Thalaivasal Vijay & Balasubramaniem Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Thalaivasal Vijay and Balasubramaniem appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1999 and 2002. Their highest-rated collaboration was Unnai Ninaithu (2002 — 5.5/10). Films span Iraniyan (1999) through Unnai Ninaithu (2002).
The Thalaivasal Vijay & Balasubramaniem partnership
From Iraniyan (1999) to Unnai Ninaithu (2002). The ran closed with Unnai Ninaithu in 2002. It started with Iraniyan (1999).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Iraniyan; the 2000s to Unnai Ninaithu. Thalaivasal Vijay acted in every film; Balasubramaniem directed all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 3.1/10.
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.5/10.
- Iraniyan
- Unnai Ninaithu
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 3 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Unnai Ninaithu, Thalaivasal Vijay kept going for 77 more films; Balasubramaniem stepped back.
Before Iraniyan, Thalaivasal Vijay had starred in 28 films, including Thalaivaasal (1992) and Maamiyar Veedu (1993).
After Unnai Ninaithu, Thalaivasal Vijay went on to appear in 77 more films, including Razakar: The Silent Genocide of Hyderabad (2024) and Kaithi (2019).
Iraniyan was Balasubramaniem's acting debut.
After Unnai Ninaithu, Balasubramaniem went on to appear in 21 more films, including The Great Indian Kitchen (2023) and Pithamagan (2003).
Collaboration Journey
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