V. M. Saravanan & Vijayakanth Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-14 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
V. M. Saravanan and Vijayakanth appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1981 and 1994. Their highest-rated collaboration was Sivappu Malli (1981 — 6.8/10). Films span Sivappu Malli (1981) through Sethupathi IPS (1994).
The V. M. Saravanan & Vijayakanth partnership
After 13 years apart, they came back together for Sethupathi IPS (1994). They didn't share a set between 1981 and 1994. From Sivappu Malli (1981) to Sethupathi IPS (1994).
It started with Sivappu Malli (1981). The ran closed with Sethupathi IPS in 1994.
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Sivappu Malli; the 1990s to Sethupathi IPS. V. M. Saravanan produced every film; Vijayakanth acted in all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 1980s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.8/10.
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.5/10.
- Sivappu Malli
- Sethupathi IPS
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 13 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Sethupathi IPS, Vijayakanth kept going for 40 more films; V. M. Saravanan stepped back.
Before Sivappu Malli, V. M. Saravanan had starred in 1 film, including Ramu (1966).
After Sethupathi IPS, V. M. Saravanan went on to appear in 4 more films, including Sivaji (2007) and Leader (2010).
Before Sivappu Malli, Vijayakanth had starred in 5 films, including Dhoorathu Idi Muzhakkam (1980) and Neer Nilam Neruppu (1980).
After Sethupathi IPS, Vijayakanth went on to appear in 40 more films, including Karuppu Nila (1995) and Thennavan (2003).
Collaboration Journey
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