Thalaivasal Vijay & Kalairani Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Thalaivasal Vijay and Kalairani appeared together in 5 Tamil films between 1997 and 2006. Their highest-rated collaboration was Adhu Oru Kana Kaalam (2005 — 7.2/10). Films span Devathai (1997) through Nenjirukkum Varai (2006).
The Thalaivasal Vijay & Kalairani partnership
Remarkably even — every film rates between 6.5 and 7.2. They saved their best for last — Adhu Oru Kana Kaalam (7.2/10) came 8 years in. From Devathai (1997) to Nenjirukkum Varai (2006).
Adhu Oru Kana Kaalam is the one most viewers reach for. The spanned closed with Nenjirukkum Varai in 2006.
The shape of the work
The 2000s account for 80% of everything they made together. The 1990s belonged to Devathai; the 2000s to Adhu Oru Kana Kaalam. Thalaivasal Vijay acted in every film; Kalairani acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
5 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.5/10.
The 2000s brought 4 films together, anchored by Adhu Oru Kana Kaalam (7.2/10).
- Devathai
- Adhu Oru Kana Kaalam
- Bose
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 films across 9 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Nenjirukkum Varai, Thalaivasal Vijay kept going for 58 more films; Kalairani stepped back.
Before Devathai, Thalaivasal Vijay had starred in 17 films, including Thalaivaasal (1992) and Maamiyar Veedu (1993).
After Nenjirukkum Varai, Thalaivasal Vijay went on to appear in 58 more films, including Razakar: The Silent Genocide of Hyderabad (2024) and Kaithi (2019).
Before Devathai, Kalairani had starred in 1 film, including Kaani Nilam (1987).
After Nenjirukkum Varai, Kalairani went on to appear in 18 more films, including Maasi (2012) and Manithan (2016).
Collaboration Journey
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