Vadivelu & Vijayalakshmi Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Vadivelu and Vijayalakshmi appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 2001 and 2010. Their highest-rated collaboration was Friends (2001 — 6.4/10). Films span Friends (2001) through Thillalangadi (2010).
The Vadivelu & Vijayalakshmi partnership
After 9 years apart, they came back together for Thillalangadi (2010). They didn't share a set between 2001 and 2010. From Friends (2001) to Thillalangadi (2010).
It started with Friends (2001).
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to Friends; the 2010s to Thillalangadi. Vadivelu acted in every film; Vijayalakshmi acted in all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.4/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.3/10.
- Friends
- Thillalangadi
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 9 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
33% of Vijayalakshmi's screen credits are with Vadivelu. When they first worked together, Vadivelu had 73 films behind them; Vijayalakshmi had 2. After Thillalangadi, Vadivelu kept going for 18 more films; Vijayalakshmi stepped back.
Before Friends, Vadivelu had starred in 73 films, including Kizhakku Cheemayile (1993) and Kakkai Siraginilae (2000).
After Thillalangadi, Vadivelu went on to appear in 18 more films, including Sivalinga (2017) and Mersal (2017).
Before Friends, Vijayalakshmi had starred in 2 films, including Poonthottam (1998) and Anbu Vazhi (1968).
After Thillalangadi, Vijayalakshmi went on to appear in 2 more films, including Kadha Solla Porom (2016) and Meesaya Murukku (2017).
Collaboration Journey
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