Raghuvaran & Vijayakumar Movies Together List — 7 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Raghuvaran and Vijayakumar appeared together in 7 Tamil films between 1994 and 2007. Their highest-rated collaboration was Suriya Paarvai (1999 — 6.8/10). Films span Aranmanai Kaavalan (1994) through Deepavali (2007).
The Raghuvaran & Vijayakumar partnership
After 8 years apart, they came back together for Deepavali (2007). They didn't share a set between 1999 and 2007. From Aranmanai Kaavalan (1994) to Deepavali (2007).
It started with Aranmanai Kaavalan (1994).
The shape of the work
The 1990s account for 86% of everything they made together. The 1990s belonged to Suriya Paarvai; the 2000s to Deepavali. Raghuvaran acted in every film; Vijayakumar acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Raghuvaran was not the first choice for the villain role in Baashha (1995). Director Suresh Krissna wanted a different actor, but Vijayakumar personally recommended Raghuvaran after seeing his work in a stage play. That recommendation turned into a career-defining villain role for Raghuvaran.
- On the sets of Suriya Paarvai (1999), Raghuvaran would deliberately slow down his dialogue delivery to match Vijayakumar's natural rhythm. Vijayakumar later said that Raghuvaran's patience made him feel like they were having a real conversation, not acting.
- During the shoot of Deepavali (2007), Raghuvaran was struggling with health issues. Vijayakumar quietly arranged for a private chef to prepare meals for him on set every day, without telling the media or the crew. They never spoke about it publicly.
- "He was the only co-star who would call me at 2 AM to discuss a single line of dialogue. I loved that madness." — Vijayakumar about Raghuvaran, in a 2012 interview with Ananda Vikatan.
7 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 6 films, averaging 5.2/10.
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.8/10.
- Suriya Paarvai
- Abhimanyu
- Deepavali
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
7 films across 13 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, Raghuvaran had 34 films behind them; Vijayakumar had 98. After Deepavali, Vijayakumar kept going for 31 more films; Raghuvaran stepped back.
Before Aranmanai Kaavalan, Raghuvaran had starred in 34 films, including Ezhavathu Manithan (1982) and Irandil Ondru (1988).
After Deepavali, Raghuvaran went on to appear in 5 more films, including Yaaradi Nee Mohini (2008) and Ashoka (2008).
Before Aranmanai Kaavalan, Vijayakumar had starred in 98 films, including Aval Oru Thodar Kathai (1974) and Kizhakku Cheemayile (1993).
After Deepavali, Vijayakumar went on to appear in 31 more films, including Entha Manchivaadavuraa (2020) and Chennaiyil Oru Naal (2013).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Raghuvaran & Vijayakumar's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Deva is the through-line — music on 4 of their 7 films. Deva scored 4 of them.
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