Vijay & Anal Arasu Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Vijay and Anal Arasu appeared together in 4 Tamil films between 2011 and 2017. Their highest-rated collaboration was Kaththi (2014 — 7.7/10). Films span Velayudham (2011) through Mersal (2017).
The Vijay & Anal Arasu partnership
Between 2011 and 2017, they barely worked apart — 4 films in 6 years. From Velayudham (2011) to Mersal (2017). Mersal (2017, 7.7/10) is the underseen one in the catalogue.
Kaththi is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Velayudham (2011).
The shape of the work
Vijay acted in every film; Anal Arasu stunt choreographer all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
4 films across 1 decade
- Kaththi
- Mersal
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 6 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 58 films behind them; Anal Arasu had 18.
Before Velayudham, Vijay had starred in 58 films, including Vetri (1984) and Ghilli (2004).
After Mersal, Vijay went on to appear in 6 more films, including Master (2020) and Leo (2023).
Before Velayudham, Anal Arasu had starred in 18 films, including Raam (2005) and Naan Mahaan Alla (2010).
After Mersal, Anal Arasu went on to appear in 1 more film, including Phoenix (2025).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Vijay & Anal Arasu's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Samantha Akkineni is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 4 films.
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