Vijayakanth & Rajasekhar Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Vijayakanth and Rajasekhar appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1985 and 1988. Their highest-rated collaboration was Koolikaran (1987 — 7.3/10). Films span Eetti (1985) through Kazhugumalai Kallan (1988).
The Vijayakanth & Rajasekhar partnership
From Eetti (1985) to Kazhugumalai Kallan (1988). Koolikaran is the one most viewers reach for. The played out closed with Kazhugumalai Kallan in 1988.
It started with Eetti (1985).
The shape of the work
Vijayakanth acted in every film; Rajasekhar directed all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Rajasekhar was a Telugu star when he signed Eetti (1985). Vijayakanth personally convinced him to do Tamil films. That one call started their three-film run.
- In Koolikaran (1987), Vijayakanth played the loud, street-smart hero. Rajasekhar played the quiet, brooding antagonist. They traded lines without rehearsal — each scene was a real-time duel of styles.
- Kazhugumalai Kallan (1988) was the first Tamil film where both stars played morally grey characters — no clear hero or villain. That grey zone later became a template for 90s Tamil gangster films.
- During the shoot of Eetti, Vijayakanth and Rajasekhar shared a room in a small lodge near Tenkasi. They cooked their own meals because the hotel food gave them both stomach issues.
- Rajasekhar once said in a 2014 interview: 'Vijayakanth never let me feel like an outsider in Tamil cinema. He made sure I got equal billing in every poster.'
3 films across 1 decade
- Koolikaran
- Eetti
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 3 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Kazhugumalai Kallan, Vijayakanth kept going for 70 more films; Rajasekhar stepped back.
Before Eetti, Vijayakanth had starred in 35 films, including Parvayin Marupakkam (1982) and Nalla Naal (1984).
After Kazhugumalai Kallan, Vijayakanth went on to appear in 70 more films, including En Kitta Mothathey (1990) and En Purushan Than Enakku Mattundhan (1989).
Before Eetti, Rajasekhar had directed 9 films, including Nizhalgal (1980) and Thambikku Entha Ooru (1984).
After Kazhugumalai Kallan, Rajasekhar went on to direct 20 more films, including Mahankali (2013) and Simha Raasi (2001).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Vijayakanth & Rajasekhar's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Nalini is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
