Vijay & Prakash Raj Movies Together List — 7 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-19 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Vijay and Prakash Raj appeared together in 7 Tamil films between 1997 and 2023. Their highest-rated collaboration was Ghilli (2004 — 7.3/10). Films span Nerrukku Ner (1997) through Varisu (2023).
The Vijay & Prakash Raj partnership
After 14 years apart, they came back together for Varisu (2023). They didn't share a set between 2009 and 2023. Their work runs across 3 decades of Tamil cinema.
From Nerrukku Ner (1997) to Varisu (2023). Their most recent film, Varisu, came out in 2023 — the partnership is still active.
The shape of the work
The 2000s account for 71% of everything they made together. The 1990s belonged to Nerrukku Ner; the 2020s to Varisu. Vijay acted in every film; Prakash Raj acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- In Ghilli (2004), Prakash Raj's villain Muthupandi delivered the line 'Naan oru thadavai sonna, nooru thadavai sonna madhiri' — it's still a go-to threat in Tamil meme culture two decades later.
- Ghilli (2004) was the film that turned Vijay into a mass hero and Prakash Raj into Tamil cinema's most bankable villain — both their careers jumped after that clash.
- Their first film together, Ghilli (2004), ran for over 200 days in multiple theatres and collected ₹50 crore — a record for a Tamil film at that time.
- Prakash Raj once said in an interview: 'Vijay is the only hero who made me feel like I was acting with a friend, not a star.'
- The climax fight in Pokkiri (2007) — where Vijay's character beats Prakash Raj's Ali Bhai with a belt — became a template for mass hero-villain showdowns in Tamil cinema for the next decade.
- After Villu (2009) flopped hard, they didn't work together for 14 years — until Varisu (2023) brought them back, and Prakash Raj played a sympathetic father instead of a villain for the first time opposite Vijay.
7 films across 3 decades
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.1/10.
The 2000s brought 5 films together, anchored by Ghilli (7.3/10).
The 2020s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.8/10.
- Nerrukku Ner
- Ghilli
- Pokkiri
- Varisu
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
7 films across 26 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
32% of Vijay's screen credits are with Prakash Raj.
Before Nerrukku Ner, Vijay had starred in 15 films, including Vetri (1984) and Rasigan (1994).
Before Nerrukku Ner, Prakash Raj had starred in 8 films, including Nila (1994) and Poomani (1996).
After Varisu, Prakash Raj went on to appear in 13 more films, including Raayan (2024) and CHAMPION (2025).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Vijay & Prakash Raj's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Anandaraj appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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