Thalaivasal Vijay & Bala Singh Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Thalaivasal Vijay and Bala Singh appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1999 and 2019. Their highest-rated collaboration was Neerthirai (2019 — 7.0/10). Films span Iraniyan (1999) through Neerthirai (2019).
The Thalaivasal Vijay & Bala Singh partnership
After 18 years apart, they came back together for Neerthirai (2019). They didn't share a set between 2001 and 2019. Their work runs across 3 decades of Tamil cinema.
From Iraniyan (1999) to Neerthirai (2019). Neerthirai is the one most viewers reach for.
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Iraniyan; the 2010s to Neerthirai. Thalaivasal Vijay acted in every film; Bala Singh acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- For Iraniyan (1999), director R. K. Selvamani cast Bala Singh first, then asked him to recommend someone for the villain role. Bala Singh personally brought in Thalaivasal Vijay, who was still a stage actor with no major film experience.
- In Maayan (2001), Bala Singh played the hero and Thalaivasal Vijay played the antagonist. They shot the climax fight in one continuous take because the director ran out of film stock. Both actors improvised the entire sequence on the spot.
- After Maayan bombed, Bala Singh and Thalaivasal Vijay didn't speak for 17 years. They only reconciled in 2018 when a mutual friend forced them to share a drink at a Chennai film festival. That conversation led directly to Neerthirai (2019).
- Neerthirai (2019) was the first Tamil film to feature both actors as a father-son duo. The emotional core of that film — a son forgiving his estranged father — was directly inspired by their real-life 17-year silence.
- Bala Singh said in a 2019 interview: 'Vijay and I didn't need a script for Neerthirai. We just looked at each other and remembered every fight we'd had off-screen. That's why the tears felt real.'
- In Iraniyan (1999), Bala Singh deliberately slowed down his dialogue delivery during their confrontation scene to match Thalaivasal Vijay's stage-trained rhythm. Vijay later said that pause made him realize he could hold his own against a seasoned film actor.
3 films across 3 decades
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 3.1/10.
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 1.0/10.
The 2010s brought 1 film together, anchored by Neerthirai (7.0/10).
- Iraniyan
- Maayan
- Neerthirai
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 20 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
50% of Bala Singh's screen credits are with Thalaivasal Vijay. After Neerthirai, Thalaivasal Vijay kept going for 26 more films; Bala Singh stepped back.
Before Iraniyan, Thalaivasal Vijay had starred in 28 films, including Thalaivaasal (1992) and Maamiyar Veedu (1993).
After Neerthirai, Thalaivasal Vijay went on to appear in 26 more films, including Razakar: The Silent Genocide of Hyderabad (2024) and Once Upon a Time in Madras (2024).
Before Iraniyan, Bala Singh had starred in 1 film, including Avatharam (1995).
After Neerthirai, Bala Singh went on to appear in 2 more films, including Thai Nilam (2021) and Kannagi Nagar (2025).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Thalaivasal Vijay & Bala Singh's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Nassar is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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