Vishal & Mayilsamy Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Vishal and Mayilsamy appeared together in 5 Tamil films between 2006 and 2013. Their highest-rated collaboration was Thimiru (2006 — 6.0/10). Films span Thimiru (2006) through Pattathu Yaanai (2013).
The Vishal & Mayilsamy partnership
Between 2006 and 2013, they barely worked apart — 5 films in 7 years. From Thimiru (2006) to Pattathu Yaanai (2013). It started with Thimiru (2006).
The shape of the work
The 2000s account for 60% of everything they made together. The 2000s belonged to Thimiru; the 2010s to Pattathu Yaanai. Vishal acted in every film; Mayilsamy acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
5 films across 2 decades
The 2000s accounted for 3 films, averaging 5.6/10.
The 2010s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.3/10.
- Thimiru
- Malaikottai
- Pattathu Yaanai
- Theeradha Vilaiyattu Pillai
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 Pattathu Yaanai, Mayilsamy kept going for 70 more films; Vishal stepped back.
Before Thimiru, Vishal had starred in 2 films, including Sandakozhi (2005) and Chellamae (2004).
After Pattathu Yaanai, Vishal went on to appear in 20 more films, including Irumbu Thirai (2018) and Thupparivalan (2017).
Before Thimiru, Mayilsamy had starred in 27 films, including Jayam (2003) and Vedham (2001).
After Pattathu Yaanai, Mayilsamy went on to appear in 70 more films, including Kaatrin Mozhi (2018) and Server Sundaram (2020).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Vishal & Mayilsamy's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Santhanam is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 5 films. Santhanam appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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