Nizhalgal Ravi & Vijayan Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Nizhalgal Ravi and Vijayan appeared together in 5 Tamil films between 1983 and 1990. Their highest-rated collaboration was Mann Vasanai (1983 — 7.8/10). Films span Mann Vasanai (1983) through Idhaya Thamarai (1990).
The Nizhalgal Ravi & Vijayan partnership
Between 1983 and 1990, they barely worked apart — 5 films in 7 years. From Mann Vasanai (1983) to Idhaya Thamarai (1990). The spanned closed with Idhaya Thamarai in 1990.
Mann Vasanai is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Mann Vasanai (1983).
The shape of the work
The 1980s account for 80% of everything they made together. The 1980s belonged to Mann Vasanai; the 1990s to Idhaya Thamarai. Nizhalgal Ravi acted in every film; Vijayan acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Mann Vasanai (1983) was the first film for both as leads. Director Bharathiraja cast them together because he wanted fresh faces — neither had a single film credit before that.
- In Mann Vasanai, Ravi played the intense, brooding lover while Vijayan played the comic sidekick. They never shared a single scene alone — their entire chemistry was built around Ravi reacting to Vijayan's jokes.
- Mann Vasanai launched both their careers, but it also kick-started a trend: rural romance films with a comic best friend. Every major Tamil film in the mid-80s copied that template.
- They never became close friends off-screen. After Idhaya Thamarai (1990) flopped, they didn't speak for years. Vijayan later said in a 2015 interview that they just 'drifted apart' — no fight, no drama.
- Vijayan once said about Mann Vasanai: 'I was just happy to be on set. Ravi was the one who actually acted. I just made faces and people laughed.'
5 films across 2 decades
The 1980s brought 4 films together, anchored by Mann Vasanai (7.8/10).
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.0/10.
- Mann Vasanai
- Nayagan
- Idhaya Thamarai
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 films across 7 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Idhaya Thamarai, Nizhalgal Ravi kept going for 146 more films; Vijayan stepped back.
Before Mann Vasanai, Nizhalgal Ravi had starred in 2 films, including Nizhalgal (1980) and Ninaivellam Nithya (1982).
After Idhaya Thamarai, Nizhalgal Ravi went on to appear in 146 more films, including Indian (1996) and Ratsasan (2018).
Before Mann Vasanai, Vijayan had starred in 23 films, including Niram Maaratha Pookkal (1979) and Pasi (1979).
After Idhaya Thamarai, Vijayan went on to appear in 9 more films, including Not Reachable (2022) and 7G Rainbow Colony (2004).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Nizhalgal Ravi & Vijayan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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