Vijay & Kausalya Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Vijay and Kausalya appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1997 and 2003. Their highest-rated collaboration was Thirumalai (2003 — 6.7/10). Films span Nerrukku Ner (1997) through Thirumalai (2003).
The Vijay & Kausalya partnership
From Nerrukku Ner (1997) to Thirumalai (2003). The played out closed with Thirumalai in 2003. It started with Nerrukku Ner (1997).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Priyamudan; the 2000s to Thirumalai. Vijay acted in every film; Kausalya acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- In Priyamudan (1998), Vijay's character locks Kausalya's character in a room and forces her to watch him kill her lover — a scene that still gets discussed in Tamil cinema forums for its disturbing intensity.
- Thirumalai (2003) was the film that finally broke Vijay's string of flops and turned him into a commercial star — Kausalya played the love interest in this career-rescuing hit.
- Nerrukku Ner (1997) was the first film where Vijay and Kausalya shared screen space — and it was also the debut of director Vasanth, who later became a noted filmmaker.
- The song 'Oru Ponnu Onnu' from Nerrukku Ner (1997) became a wedding-season staple in Tamil Nadu — Vijay and Kausalya's on-screen chemistry in that track is still played at receptions.
- Priyamudan (1998) marked a turning point for both — it was Vijay's first full-on negative role, and Kausalya played the terrified victim opposite him, a shift from their sweet pairing in Nerrukku Ner.
3 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.5/10.
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.7/10.
- Priyamudan
- Nerrukku Ner
- Thirumalai
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 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
After Thirumalai, Vijay kept going for 35 more films; Kausalya stepped back.
Before Nerrukku Ner, Vijay had starred in 15 films, including Vetri (1984) and Rasigan (1994).
After Thirumalai, Vijay went on to appear in 35 more films, including Kaththi (2014) and Mersal (2017).
Nerrukku Ner was Kausalya's acting debut.
After Thirumalai, Kausalya went on to appear in 11 more films, including Kiss (2025) and Santosh Subramaniam (2008).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Vijay & Kausalya's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Manivannan is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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