Vadivelu & S. J. Surya Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-20 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Vadivelu and S. J. Surya appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1995 and 2017. Their highest-rated collaboration was Mersal (2017 — 7.7/10). Films span Aasai (1995) through Mersal (2017).
The Vadivelu & S. J. Surya partnership
After 12 years apart, they came back together for Viyabari (2007). They didn't share a set between 1995 and 2007. Their work runs across 3 decades of Tamil cinema.
From Aasai (1995) to Mersal (2017). Mersal is the one most viewers reach for.
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Aasai; the 2010s to Mersal. Vadivelu acted in every film; S. J. Surya acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 3 decades
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.6/10.
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.5/10.
The 2010s brought 1 film together, anchored by Mersal (7.7/10).
- Aasai
- Viyabari
- Mersal
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 22 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
Before Aasai, Vadivelu had starred in 23 films, including Kizhakku Cheemayile (1993) and Gokulam (1993).
After Mersal, Vadivelu went on to appear in 5 more films, including Maareesan (2025) and Naai Sekar (2022).
Before Aasai, S. J. Surya had starred in 1 film, including Nethiyadi (1988).
After Mersal, S. J. Surya went on to appear in 16 more films, including Jigarthanda Double X (2023) and Jigarthanda Double X (2023).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Vadivelu & S. J. Surya's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Prakash Raj is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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