Vijayakanth & Vijayakumar Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-15 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Vijayakanth and Vijayakumar appeared together in 4 Tamil films between 1993 and 2006. Their highest-rated collaboration was Dharmapuri (2006 — 5.8/10). Films span Ezhai Jaathi (1993) through Dharmapuri (2006).
The Vijayakanth & Vijayakumar partnership
After 12 years apart, they came back together for Dharmapuri (2006). They didn't share a set between 1994 and 2006. They saved their best for last — Dharmapuri (5.8/10) came 13 years in.
From Ezhai Jaathi (1993) to Dharmapuri (2006). It started with Ezhai Jaathi (1993).
The shape of the work
The 1990s account for 75% of everything they made together. The 1990s belonged to Sendhoorapandi; the 2000s to Dharmapuri. Vijayakanth acted in every film; Vijayakumar acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Vijayakanth personally requested Vijayakumar for the role of the villain in Ezhai Jaathi (1993). Vijayakumar was initially hesitant because he was used to playing hero roles, but Vijayakanth convinced him it would be a career-reviving move.
- In Sendhoorapandi (1993), Vijayakanth deliberately slowed down his usual rapid-fire dialogue delivery to match Vijayakumar's more measured, theatrical style. The result was a tense face-off scene that local fans still call 'the silence fight' — because both actors let pauses do the work.
- During the shoot of Sethupathi IPS (1994), Vijayakumar's son was hospitalised. Vijayakanth quietly paid the entire hospital bill and never told anyone. Vijayakumar only found out years later from a nurse.
- The success of their pairing in Ezhai Jaathi directly led to director R. K. Selvamani casting them again in Sendhoorapandi — which then became the template for the 'angry young man vs. seasoned patriarch' dynamic that dozens of Tamil films copied in the late 90s.
- In Dharmapuri (2006), their last film together, Vijayakanth insisted on shooting the climax confrontation in one continuous take — no cuts. Vijayakumar later admitted it was the most nervous he'd ever been on set, because one mistake would mean reshooting the entire 8-minute scene.
4 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 3 films, averaging 4.7/10.
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.8/10.
- Sendhoorapandi
- Sethupathi IPS
- Dharmapuri
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 13 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Dharmapuri, Vijayakumar kept going for 35 more films; Vijayakanth stepped back. By the time of Ezhai Jaathi, both already had careers — Vijayakanth with 104 films, Vijayakumar with 89.
Before Ezhai Jaathi, Vijayakanth had starred in 104 films, including Parvayin Marupakkam (1982) and En Kitta Mothathey (1990).
After Dharmapuri, Vijayakanth went on to appear in 8 more films, including Sabari (2007) and Mariyadhai (2009).
Before Ezhai Jaathi, Vijayakumar had starred in 89 films, including Aval Oru Thodar Kathai (1974) and Ninaivu Chinnam (1989).
After Dharmapuri, Vijayakumar went on to appear in 35 more films, including Entha Manchivaadavuraa (2020) and Chennaiyil Oru Naal (2013).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Vijayakanth & Vijayakumar's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
M. N. Nambiar is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 4 films.
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