Vijayakanth & R. Thyagarajan Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Vijayakanth and R. Thyagarajan appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1984 and 1985. Their highest-rated collaboration was Nalla Naal (1984 — 7.5/10). Films span Nalla Naal (1984) through Annai Bhoomi (1985).
The Vijayakanth & R. Thyagarajan partnership
From Nalla Naal (1984) to Annai Bhoomi (1985). The ran closed with Annai Bhoomi in 1985. Nalla Naal is the one most viewers reach for.
It started with Nalla Naal (1984).
The shape of the work
Vijayakanth acted in every film; R. Thyagarajan directed all of them.
2 films across 1 decade
- Nalla Naal
- Annai Bhoomi0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 1 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Annai Bhoomi, Vijayakanth kept going for 105 more films; R. Thyagarajan stepped back. By the time of Nalla Naal, both already had careers — Vijayakanth with 17 films, R. Thyagarajan with 18.
Before Nalla Naal, Vijayakanth had starred in 17 films, including Parvayin Marupakkam (1982) and Nenjile Thunivirunthal (1981).
After Annai Bhoomi, Vijayakanth went on to appear in 105 more films, including En Kitta Mothathey (1990) and Koolikaran (1987).
Before Nalla Naal, R. Thyagarajan had directed 18 films, including Apoorva Sahodarigal (1983) and Annai Oru Aalayam (1979).
After Annai Bhoomi, R. Thyagarajan went on to direct 1 more film, including Dharmam (1986).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Vijayakanth & R. Thyagarajan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Nalini is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 2 films.
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