Thalaivasal Vijay & Ponvannan Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Thalaivasal Vijay and Ponvannan appeared together in 4 Tamil films between 1995 and 2019. Their highest-rated collaboration was Kaithi (2019 — 8.2/10). Films span Gandhi Pirantha Mann (1995) through Kaithi (2019).
The Thalaivasal Vijay & Ponvannan partnership
After 19 years apart, they came back together for Kaithi (2019). They didn't share a set between 2000 and 2019. One film towers over the rest: Kaithi at 8.2/10.
They saved their best for last — Kaithi (8.2/10) came 24 years in. Their work runs across 3 decades of Tamil cinema.
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Gandhi Pirantha Mann; the 2010s to Kaithi. Thalaivasal Vijay acted in every film; Ponvannan acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
4 films across 3 decades
The 1990s accounted for 2 films, averaging 3.6/10.
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.8/10.
The 2010s brought 1 film together, anchored by Kaithi (8.2/10).
- Gandhi Pirantha Mann
- Periya Thambi0
- Kannukkul Nilavu
- Kaithi
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 24 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Kaithi, Thalaivasal Vijay kept going for 26 more films; Ponvannan stepped back.
Before Gandhi Pirantha Mann, Thalaivasal Vijay had starred in 11 films, including Thalaivaasal (1992) and Maamiyar Veedu (1993).
After Kaithi, 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 Gandhi Pirantha Mann, Ponvannan had starred in 5 films, including Pudhu Nellu Pudhu Naathu (1991) and Karuththamma (1994).
After Kaithi, Ponvannan went on to appear in 5 more films, including Sulthan (2021) and Miss You (2024).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Thalaivasal Vijay & Ponvannan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Charlie is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 4 films.
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