Vamsi Krishna & Arun Vijay Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Vamsi Krishna and Arun Vijay appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 2012 and 2017. Their highest-rated collaboration was Kuttram 23 (2017 — 7.1/10). Films span Thadaiyara Thaakka (2012) through Kuttram 23 (2017).
The Vamsi Krishna & Arun Vijay partnership
From Thadaiyara Thaakka (2012) to Kuttram 23 (2017). Kuttram 23 is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Thadaiyara Thaakka (2012).
The shape of the work
Vamsi Krishna acted in every film; Arun Vijay acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Vamsi Krishna cast Arun Vijay in Thadaiyara Thaakka (2012) after seeing his work in Malai Malai — but Arun almost said no because the role required him to play a village tough guy, a look he hadn't tried before. Vamsi convinced him over a single coffee meeting.
- On the sets of Kuttram 23 (2017), Vamsi Krishna would let Arun Vijay improvise his fight sequences. Arun's background as a stunt choreographer meant he'd often re-block entire scenes on the fly, and Vamsi would just adjust the camera to follow him — no rehearsals, just one take.
- After Vaa Deal (2015) bombed hard, Vamsi Krishna called Arun Vijay and apologized for the script. Arun told him, 'We'll fix it in the next one.' That next one was Kuttram 23 — their highest-rated film together.
- Arun Vijay once said in an interview: 'Vamsi is the only director who lets me be completely raw on screen. He doesn't polish my roughness — he frames it.'
- The success of Kuttram 23 (2017) directly led to Arun Vijay getting the lead role in the Yaanai franchise — producers noticed how Vamsi's tight, no-nonsense direction made Arun's intensity click with mass audiences.
3 films across 1 decade
- Kuttram 23
- Thadaiyara Thaakka
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 5 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
Before Thadaiyara Thaakka, Vamsi Krishna had starred in 3 films, including Gharshana (2004) and Call Center (2008).
After Kuttram 23, Vamsi Krishna went on to appear in 13 more films, including Vakeel Saab (2021) and Yenni Thuniga (2022).
Before Thadaiyara Thaakka, Arun Vijay had starred in 17 films, including Iyarkai (2003) and Thulli Thirindha Kaalam (1998).
After Kuttram 23, Arun Vijay went on to appear in 12 more films, including Thadam (2019) and Chekka Chivantha Vaanam (2018).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Vamsi Krishna & Arun Vijay's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Suja Varunee is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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