Vadivelu & Thyagarajan Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Vadivelu and Thyagarajan appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1995 and 2011. Their highest-rated collaboration was Mambattiyan (2011 — 4.5/10). Films span Aanazhagan (1995) through Mambattiyan (2011).
The Vadivelu & Thyagarajan partnership
After 16 years apart, they came back together for Mambattiyan (2011). They didn't share a set between 1995 and 2011. From Aanazhagan (1995) to Mambattiyan (2011).
It started with Aanazhagan (1995).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Aanazhagan; the 2010s to Mambattiyan. Vadivelu acted in every film; Thyagarajan directed all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.3/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.5/10.
- Aanazhagan
- Mambattiyan
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 16 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 Aanazhagan, both already had careers — Vadivelu with 23 films, Thyagarajan with 28.
Before Aanazhagan, Vadivelu had starred in 23 films, including Kizhakku Cheemayile (1993) and Gokulam (1993).
After Mambattiyan, Vadivelu went on to appear in 14 more films, including Sivalinga (2017) and Mersal (2017).
Before Aanazhagan, Thyagarajan had directed 28 films, including Nalla Naal (1984) and Nalla Naal (1984).
After Mambattiyan, Thyagarajan went on to direct 7 more films, including PT Sir (2024) and Chekka Chivantha Vaanam (2018).
Collaboration Journey
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Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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