Mumtaj & Vijayakumar Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Mumtaj and Vijayakumar appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1999 and 2002. Their highest-rated collaboration was Kushi (2000 — 6.3/10). Films span Malabar Police (1999) through Ezhumalai (2002).
The Mumtaj & Vijayakumar partnership
From Malabar Police (1999) to Ezhumalai (2002). The played out closed with Ezhumalai in 2002. It started with Malabar Police (1999).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Malabar Police; the 2000s to Kushi. Mumtaj acted in every film; Vijayakumar acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Mumtaj was just 16 when she signed Malabar Police (1999). Vijayakumar, already a veteran, personally requested the director to cast her after seeing her in a small role — he felt she had the spark to match his intensity.
- On the sets of Kushi (2000), Vijayakumar would deliberately slow down his dialogue delivery to match Mumtaj's rhythm. She later said he taught her how to pause for a laugh — a trick she used in every comedy scene after.
- During Ezhumalai (2002) shoot, Vijayakumar brought homemade biryani for the entire crew every Friday. Mumtaj would sit with him during lunch breaks, and he'd narrate old film stories — she called him 'appa' on set, not 'sir'.
- "He never treated me like a co-star. He treated me like his daughter who also acted. That's why our scenes felt real." — Mumtaj, in a 2003 interview about working with Vijayakumar.
- Their pairing in Malabar Police (1999) directly led to Vijayakumar recommending Mumtaj for a key role in his son's debut film. That film? Arul (2004), which launched a whole new generation of fans for her.
3 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 1 film.
The 2000s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.0/10.
- Malabar Police0
- Kushi
- Ezhumalai
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
When they first worked together, Mumtaj had 0 films behind them; Vijayakumar had 136. After Ezhumalai, Vijayakumar kept going for 48 more films; Mumtaj stepped back.
Malabar Police was Mumtaj's acting debut.
After Ezhumalai, Mumtaj went on to appear in 12 more films, including Aai (2004) and Rajadhi Raja (2009).
Before Malabar Police, Vijayakumar had starred in 136 films, including Aval Oru Thodar Kathai (1974) and Kizhakku Cheemayile (1993).
After Ezhumalai, Vijayakumar went on to appear in 48 more films, including Entha Manchivaadavuraa (2020) and Chennaiyil Oru Naal (2013).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Mumtaj & Vijayakumar's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
People who worked on Mumtaj & Vijayakumar's films together
