Vijayakanth & P. Kalaimani Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Vijayakanth and P. Kalaimani appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1988 and 1995. Their highest-rated collaboration was Therkkathi Kallan (1988 — 6.5/10). Films span Therkkathi Kallan (1988) through Karuppu Nila (1995).
The Vijayakanth & P. Kalaimani partnership
From Therkkathi Kallan (1988) to Karuppu Nila (1995). The played out closed with Karuppu Nila in 1995. It started with Therkkathi Kallan (1988).
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Therkkathi Kallan; the 1990s to Karuppu Nila. Never on the same side of the camera — Vijayakanth actor, P. Kalaimani director, across all 3 films. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 2 decades
The 1980s accounted for 2 films, averaging 6.5/10.
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.5/10.
- Therkkathi Kallan
- Poruthathu Pothum0
- Karuppu Nila
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 7 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, Vijayakanth had 73 films behind them; P. Kalaimani had 5. After Karuppu Nila, Vijayakanth kept going for 37 more films; P. Kalaimani stepped back.
Before Therkkathi Kallan, Vijayakanth had starred in 73 films, including Parvayin Marupakkam (1982) and Nalla Naal (1984).
After Karuppu Nila, Vijayakanth went on to appear in 37 more films, including Thennavan (2003) and Engal Anna (2004).
Before Therkkathi Kallan, P. Kalaimani had directed 5 films, including Mann Vasanai (1983) and Muthal Vasantham (1986).
After Karuppu Nila, P. Kalaimani went on to direct 3 more films, including Purushan Pondatti (1996) and Unnai Kann Theduthey (2000).
Collaboration Journey
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