Sampath Raj & John Vijay Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Sampath Raj and John Vijay appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 2011 and 2018. Their highest-rated collaboration was Kaathadi (2018 — 6.5/10). Films span Aanmai Thavarael (2011) through Kaathadi (2018).
The Sampath Raj & John Vijay partnership
From Aanmai Thavarael (2011) to Kaathadi (2018). It started with Aanmai Thavarael (2011).
The shape of the work
Sampath Raj acted in every film; John Vijay acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 1 decade
- Kaathadi
- Aanmai Thavarael
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 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 Kaathadi, John Vijay kept going for 44 more films; Sampath Raj stepped back.
Before Aanmai Thavarael, Sampath Raj had starred in 20 films, including Kanchivaram (2009) and Chennai 600028 (2007).
After Kaathadi, Sampath Raj went on to appear in 23 more films, including Drushyam 2 (2021) and Itlu Maredumilli Prajaneekam (2022).
Before Aanmai Thavarael, John Vijay had starred in 4 films, including Raavanan (2010) and Oram Po (2007).
After Kaathadi, John Vijay went on to appear in 44 more films, including Chennai City Gangsters (2025) and Razakar: The Silent Genocide of Hyderabad (2024).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Sampath Raj & John Vijay's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Rajendran is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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