Gangai Amaran & Vijayan Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Gangai Amaran and Vijayan appeared together in 4 Tamil films between 1979 and 1987. Their highest-rated collaboration was Chinna Thambi Periya Thambi (1987 — 4.5/10). Films span Oru Vidukadhai Oru Thodarkadhai (1979) through Chinna Thambi Periya Thambi (1987).
The Gangai Amaran & Vijayan partnership
They saved their best for last — Chinna Thambi Periya Thambi (4.5/10) came 8 years in. From Oru Vidukadhai Oru Thodarkadhai (1979) to Chinna Thambi Periya Thambi (1987). The unfolded closed with Chinna Thambi Periya Thambi in 1987.
It started with Oru Vidukadhai Oru Thodarkadhai (1979).
The shape of the work
The 1980s account for 75% of everything they made together. The 1970s belonged to Oru Vidukadhai Oru Thodarkadhai; the 1980s to Chinna Thambi Periya Thambi. Gangai Amaran scored every film; Vijayan acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
4 films across 2 decades
The 1970s accounted for 1 film.
The 1980s accounted for 3 films, averaging 4.5/10.
- Oru Vidukadhai Oru Thodarkadhai0
- Chinna Thambi Periya Thambi
- Kannadi0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 8 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Chinna Thambi Periya Thambi, Gangai Amaran kept going for 38 more films; Vijayan stepped back.
Oru Vidukadhai Oru Thodarkadhai was Gangai Amaran's acting debut.
After Chinna Thambi Periya Thambi, Gangai Amaran went on to appear in 38 more films, including Ooru Vittu Ooru Vandhu (1990) and Jeeva (1988).
Before Oru Vidukadhai Oru Thodarkadhai, Vijayan had starred in 1 film, including Padhai Theriyudhu Par (1960).
After Chinna Thambi Periya Thambi, Vijayan went on to appear in 12 more films, including Not Reachable (2022) and 7G Rainbow Colony (2004).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Gangai Amaran & Vijayan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
People who worked on Gangai Amaran & Vijayan's films together
