Thalaivasal Vijay & Vijayakanth Movies Together List — 6 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Thalaivasal Vijay and Vijayakanth appeared together in 6 Tamil films between 1988 and 2015. Their highest-rated collaboration was Sagaptham (2015 — 5.5/10). Films span Ullathil Nalla Ullam (1988) through Sagaptham (2015).
The Thalaivasal Vijay & Vijayakanth partnership
After 13 years apart, they came back together for Sagaptham (2015). They didn't share a set between 2002 and 2015. They saved their best for last — Sagaptham (5.5/10) came 27 years in.
Their work runs across 4 decades of Tamil cinema. From Ullathil Nalla Ullam (1988) to Sagaptham (2015).
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Ullathil Nalla Ullam; the 2010s to Sagaptham. Thalaivasal Vijay acted in every film; Vijayakanth acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Their first film together, Ullathil Nalla Ullam (1988), almost didn't happen. Vijayakanth was already a rising star, but Thalaivasal Vijay was a theatre actor with no film connections. A mutual friend from the drama circuit pushed the director to audition him — and he got the role on the spot.
- In Periya Marudhu (1994), Thalaivasal Vijay played the comic sidekick who constantly undercut Vijayakanth's macho hero. The trick was that Vijayakanth would deliberately pause his dialogue delivery to let Vijay's punchlines land — a rhythm they perfected over four films.
- On the sets of Gandhi Pirantha Mann (1995), the two shared a room in a small town lodge for three weeks. Thalaivasal Vijay later said they'd stay up past midnight discussing not just scenes, but the politics of the day — Vijayakanth was already planning his political entry.
- Their pairing in Tamizh Selvan (1996) directly inspired director K. S. Ravikumar to cast them again in a similar buddy-dynamic role in Devan (2002). Ravikumar said he wrote the comic relief character specifically for Thalaivasal Vijay after watching their earlier films together.
- Thalaivasal Vijay once told a magazine: 'Vijayakanth never treated me like a supporting actor. He'd ask my opinion on his own scenes. That's rare in this industry.'
6 films across 4 decades
The 1980s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.7/10.
The 1990s accounted for 3 films, averaging 4.0/10.
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.2/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.5/10.
- Ullathil Nalla Ullam
- Periya Marudhu
- Tamizh Selvan
- Devan
- Sagaptham
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
6 films across 27 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, Thalaivasal Vijay had 0 films behind them; Vijayakanth had 73. After Sagaptham, Thalaivasal Vijay kept going for 37 more films; Vijayakanth stepped back.
Ullathil Nalla Ullam was Thalaivasal Vijay's acting debut.
After Sagaptham, Thalaivasal Vijay went on to appear in 37 more films, including Razakar: The Silent Genocide of Hyderabad (2024) and Kaithi (2019).
Before Ullathil Nalla Ullam, Vijayakanth had starred in 73 films, including Parvayin Marupakkam (1982) and Nalla Naal (1984).
After Sagaptham, Vijayakanth went on to appear in 1 more film, including Thamizhan Endru Sol (2016).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Thalaivasal Vijay & Vijayakanth's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Senthil is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 6 films. Ilayaraja scored 3 of them. Senthil appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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