Jagan & Thalaivasal Vijay Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Jagan and Thalaivasal Vijay appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 2005 and 2015. Their highest-rated collaboration was Ponniyin Selvan (2005 — 6.7/10). Films span Ponniyin Selvan (2005) through Sagaptham (2015).
The Jagan & Thalaivasal Vijay partnership
After 10 years apart, they came back together for Anegan (2015). They didn't share a set between 2005 and 2015. From Ponniyin Selvan (2005) to Sagaptham (2015).
It started with Ponniyin Selvan (2005).
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to Ponniyin Selvan; the 2010s to Anegan. Jagan acted in every film; Thalaivasal Vijay acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Jagan and Thalaivasal Vijay first shared screen in Ponniyin Selvan (2005) because director Radha Mohan specifically wanted a father-son duo that looked like they could actually be related. He cast them based on their similar facial features.
- In Anegan (2015), Thalaivasal Vijay played Jagan's father in a flashback sequence. Jagan later said Vijay would deliberately pause mid-dialogue during rehearsals to let him react first — a trick that made their emotional scenes feel more spontaneous.
- During the shoot of Sagaptham (2015), Jagan and Thalaivasal Vijay shared a room in a small lodge near Tenkasi for three weeks. They cooked their own dinner most nights because the hotel food gave them both stomach issues.
- Jagan once told a behind-the-scenes interviewer: 'Thalaivasal sir doesn't act. He just stands there and lets the camera find the truth. I learned more from his silences than from any dialogue class.'
- Their father-son pairing in Ponniyin Selvan (2005) was so convincing that director Radha Mohan later cast them again as father and son in his next film — but that project got shelved after two weeks of shooting.
- In Sagaptham (2015), Jagan and Thalaivasal Vijay played rivals for the first time. Jagan insisted on doing a fight scene without stunt doubles because he wanted to 'feel the real anger' — Vijay later joked that Jagan accidentally elbowed him so hard he saw stars.
3 films across 2 decades
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.7/10.
The 2010s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.9/10.
- Ponniyin Selvan
- Anegan
- Sagaptham
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 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, Jagan had 1 films behind them; Thalaivasal Vijay had 53. After Sagaptham, Thalaivasal Vijay kept going for 37 more films; Jagan stepped back.
Before Ponniyin Selvan, Jagan had starred in 1 film, including Pudhu Varusham (1992).
After Sagaptham, Jagan went on to appear in 15 more films, including Poikkal Kudhirai (2022) and Kavan (2017).
Before Ponniyin Selvan, Thalaivasal Vijay had starred in 53 films, including Thalaivaasal (1992) and Mugam (1999).
After Sagaptham, Thalaivasal Vijay went on to appear in 37 more films, including Razakar: The Silent Genocide of Hyderabad (2024) and Kaithi (2019).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Jagan & Thalaivasal Vijay's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
People who worked on Jagan & Thalaivasal Vijay's films together
