Vijayakanth & Peeli Sivam Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Vijayakanth and Peeli Sivam appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1980 and 1991. Their highest-rated collaboration was Captain Prabhakaran (1991 — 4.9/10). Films span Dhoorathu Idi Muzhakkam (1980) through Captain Prabhakaran (1991).
The Vijayakanth & Peeli Sivam partnership
After 11 years apart, they came back together for Captain Prabhakaran (1991). They didn't share a set between 1980 and 1991. From Dhoorathu Idi Muzhakkam (1980) to Captain Prabhakaran (1991).
It started with Dhoorathu Idi Muzhakkam (1980). The ran closed with Captain Prabhakaran in 1991.
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Dhoorathu Idi Muzhakkam; the 1990s to Captain Prabhakaran. Vijayakanth acted in every film; Peeli Sivam acted in all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 1980s accounted for 1 film.
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.9/10.
- Dhoorathu Idi Muzhakkam0
- Captain Prabhakaran
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 11 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Captain Prabhakaran, Vijayakanth kept going for 54 more films; Peeli Sivam stepped back.
Before Dhoorathu Idi Muzhakkam, Vijayakanth had starred in 2 films, including Agal Vilakku (1979) and Inikkum Ilamai (1979).
After Captain Prabhakaran, Vijayakanth went on to appear in 54 more films, including Sakkarai Devan (1993) and Karuppu Nila (1995).
Before Dhoorathu Idi Muzhakkam, Peeli Sivam had starred in 3 films, including Muhammad bin Tughluq (1971) and Ninaithadhai Mudippavan (1975).
After Captain Prabhakaran, Peeli Sivam went on to appear in 3 more films, including Mugam (1999) and Abhimanyu (1997).
Collaboration Journey
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