Vishal & D. R. K. Kiran Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Vishal and D. R. K. Kiran appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 2015 and 2016. Their highest-rated collaboration was Kathakali (2016 — 6.4/10). Films span Paayum Puli (2015) through Kathakali (2016).
The Vishal & D. R. K. Kiran partnership
From Paayum Puli (2015) to Kathakali (2016). It started with Paayum Puli (2015).
2 films across 1 decade
- Kathakali
- Paayum Puli
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 1 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
By the time of Paayum Puli, both already had careers — Vishal with 17 films, D. R. K. Kiran with 18.
Before Paayum Puli, Vishal had starred in 17 films, including Sivappathigaram (2006) and Dishyum (2006).
After Kathakali, Vishal went on to appear in 12 more films, including Irumbu Thirai (2018) and Thupparivalan (2017).
Before Paayum Puli, D. R. K. Kiran had starred in 18 films, including Velaiyilla Pattathari (2014) and 3 (2012).
After Kathakali, D. R. K. Kiran went on to appear in 3 more films, including Kavan (2017) and Kavan (2017).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Vishal & D. R. K. Kiran's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Jayaprakash is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 2 films.
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