Vijayan & Janagaraj Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-20 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Vijayan and Janagaraj appeared together in 5 Tamil films between 1983 and 1990. Their highest-rated collaboration was Mann Vasanai (1983 — 7.8/10). Films span Mann Vasanai (1983) through Idhaya Thamarai (1990).
The Vijayan & Janagaraj partnership
Between 1983 and 1990, they barely worked apart — 5 films in 7 years. From Mann Vasanai (1983) to Idhaya Thamarai (1990). The spanned closed with Idhaya Thamarai in 1990.
Mann Vasanai is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Mann Vasanai (1983).
The shape of the work
The 1980s account for 80% of everything they made together. The 1980s belonged to Mann Vasanai; the 1990s to Idhaya Thamarai. Vijayan acted in every film; Janagaraj acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
5 films across 2 decades
The 1980s brought 4 films together, anchored by Mann Vasanai (7.8/10).
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.0/10.
- Mann Vasanai
- Nayagan
- Idhaya Thamarai
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 films across 7 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Idhaya Thamarai, Janagaraj kept going for 56 more films; Vijayan stepped back.
Before Mann Vasanai, Vijayan had starred in 23 films, including Niram Maaratha Pookkal (1979) and Pasi (1979).
After Idhaya Thamarai, Vijayan went on to appear in 9 more films, including Not Reachable (2022) and 7G Rainbow Colony (2004).
Before Mann Vasanai, Janagaraj had starred in 5 films, including Nizhalgal (1980) and Puthiya Vaarpugal (1979).
After Idhaya Thamarai, Janagaraj went on to appear in 56 more films, including Nadodi Thendral (1992) and Indira (1995).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Vijayan & Janagaraj's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Nizhalgal Ravi is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 5 films. Ilayaraja scored 3 of them. Nizhalgal Ravi appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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