Ajith Kumar & Vishnuvardhan Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Ajith Kumar and Vishnuvardhan appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 2007 and 2017. Their highest-rated collaboration was Billa (2007 — 6.8/10). Films span Billa (2007) through Thala 58 (2017).
The Ajith Kumar & Vishnuvardhan partnership
From Billa (2007) to Thala 58 (2017). It started with Billa (2007).
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to Billa; the 2010s to Arrambam. Ajith Kumar acted in every film; Vishnuvardhan directed all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Vishnuvardhan’s 2007 Billa rebooted Ajith’s career. After a string of flops, this slick remake turned him into a pan-Indian action star and gave Tamil cinema its first truly modern gangster look.
- Vishnuvardhan once said in an interview: 'Ajith is the only actor who can make a director’s vision look effortless. On Billa sets, he’d finish a fight scene in one take and then ask me if I wanted coffee.'
- Billa (2007) collected over ₹50 crore worldwide — a massive number for a Tamil film at the time — and ran for 100 days in 25 centres across Tamil Nadu.
- The 'Billa style' — Ajith’s black suit, sunglasses, and slow-motion walk in the song 'My Name Is Billa' — became a template for Tamil hero introductions. Fans still recreate that walk at film releases.
- Arrambam (2013) marked the first time Ajith played a morally grey anti-hero with a terrorist backstory. Vishnuvardhan pushed him to drop his 'mass hero' image, and the gamble paid off — it became a Diwali blockbuster.
- The 'Vishnuvardhan-Ajith combo' became shorthand for stylish action. After Billa, every director wanted to give Ajith a 'Vishnu-style' makeover, and the duo’s films are still used as reference for slick Tamil commercial cinema.
3 films across 2 decades
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.8/10.
The 2010s accounted for 2 films, averaging 6.3/10.
- Billa
- Arrambam
- Thala 580
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 10 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, Ajith Kumar had 44 films behind them; Vishnuvardhan had 11.
Before Billa, Ajith Kumar had starred in 44 films, including Thodarum (1999) and Varalaru (2006).
After Thala 58, Ajith Kumar went on to appear in 7 more films, including Nerkonda Paarvai (2019) and Viswasam (2019).
Before Billa, Vishnuvardhan had directed 11 films, including Alaigal (1973) and Pattiyal (2006).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Ajith Kumar & Vishnuvardhan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Nayantara is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 3 films. Nayantara appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead. Yuvan Shankar Raja scored 3 of them.
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