the French film Taken. After taking a hiatus of five years without films, he made a cameo appearance with his son, the first film of actor Shanmuga Pandian in Sagaptham (2015). In November 2015, he came back to acting in a feature film - Arun Ponnambalam's Thamizhan Endru Sol, alongside his son, Shanmuga Pandian, the second film with him. The film began production during November 2015, and had been temporarily suspended owing to the upcoming TN Assembly elections and the deteriorating health of Vijayakanth. He played 154 movies and is one of the most adored film personalities in the Tamil industry. Vijayakanth is listed by The Cinemaholic among the top 20 best Tamil actors of all time. Filmography Awards and recognitions Honours |- ! scope="row" | 1994 | Tamil Nadu State Film Honorary Award | MGR Award | |- ! scope="row" | 2001 | Kalaimamani Award | Government of Tamil Nadu | |- ! scope="row" | 2001 | Best Indian Citizen Award | Citizens of India Forum | |- ! scope="row" | 2009 | Top 10 Legends of Tamil Cinema Award | Filmfare of Tamil Cinema Award | |- ! scope="row" | 2011 | Honorary doctorate | International Institute of Church Management | |- Film Awards and nominations {| class="wikitable" |- style="background:#b0c4de; text-align:center;" ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Category ! scope="col" | Award ! scope="col" | Film ! scope="col" | Result |- |1984 |Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil |Filmfare Awards South |Vaidehi Kathirunthal | |- |1986 |Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil |Filmfare Awards South |Amman Kovil Kizhakale | |- |1986 |Cinema Express Award for Best Actor – Tamil |Cinema Express Awards |Amman Kovil Kizhakale | |- |1988 |Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil |Filmfare Awards South |Poonthotta Kaavalkaaran | |- |1988 |Best Character Actor |Cinema Express Awards |Poonthotta Kaavalkaaran | |- |1988 |Best Character Actor |Cinema Express Awards |Senthoora Poove | |- | 1988 |Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor |Tamil Nadu State Film Awards | Senthoora Poove | |- | 1990 |Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil |Filmfare Awards South |Pulan Visaranai | |- | 1992 |Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil |Filmfare Awards South |Chinna Gounder | |- | 1994 |Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil ||Filmfare Awards South |Honest Raj | |- | 1996 |Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil |Filmfare Awards South |Thayagam