Pandiyan (5 January 1959 – 10 January 2008) was a Tamil film actor and politician who acted in lead roles in about 75 Tamil films from 1983-1992 and supporting roles from 1993-2001.
Pandiyan was selling bangles in Madurai, India when he was spotted by director Bharathiraja who offered him the lead role in the film Mann Vasanai which became a box-office hit.[1] Following the success, Pandiyan was cast in over 75 films. Pandiyan joined the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) in 2001.