Thalaivasal Vijay & Deva Movies Together List — 16 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Thalaivasal Vijay and Deva appeared together in 16 Tamil films between 1993 and 2005. Their highest-rated collaboration was Devathayai Kanden (2005 — 6.5/10). Films span Thanga Pappa (1993) through Devathayai Kanden (2005).
The Thalaivasal Vijay & Deva partnership
They saved their best for last — Devathayai Kanden (6.5/10) came 12 years in. 1996 was their peak — 3 films in twelve months. For 12 years, a Thalaivasal–Deva film arrived almost every year.
The work is uneven: Devathayai Kanden (6.5) at one end, Maayan (1.0) at the other. From Thanga Pappa (1993) to Devathayai Kanden (2005).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Vishnu; the 2000s to Devathayai Kanden. Thalaivasal Vijay acted in every film; Deva scored all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
16 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 9 films, averaging 3.8/10.
The 2000s accounted for 7 films, averaging 4.3/10.
- Vishnu
- Kadhal Kottai
- Devathayai Kanden
- Kadhal Kirukkan
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
16 films across 12 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Devathayai Kanden, Thalaivasal Vijay kept going for 63 more films; Deva stepped back.
Before Thanga Pappa, Thalaivasal Vijay had starred in 3 films, including Thalaivaasal (1992) and Thevar Magan (1992).
After Devathayai Kanden, Thalaivasal Vijay went on to appear in 63 more films, including Razakar: The Silent Genocide of Hyderabad (2024) and Kaithi (2019).
Before Thanga Pappa, Deva had starred in 31 films, including Pudhu Manithan (1991) and Annamalai (1992).
After Devathayai Kanden, Deva went on to appear in 14 more films, including Thirumagan (2007) and Viyabari (2007).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Thalaivasal Vijay & Deva's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
They worked with the same 8 people again and again — a small repertory company. Vadivelu appears alongside them in 6 films — practically a third lead.
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