Vijay & T. P. Gajendran Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Vijay and T. P. Gajendran appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1998 and 2011. Their highest-rated collaboration was Priyamudan (1998 — 5.9/10). Films span Priyamudan (1998) through Velayudham (2011).
The Vijay & T. P. Gajendran partnership
After 11 years apart, they came back together for Villu (2009). They didn't share a set between 1998 and 2009. Their work runs across 3 decades of Tamil cinema.
From Priyamudan (1998) to Velayudham (2011). It started with Priyamudan (1998).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Priyamudan; the 2010s to Velayudham. Vijay acted in every film; T. P. Gajendran acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- In Priyamudan (1998), Vijay's character Vasanth kills the heroine in the climax — a shocking twist that Tamil audiences still debate. That dark ending was Gajendran's idea, and it turned Vijay's 'good boy' image on its head.
- Priyamudan was the film that made Vijay a star. Before it, he was struggling. After it, he had a hit that let him experiment — and Gajendran directed him into that breakthrough.
- Villu (2009) was their biggest disaster together. It collected only about ₹15 crore against a ₹30 crore budget — one of Vijay's worst box office flops of that decade.
- Gajendran once said in an interview: 'Vijay was very disciplined during Priyamudan. He would come to set at 6 AM without fail. That's why the film worked.'
- Velayudham (2011) had a scene where Vijay's character beats up goons while wearing a lungi — that shot became a meme template in Tamil social media for years.
- After Villu bombed, Gajendran didn't direct another Vijay film for 2 years. When they reunited for Velayudham, it was a modest hit — but they never worked together again after 2011.
3 films across 3 decades
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.9/10.
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.1/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.6/10.
- Priyamudan
- Villu
- Velayudham
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 13 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
By the time of Priyamudan, both already had careers — Vijay with 20 films, T. P. Gajendran with 13.
Before Priyamudan, Vijay had starred in 20 films, including Vetri (1984) and Rasigan (1994).
After Velayudham, Vijay went on to appear in 17 more films, including Kaththi (2014) and Mersal (2017).
Before Priyamudan, T. P. Gajendran had starred in 13 films, including Veedu (1988) and Enga Ooru Mappillai (1989).
After Velayudham, T. P. Gajendran went on to appear in 12 more films, including Kalaivendhan (2015) and Pencil (2016).
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