A. R. Rahman & Preetha Vijayakumar Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
A. R. Rahman and Preetha Vijayakumar appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1999 and 2002. Their highest-rated collaboration was Padayappa (1999 — 6.3/10). Films span Padayappa (1999) through Alli Arjuna (2002).
The A. R. Rahman & Preetha Vijayakumar partnership
From Padayappa (1999) to Alli Arjuna (2002). The ran closed with Alli Arjuna in 2002. It started with Padayappa (1999).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Padayappa; the 2000s to Alli Arjuna. A. R. Rahman scored every film; Preetha Vijayakumar 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 3.9/10.
- Padayappa
- Alli Arjuna
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
When they first worked together, A. R. Rahman had 60 films behind them; Preetha Vijayakumar had 2. After Alli Arjuna, A. R. Rahman kept going for 120 more films; Preetha Vijayakumar stepped back.
Before Padayappa, A. R. Rahman had starred in 60 films, including Indian (1996) and Indian (1996).
After Alli Arjuna, A. R. Rahman went on to appear in 120 more films, including Maidaan (2024) and Sachin : A Billion Dreams (2017).
Before Padayappa, Preetha Vijayakumar had starred in 2 films, including Dharma (1998) and Sandhippoma (1998).
Collaboration Journey
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