Chinni Jayanth & Vijayakumar Movies Together List — 11 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Chinni Jayanth and Vijayakumar appeared together in 11 Tamil films between 1986 and 2000. Their highest-rated collaboration was Mudhal Kural (1992 — 7.1/10). Films span Mounam Kalaikirathu (1986) through Sandhitha Velai (2000).
The Chinni Jayanth & Vijayakumar partnership
1996 was their peak — 3 films in twelve months. Their work runs across 3 decades of Tamil cinema. From Mounam Kalaikirathu (1986) to Sandhitha Velai (2000).
For 14 years, a Chinni–Vijayakumar film arrived almost every year. The work is uneven: Mudhal Kural (7.1) at one end, Sandhitha Velai (2.7) at the other.
The shape of the work
The 1990s account for 73% of everything they made together. The 1980s belonged to Poovizhi Raja; the 2000s to Sandhitha Velai. Chinni Jayanth acted in every film; Vijayakumar acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Chinni Jayanth was a popular comedian before he turned hero. Vijayakumar, already a star, specifically requested him as the lead for 'Mounam Kalaikirathu' (1986) — their first film together. That film launched Jayanth as a romantic lead.
- In 'Poovizhi Raja' (1988), Vijayakumar played the strict father while Chinni Jayanth played his rebellious son. The tension between them on screen came from real life — Vijayakumar was actually a mentor figure to Jayanth, and Jayanth later said he had to 'unlearn' his respect for him to act defiant.
- Vijayakumar and Chinni Jayanth were close friends off-screen. Jayanth has said in interviews that Vijayakumar would personally drive him to shoots when Jayanth didn't have a car yet — a small gesture that meant a lot early in his career.
- Chinni Jayanth once said: 'Vijayakumar sir treated me like his own younger brother. He never made me feel like a junior artiste, even when I was just starting out.'
- Their 1993 film 'Band Master' was a rare flop for the pair — it scored a disastrous 3.2/10. But the failure didn't break their partnership. They made four more films after that, including the moderately successful 'Suriya Paarvai' (1999), which turned out to be their last.
11 films across 3 decades
The 1980s accounted for 2 films, averaging 6.8/10.
The 1990s brought 8 films together, anchored by Mudhal Kural (7.1/10).
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 2.7/10.
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- Mounam Kalaikirathu0
- Mudhal Kural
- Suriya Paarvai
- Sandhitha Velai
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
11 films across 14 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
31% of Chinni Jayanth's screen credits are with Vijayakumar. When they first worked together, Chinni Jayanth had 2 films behind them; Vijayakumar had 63. After Sandhitha Velai, Vijayakumar kept going for 57 more films; Chinni Jayanth stepped back.
Before Mounam Kalaikirathu, Chinni Jayanth had starred in 2 films, including Kai Kodukkum Kai (1984) and Pillai Nila (1985).
After Sandhitha Velai, Chinni Jayanth went on to appear in 23 more films, including Boat (2024) and Yaadhum Oore Yaavarum Kelir (2023).
Before Mounam Kalaikirathu, Vijayakumar had starred in 63 films, including Aval Oru Thodar Kathai (1974) and Sandhippu (1983).
After Sandhitha Velai, Vijayakumar went on to appear in 57 more films, including Entha Manchivaadavuraa (2020) and Chennaiyil Oru Naal (2013).
Collaboration Journey
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Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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