Thalaivasal Vijay & R. Rathnavelu Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-16 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Thalaivasal Vijay and R. Rathnavelu appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1997 and 2004. Their highest-rated collaboration was Perazhagan (2004 — 6.5/10). Films span Aravindhan (1997) through Perazhagan (2004).
The Thalaivasal Vijay & R. Rathnavelu partnership
From Aravindhan (1997) to Perazhagan (2004). The played out closed with Perazhagan in 2004. It started with Aravindhan (1997).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Aravindhan; the 2000s to Perazhagan. Thalaivasal Vijay acted in every film; R. Rathnavelu shot all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.3/10.
The 2000s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.5/10.
- Aravindhan
- Perazhagan
- Bagavathi
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 7 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Perazhagan, Thalaivasal Vijay kept going for 70 more films; R. Rathnavelu stepped back.
Before Aravindhan, Thalaivasal Vijay had starred in 17 films, including Thalaivaasal (1992) and Maamiyar Veedu (1993).
After Perazhagan, Thalaivasal Vijay went on to appear in 70 more films, including Razakar: The Silent Genocide of Hyderabad (2024) and Kaithi (2019).
Aravindhan was R. Rathnavelu's acting debut.
After Perazhagan, R. Rathnavelu went on to appear in 15 more films, including Vaaranam Aayiram (2008) and Haridas (2013).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Thalaivasal Vijay & R. Rathnavelu's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Ponnambalam is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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