Thalaivasal Vijay & Radha Ravi Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Thalaivasal Vijay and Radha Ravi appeared together in 4 Tamil films between 1988 and 2016. Their highest-rated collaboration was En Vazhi Thani Vazhi (2015 — 6.5/10). Films span Ullathil Nalla Ullam (1988) through Achamindri (2016).
The Thalaivasal Vijay & Radha Ravi partnership
After 20 years apart, they came back together for En Vazhi Thani Vazhi (2015). They didn't share a set between 1995 and 2015. They saved their best for last — En Vazhi Thani Vazhi (6.5/10) came 27 years in.
Their work runs across 3 decades of Tamil cinema. From Ullathil Nalla Ullam (1988) to Achamindri (2016).
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Ullathil Nalla Ullam; the 2010s to En Vazhi Thani Vazhi . Thalaivasal Vijay acted in every film; Radha Ravi acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- They first shared screen space in 'Ullathil Nalla Ullam' (1988) because director S. A. Chandrasekhar needed two actors who could play contrasting father figures — Radha Ravi as the strict patriarch and Thalaivasal Vijay as the soft-hearted uncle. Vijay was a stage actor then, and Radha Ravi recommended him to the director after seeing him in a play.
- In 'Gandhi Pirantha Mann' (1995), Radha Ravi played the loud, emotional village elder while Thalaivasal Vijay played the quiet, calculating antagonist. Vijay later said in an interview that Radha Ravi's booming voice forced him to underplay every scene — making his silences more menacing.
- Radha Ravi and Thalaivasal Vijay were close friends off-screen. During the shoot of 'En Vazhi Thani Vazhi' (2015), Vijay would drive Radha Ravi home every night because Radha Ravi didn't like driving after dark. They'd stop for tea at the same shop near Vadapalani for 40 days straight.
- Their 2015 film 'En Vazhi Thani Vazhi' was the first Tamil film where both actors played characters with no names — just 'Thalaivar' and 'Thozhilali'. That gimmick was later copied by a 2017 web series on a streaming platform.
4 films across 3 decades
The 1980s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.7/10.
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 3.6/10.
The 2010s accounted for 2 films, averaging 6.2/10.
- Ullathil Nalla Ullam
- Gandhi Pirantha Mann
- En Vazhi Thani Vazhi
- Achamindri
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 28 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Achamindri , Radha Ravi kept going for 51 more films; Thalaivasal Vijay stepped back.
Ullathil Nalla Ullam was Thalaivasal Vijay's acting debut.
After Achamindri , Thalaivasal Vijay went on to appear in 34 more films, including Razakar: The Silent Genocide of Hyderabad (2024) and Kaithi (2019).
Before Ullathil Nalla Ullam, Radha Ravi had starred in 24 films, including Thanneer Thanneer (1981) and Vazhga! Valarga! (1987).
After Achamindri , Radha Ravi went on to appear in 51 more films, including Ratsasan (2018) and Sivalinga (2017).
Collaboration Journey
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