Vijay & Sugunthan Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Vijay and Sugunthan appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 2015 and 2017. Their highest-rated collaboration was Theri (2016 — 7.0/10). Films span Puli (2015) through Bairavaa (2017).
The Vijay & Sugunthan partnership
From Puli (2015) to Bairavaa (2017). Theri is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Puli (2015).
The shape of the work
Vijay acted in every film; Sugunthan acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Vijay and Sugunthan's first collaboration, Puli (2015), was the most expensive Tamil film ever made at the time, with a budget of ₹100 crore. It bombed hard.
- After Puli flopped, Sugunthan convinced Vijay to do a smaller, mass-market film. That film was Theri (2016). It became Vijay's biggest hit in years and revived his box office pull.
- Theri (2016) gave Tamil cinema the dialogue 'Naan oru thadavu sonna, nooru thadavu sonna madhiri' — still used by fans to hype up Vijay's screen presence.
- Their three films together — Puli (2015), Theri (2016), Bairavaa (2017) — were released on consecutive Diwali days, making them the only director-actor duo to own three straight Diwali releases in Tamil cinema.
- Sugunthan said in a 2017 interview: 'Vijay sir trusted me even after Puli. That trust gave me Theri. And Theri gave me back my career.'
- Bairavaa (2017) was their last film together. It underperformed, and Sugunthan hasn't directed a film since. Vijay moved on to bigger directors. Their partnership ended as quietly as it started.
3 films across 1 decade
- Theri
- Bairavaa
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 2 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
30% of Sugunthan's screen credits are with Vijay. When they first worked together, Vijay had 66 films behind them; Sugunthan had 6.
Before Puli, Vijay had starred in 66 films, including Kaththi (2014) and Thuppakki (2012).
After Bairavaa, Vijay went on to appear in 6 more films, including Master (2020) and Leo (2023).
Before Puli, Sugunthan had starred in 6 films, including Aaranya Kaandam (2011) and Enthiran (2010).
After Bairavaa, Sugunthan went on to appear in 1 more film, including Johnny (2018).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Vijay & Sugunthan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Aadukalam Naren is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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