldCup

1

Aanaparambile WorldCup
2022-11-25

6

Gumasthan
2024-09-27

2

Orumbettavan
2025-01-03