Vijay & N. K. Ekambaram Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-18 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Vijay and N. K. Ekambaram appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 2002 and 2011. Their highest-rated collaboration was Kaavalan (2011 — 6.2/10). Films span Thamizh (2002) through Kaavalan (2011).
The Vijay & N. K. Ekambaram partnership
After 9 years apart, they came back together for Kaavalan (2011). They didn't share a set between 2002 and 2011. From Thamizh (2002) to Kaavalan (2011).
It started with Thamizh (2002).
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to Thamizh; the 2010s to Kaavalan. Vijay acted in every film; N. K. Ekambaram directed all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.7/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.2/10.
- Thamizh
- Kaavalan
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 9 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; N. K. Ekambaram had 0.
Before Thamizh, Vijay had starred in 34 films, including Vetri (1984) and Rasigan (1994).
After Kaavalan, Vijay went on to appear in 17 more films, including Kaththi (2014) and Mersal (2017).
Thamizh was N. K. Ekambaram's acting debut.
After Kaavalan, N. K. Ekambaram went on to appear in 14 more films, including Sivaranjiniyum Innum Sila Pengalum (2021) and Nimir (2018).
Collaboration Journey
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Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Vadivelu is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 2 films.
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