Vijay & K. Selva Bharathy Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Vijay and K. Selva Bharathy appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1998 and 2003. Their highest-rated collaboration was Vaseegara (2003 — 6.3/10). Films span Ninaithen Vandhai (1998) through Vaseegara (2003).
The Vijay & K. Selva Bharathy partnership
From Ninaithen Vandhai (1998) to Vaseegara (2003). The played out closed with Vaseegara in 2003. It started with Ninaithen Vandhai (1998).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Ninaithen Vandhai; the 2000s to Vaseegara. Vijay acted in every film; K. Selva Bharathy directed all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Their first film together, Ninaithen Vandhai (1998), was a disaster at the box office — but Vijay insisted on working with Selva Bharathy again. That trust gave us Priyamanavale (2000), which became Vijay's first major hit after a string of flops and revived his career.
- In Priyamanavale (2000), the scene where Vijay's character says 'Enna koduppaanga paaru' before a fight became a staple at Tamil college festivals and is still quoted by fans during mass moments.
- Vaseegara (2003) ran for over 100 days in 25 centres across Tamil Nadu — a rare feat for a romantic drama that year, and it cemented Selva Bharathy as Vijay's go-to director for family entertainers.
- The song 'Kadhal Vaithu' from Vaseegara (2003) became a wedding-season anthem in Tamil Nadu — couples still request it at receptions for its playful lyrics about love and marriage.
3 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 1.0/10.
The 2000s accounted for 2 films, averaging 6.2/10.
- Ninaithen Vandhai
- Vaseegara
- Priyamanavale
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 5 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
50% of K. Selva Bharathy's screen credits are with Vijay. After Vaseegara, Vijay kept going for 35 more films; K. Selva Bharathy stepped back.
Before Ninaithen Vandhai, Vijay had starred in 20 films, including Vetri (1984) and Rasigan (1994).
After Vaseegara, Vijay went on to appear in 35 more films, including Kaththi (2014) and Mersal (2017).
Ninaithen Vandhai was K. Selva Bharathy's directorial debut.
After Vaseegara, K. Selva Bharathy went on to direct 3 more films, including Murattu Kaalai (2012) and Anbe Vaa (2005).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Vijay & K. Selva Bharathy's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Manivannan is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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