Nizhalgal Ravi & Thalaivasal Vijay Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Nizhalgal Ravi and Thalaivasal Vijay appeared together in 5 Tamil films between 2000 and 2015. Their highest-rated collaboration was Oru Kalluriyin Kathai (2005 — 6.8/10). Films span James Pandu (2000) through Pulan Visaranai 2 (2015).
The Nizhalgal Ravi & Thalaivasal Vijay partnership
After 9 years apart, they came back together for Pulan Visaranai 2 (2015). They didn't share a set between 2006 and 2015. From James Pandu (2000) to Pulan Visaranai 2 (2015).
It started with James Pandu (2000).
The shape of the work
The 2000s account for 80% of everything they made together. The 2000s belonged to Oru Kalluriyin Kathai; the 2010s to Pulan Visaranai 2. Nizhalgal Ravi acted in every film; Thalaivasal Vijay acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- For James Pandu (2000), director R. K. Selvamani cast Nizhalgal Ravi as the villain first. Ravi then insisted Thalaivasal Vijay play the comic sidekick — their first film together happened because Ravi refused to sign without him.
- In Aandan Adimai (2001), Nizhalgal Ravi played the brutal antagonist while Thalaivasal Vijay was his trembling henchman. Vijay later said Ravi would deliberately slow his dialogue delivery in rehearsals so Vijay's nervous pauses looked real on camera.
- During the Madhu (2006) shoot, the two shared a room in a small Kerala town for 23 days. They cooked their own meals because the hotel food gave them both stomach issues — and they still call each other 'roommate' to this day.
- Pulan Visaranai 2 (2015) was the only time they played on the same side — both as cops. That film directly led to Thalaivasal Vijay getting cast as a police officer in three other projects that year, because the director told other makers 'see how he works with Ravi'.
- Thalaivasal Vijay once said in a 2016 interview: 'Ravi anna doesn't act with you — he acts at you. If you don't match his intensity, you'll look like a cardboard cutout. So I learned to fight back on screen.'
5 films across 2 decades
The 2000s accounted for 4 films, averaging 6.7/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.5/10.
- Oru Kalluriyin Kathai
- Madhu
- Pulan Visaranai 2
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 films across 15 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, Nizhalgal Ravi had 99 films behind them; Thalaivasal Vijay had 31.
Before James Pandu, Nizhalgal Ravi had starred in 99 films, including Nizhalgal (1980) and Indian (1996).
After Pulan Visaranai 2, Nizhalgal Ravi went on to appear in 40 more films, including Ratsasan (2018) and Por Thozhil (2023).
Before James Pandu, Thalaivasal Vijay had starred in 31 films, including Thalaivaasal (1992) and Mugam (1999).
After Pulan Visaranai 2, Thalaivasal Vijay went on to appear in 37 more films, including Razakar: The Silent Genocide of Hyderabad (2024) and Kaithi (2019).
Collaboration Journey
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Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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