Vijay & Trisha Krishnan Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Vijay and Trisha Krishnan appeared together in 5 Tamil films between 2004 and 2023. Their highest-rated collaboration was Ghilli (2004 — 7.3/10). Films span Ghilli (2004) through Leo (2023).
The Vijay & Trisha Krishnan partnership
After 15 years apart, they came back together for Leo (2023). They didn't share a set between 2008 and 2023. From Ghilli (2004) to Leo (2023).
Their most recent film, Leo, came out in 2023 — the partnership is still active. Ghilli is the one most viewers reach for.
The shape of the work
The 2000s account for 80% of everything they made together. The 2000s belonged to Ghilli; the 2020s to Leo. Vijay acted in every film; Trisha Krishnan acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Their first film together, Ghilli (2004), turned both Vijay and Trisha into superstars overnight. Before that, Vijay was a struggling actor with flops. Trisha was a newcomer. That film changed their careers forever.
- In Ghilli, the scene where Vijay's character pulls Trisha's saree pallu to stop her from leaving is still quoted and memed by Tamil audiences. It became the template for 'mass hero saves heroine' moments in Tamil cinema.
- Leo (2023) was their fifth film together and their first in 15 years. It grossed over 100 crores in Tamil Nadu alone, making it the highest-grossing film of their partnership by a huge margin.
- Trisha once said in an interview: 'Vijay and I have a comfort level that makes even a bad scene look good. We don't need to act — we just react.' She said this while promoting Kuruvi in 2008.
- After Ghilli, they did three more films in quick succession — Thirupaachi (2005), Aadhi (2006), and Kuruvi (2008). That four-film run in four years made them the most-watched romantic pair of the mid-2000s in Tamil cinema.
- In Thirupaachi, their on-screen chemistry was so natural that fans started calling them 'Vijay-Trisha' as a single word. That film's romantic track — especially the song 'Sollamal Thottu Solli' — became a wedding playlist staple in Tamil Nadu.
5 films across 2 decades
The 2000s brought 4 films together, anchored by Ghilli (7.3/10).
The 2020s brought 1 film together, anchored by Leo (7.3/10).
- Ghilli
- Thirupaachi
- Leo
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 films across 19 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 42 films behind them; Trisha Krishnan had 8.
Before Ghilli, Vijay had starred in 42 films, including Vetri (1984) and Thirumalai (2003).
Before Ghilli, Trisha Krishnan had starred in 8 films, including Saamy (2003) and Manasellam (2003).
After Leo, Trisha Krishnan went on to appear in 5 more films, including Karuppu (2026) and Vidaamuyarchi (2025).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Vijay & Trisha Krishnan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Vidyasagar is the through-line — music on 3 of their 5 films. Vidyasagar scored 3 of them.
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