Vijay & Vadivelu Movies Together List — 14 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-02 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Vijay and Vadivelu appeared together in 14 Tamil films between 1995 and 2017. Their highest-rated collaboration was Mersal (2017 — 7.7/10). Films span Rajavin Parvaiyile (1995) through Mersal (2017).
The Vijay & Vadivelu partnership
Their work runs across 3 decades of Tamil cinema. They saved their best for last — Mersal (7.7/10) came 22 years in. From Rajavin Parvaiyile (1995) to Mersal (2017).
Mersal is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Rajavin Parvaiyile (1995).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Rajavin Parvaiyile; the 2010s to Mersal. Vijay acted in every film; Vadivelu acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- In Pokkiri (2007), Vijay and Vadivelu's 'Aaluma Doluma' scene — where Vadivelu's character tries to teach Vijay a dance move — became a meme template in Tamil social media for awkward group choreography.
- Their last film together, Mersal (2017), grossed over 250 crores worldwide — making it the highest-grossing film in their 22-year partnership.
- Friends (2001) was a turning point for both: it was Vijay's first film to cross the 100-day run in multiple centers, and Vadivelu's comedy track as 'Kovilpatti Veeralakshmi' became the template for his loud female-impersonation roles.
- Vadivelu once said in an interview: 'Vijay sir gives me full freedom to improvise on set. In Sachein (2005), I changed half the dialogue on the spot, and he just laughed and said keep it.'
- The 'Oru Naal' comedy sequence in Chandralekha (1995) — where Vadivelu tries to convince Vijay to marry a ghost — is still played at Tamil college culturals as a skit staple.
- After Villu (2009) bombed hard (4.1/10), they didn't work together for 8 years — until Mersal (2017) brought them back. That comeback proved Vijay still trusted Vadivelu for a big-budget blockbuster after a decade-long gap.
14 films across 3 decades
The 1990s accounted for 3 films, averaging 5.7/10.
The 2000s accounted for 8 films, averaging 5.8/10.
The 2010s brought 3 films together, anchored by Mersal (7.7/10).
- Rajavin Parvaiyile
- Chandralekha0
- Pokkiri
- Sachein
- Mersal
- Kaavalan
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
14 films across 22 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
54% of Vijay's screen credits are with Vadivelu.
Before Rajavin Parvaiyile, Vijay had starred in 6 films, including Vetri (1984) and Rasigan (1994).
After Mersal, Vijay went on to appear in 6 more films, including Master (2020) and Leo (2023).
Before Rajavin Parvaiyile, Vadivelu had starred in 23 films, including Kizhakku Cheemayile (1993) and Gokulam (1993).
After Mersal, Vadivelu went on to appear in 5 more films, including Maareesan (2025) and Naai Sekar (2022).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Vijay & Vadivelu's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Ilayaraja scored 3 of them. Sriman appears alongside them in 5 films — practically a third lead.
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