Sarath Kumar & John Vijay Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Sarath Kumar and John Vijay appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 2006 and 2023. Their highest-rated collaboration was Thalaimagan (2006 — 6.5/10). Films span Thalaimagan (2006) through Bhagavanth Kesari (2023).
The Sarath Kumar & John Vijay partnership
After 17 years apart, they came back together for Varisu (2023). They didn't share a set between 2006 and 2023. From Thalaimagan (2006) to Bhagavanth Kesari (2023).
Their most recent film, Bhagavanth Kesari, came out in 2023 — the partnership is still active. It started with Thalaimagan (2006).
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to Thalaimagan; the 2020s to Bhagavanth Kesari.
3 films across 2 decades
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.5/10.
The 2020s accounted for 2 films, averaging 6.0/10.
- Thalaimagan
- Bhagavanth Kesari
- Varisu
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 17 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, Sarath Kumar had 77 films behind them; John Vijay had 0. After Bhagavanth Kesari, John Vijay kept going for 23 more films; Sarath Kumar stepped back.
Before Thalaimagan, Sarath Kumar had starred in 77 films, including Cheran Pandiyan (1991) and Ayya (2005).
After Bhagavanth Kesari, Sarath Kumar went on to appear in 2 more films, including Hit List (2024) and Alangu (2024).
Thalaimagan was John Vijay's acting debut.
After Bhagavanth Kesari, John Vijay went on to appear in 23 more films, including Chennai City Gangsters (2025) and Razakar: The Silent Genocide of Hyderabad (2024).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Sarath Kumar & John Vijay's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
VTV Ganesh is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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