Vijayan & Ganthimathi Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Vijayan and Ganthimathi appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1983 and 1987. Their highest-rated collaboration was Mann Vasanai (1983 — 7.8/10). Films span Mann Vasanai (1983) through Chinna Thambi Periya Thambi (1987).
The Vijayan & Ganthimathi partnership
From Mann Vasanai (1983) to Chinna Thambi Periya Thambi (1987). Mann Vasanai is the one most viewers reach for. The ran closed with Chinna Thambi Periya Thambi in 1987.
It started with Mann Vasanai (1983).
The shape of the work
Vijayan acted in every film; Ganthimathi acted in all of them.
2 films across 1 decade
- Mann Vasanai
- Chinna Thambi Periya Thambi
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 4 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 Mann Vasanai, both already had careers — Vijayan with 23 films, Ganthimathi with 20.
Before Mann Vasanai, Vijayan had starred in 23 films, including Niram Maaratha Pookkal (1979) and Pasi (1979).
After Chinna Thambi Periya Thambi, Vijayan went on to appear in 12 more films, including Not Reachable (2022) and 7G Rainbow Colony (2004).
Before Mann Vasanai, Ganthimathi had starred in 20 films, including Moodupani (1980) and Suvarilladha Chiththirangal (1979).
After Chinna Thambi Periya Thambi, Ganthimathi went on to appear in 18 more films, including Virumaandi (2004) and Nila (1994).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Vijayan & Ganthimathi's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Nizhalgal Ravi is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 2 films.
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