| Pavel Navageethan | |
| Birth Date: | 1984 1, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Othername: | 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. Pavel Navageethan later played roles in several other films (including Kuttram Kadithal, Magalir Mattum, Vada Chennai, and Peranbu) before turning to direction.[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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
| Sattam En Kaiyil | ASI Basha | [10] | |
| Year | Film | Actor |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Nerkonda Paarvai | |
| Auto Shankar | Appani Sarath | |
| Jallikattu | Antony Varghese | |