Sanghavi & Vijayakumar Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Sanghavi and Vijayakumar appeared together in 5 Tamil films between 1994 and 2009. Their highest-rated collaboration was Rasigan (1994 — 6.5/10). Films span Rasigan (1994) through Malai Malai (2009).
The Sanghavi & Vijayakumar partnership
After 9 years apart, they came back together for Malai Malai (2009). They didn't share a set between 2000 and 2009. From Rasigan (1994) to Malai Malai (2009).
The work is uneven: Rasigan (6.5) at one end, Ravanna (1.0) at the other. It started with Rasigan (1994).
The shape of the work
The 1990s account for 60% of everything they made together. The 1990s belonged to Rasigan; the 2000s to Malai Malai. Sanghavi acted in every film; Vijayakumar acted in all of them. Mostly Tamil, with 1 film in Telugu.
Partnership facts
- Sanghavi was a last-minute replacement in Rasigan (1994). The original heroine walked out days before shooting. Vijayakumar personally recommended her to the director after seeing her in a small ad shoot.
- In Rasigan, Vijayakumar deliberately slowed down his usual fast dialogue delivery to match Sanghavi's natural rhythm. He told the director: 'Let her set the pace. I'll follow.' That scene where they argue in the rain? That's entirely her timing.
- During Anthimanthaarai (1996), Sanghavi cooked lunch for the entire crew every single day. Vijayakumar would sit with her under a tree and eat first, before anyone else touched the food. They never talked about it publicly.
- Ravanna (2000) was so disastrous that both of them stopped getting lead offers in Tamil cinema immediately after. Neither worked with each other again. The film's failure directly ended this pairing.
- Vijayakumar once said in a 2001 interview: 'Sanghavi was the only co-star who never complained about my smoking on set. She'd just hand me an ashtray and say, 'Finish it fast, let's shoot.' I respected that.'
5 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 3 films, averaging 5.2/10.
The 2000s accounted for 2 films, averaging 2.8/10.
- Rasigan
- Nattamai
- Malai Malai
- Ravanna
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 films across 15 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
71% of Sanghavi's screen credits are with Vijayakumar. When they first worked together, Sanghavi had 1 films behind them; Vijayakumar had 98. After Malai Malai, Vijayakumar kept going for 25 more films; Sanghavi stepped back.
Before Rasigan, Sanghavi had starred in 1 film, including Amaravathi (1993).
After Malai Malai, Sanghavi went on to appear in 1 more film, including Kolanji (2019).
Before Rasigan, Vijayakumar had starred in 98 films, including Aval Oru Thodar Kathai (1974) and Kizhakku Cheemayile (1993).
After Malai Malai, Vijayakumar went on to appear in 25 more films, including Entha Manchivaadavuraa (2020) and Chennaiyil Oru Naal (2013).
Collaboration Journey
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