Vijay & Shalini Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Vijay and Shalini appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1997 and 2000. Their highest-rated collaboration was Kadhalukku Mariyadhai (1997 — 6.3/10). Films span Kadhalukku Mariyadhai (1997) through Kannukkul Nilavu (2000).
The Vijay & Shalini partnership
From Kadhalukku Mariyadhai (1997) to Kannukkul Nilavu (2000). The ran closed with Kannukkul Nilavu in 2000. It started with Kadhalukku Mariyadhai (1997).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Kadhalukku Mariyadhai; the 2000s to Kannukkul Nilavu. Vijay acted in every film; Shalini acted in all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.3/10.
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.8/10.
- Kadhalukku Mariyadhai
- Kannukkul Nilavu
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 3 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Kannukkul Nilavu, Vijay kept going for 46 more films; Shalini stepped back.
Before Kadhalukku Mariyadhai, Vijay had starred in 15 films, including Vetri (1984) and Rasigan (1994).
After Kannukkul Nilavu, Vijay went on to appear in 46 more films, including Kaththi (2014) and Mersal (2017).
Before Kadhalukku Mariyadhai, Shalini had starred in 7 films, including Bandham (1985) and Raja Chinna Roja (1989).
After Kannukkul Nilavu, Shalini went on to appear in 3 more films, including Attakathi (2012) and Piriyadha Varam Vendum (2001).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Vijay & Shalini's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Charlie is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 2 films.
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