Vivek & Vijayakanth Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Vivek and Vijayakanth appeared together in 5 Tamil films between 1993 and 2003. Their highest-rated collaboration was Thennavan (2003 — 6.5/10). Films span Enga Muthalali (1993) through Thennavan (2003).
The Vivek & Vijayakanth partnership
They saved their best for last — Thennavan (6.5/10) came 10 years in. From Enga Muthalali (1993) to Thennavan (2003). The spanned closed with Thennavan in 2003.
It started with Enga Muthalali (1993).
The shape of the work
The 2000s account for 60% of everything they made together. The 1990s belonged to Gandhi Pirantha Mann; the 2000s to Thennavan. Vivek acted in every film; Vijayakanth acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Vijayakanth personally requested Vivek to write dialogues for 'Enga Muthalali' (1993) after seeing his work in a stage play. Vivek was a newcomer then, and this film gave him his first big break as a dialogue writer in mainstream cinema.
- In 'Gandhi Pirantha Mann' (1995), Vivek wrote all the comedic exchanges between his character and Vijayakanth's. The director later said Vivek's timing made Vijayakanth's straight-faced reactions funnier — they played off each other like a deadpan and a spark.
- Vivek has said in interviews that Vijayakanth treated him like a younger brother on set. During 'Devan' (2002), Vijayakanth personally ensured Vivek got equal billing in the opening credits — rare for a comedian opposite a leading star at the time.
- Vivek once said: 'Vijayakanth sir gave me my first film as a writer. He didn't just cast me — he trusted me with his dialogue. That trust changed my life.'
- The success of Vivek's comedy track in 'Enga Muthalali' (1993) directly led to him being hired as a writer for several other Vijayakanth films in the 1990s, creating a mini-era where Vijayakanth's movies had sharper, more socially-aware humour than his peers'.
5 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 2 films, averaging 3.0/10.
The 2000s accounted for 3 films, averaging 5.3/10.
- Gandhi Pirantha Mann
- Enga Muthalali
- Thennavan
- Devan
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 films across 10 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, Vivek had 11 films behind them; Vijayakanth had 104. After Thennavan, Vivek kept going for 82 more films; Vijayakanth stepped back.
Before Enga Muthalali, Vivek had starred in 11 films, including Kalikaalam (1992) and Innisai Mazhai (1992).
After Thennavan, Vivek went on to appear in 82 more films, including Oopiri (2016) and Yaadhum Oore Yaavarum Kelir (2023).
Before Enga Muthalali, Vijayakanth had starred in 104 films, including Parvayin Marupakkam (1982) and En Kitta Mothathey (1990).
After Thennavan, Vijayakanth went on to appear in 15 more films, including Engal Anna (2004) and Neranja Manasu (2004).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Vivek & Vijayakanth's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
People who worked on Vivek & Vijayakanth's films together
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