Anandaraj & Vijayakumar Movies Together List — 7 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Anandaraj and Vijayakumar appeared together in 7 Tamil films between 1992 and 2000. Their highest-rated collaboration was Abhimanyu (1997 — 5.9/10). Films span Pokkiri Thambi (1992) through Vetri Kodi Kattu (2000).
The Anandaraj & Vijayakumar partnership
Between 1992 and 2000, they barely worked apart — 7 films in 8 years. For 8 years, a Anandaraj–Vijayakumar film arrived almost every year. From Pokkiri Thambi (1992) to Vetri Kodi Kattu (2000).
The played out closed with Vetri Kodi Kattu in 2000. It started with Pokkiri Thambi (1992).
The shape of the work
The 1990s account for 86% of everything they made together. The 1990s belonged to Abhimanyu; the 2000s to Vetri Kodi Kattu. Anandaraj acted in every film; Vijayakumar acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Anandaraj and Vijayakumar first shared screen space in Pokkiri Thambi (1992), but their real breakthrough as a pair came in Baashha (1995). Director Suresh Krissna deliberately paired them as the villain and the hero's father — two contrasting authority figures — to create a generational tension that audiences hadn't seen before in a Rajinikanth film.
- In Baashha, Vijayakumar played the soft-spoken, morally upright father while Anandaraj played the loud, menacing villain. The trick was that Anandaraj's aggression made Vijayakumar's quiet dignity feel stronger — they didn't trade dialogues much, but their one face-off scene in the courtroom became the film's emotional anchor.
- Their pairing in Malabar Police (1999) was the last time they worked together. The film was a modest hit, but it directly inspired the template for the 2000s 'father-son vs villain' comedies in Tamil cinema — most notably the 2002 Vijay film Bagavathi, which reused the same dynamic of a strict father and a loud antagonist.
- Off-screen, Anandaraj and Vijayakumar were close friends who often travelled together to shoots in the same car. During the making of Desiya Geetham (1998), they reportedly stayed in the same hotel room in Kerala for two weeks, rehearsing their scenes at night because the director wanted raw, unpolished performances.
- Anandaraj once said in an interview: 'Vijayakumar sir was the only co-star who would correct my Tamil diction on set. He never let me get away with a lazy line. I owe my Baashha performance to him.'
7 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 6 films, averaging 4.9/10.
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.1/10.
- Abhimanyu
- Baashha
- Vetri Kodi Kattu
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
7 films across 8 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, Anandaraj had 17 films behind them; Vijayakumar had 79.
Before Pokkiri Thambi, Anandaraj had starred in 17 films, including Pattukku Naan Adimai (1990) and Thaimel Aanai (1988).
After Vetri Kodi Kattu, Anandaraj went on to appear in 71 more films, including Chennai City Gangsters (2025) and Kanne Kalaimaane (2019).
Before Pokkiri Thambi, Vijayakumar had starred in 79 films, including Aval Oru Thodar Kathai (1974) and Ninaivu Chinnam (1989).
After Vetri Kodi Kattu, Vijayakumar went on to appear in 57 more films, including Entha Manchivaadavuraa (2020) and Chennaiyil Oru Naal (2013).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Anandaraj & Vijayakumar's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Deva is the through-line — music on 4 of their 7 films. Deva scored 4 of them. Sathyapriya appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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