Vijay & R. Rathnavelu Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Vijay and R. Rathnavelu appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 2002 and 2003. Their highest-rated collaboration was Thirumalai (2003 — 6.7/10). Films span Bagavathi (2002) through Thirumalai (2003).
The Vijay & R. Rathnavelu partnership
From Bagavathi (2002) to Thirumalai (2003). The ran closed with Thirumalai in 2003. It started with Bagavathi (2002).
The shape of the work
Vijay acted in every film; R. Rathnavelu shot all of them.
2 films across 1 decade
- Thirumalai
- Bagavathi
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 1 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, Vijay had 34 films behind them; R. Rathnavelu had 4. After Thirumalai, Vijay kept going for 35 more films; R. Rathnavelu stepped back.
Before Bagavathi, Vijay had starred in 34 films, including Vetri (1984) and Rasigan (1994).
After Thirumalai, Vijay went on to appear in 35 more films, including Kaththi (2014) and Mersal (2017).
Before Bagavathi, R. Rathnavelu had starred in 4 films, including Sethu (1999) and Aravindhan (1997).
After Thirumalai, R. Rathnavelu went on to appear in 17 more films, including Vaaranam Aayiram (2008) and Haridas (2013).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Vijay & R. Rathnavelu's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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