Prakash Raj & Thalaivasal Vijay Movies Together List — 10 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Prakash Raj and Thalaivasal Vijay appeared together in 10 Tamil films between 1997 and 2019. Their highest-rated collaboration was Asuran (2019 — 8.0/10). Films span Aravindhan (1997) through Asuran (2019).
The Prakash Raj & Thalaivasal Vijay partnership
They saved their best for last — Asuran (8.0/10) came 22 years in. Their work runs across 3 decades of Tamil cinema. From Aravindhan (1997) to Asuran (2019).
The work is uneven: Asuran (8.0) at one end, Nandhini (1.0) at the other. Arya (2007, 7.7/10) is the underseen one in the catalogue.
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Aravindhan; the 2010s to Asuran. Prakash Raj acted in every film; Thalaivasal Vijay acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Their first film together, Nandhini (1997), almost didn't happen. Prakash Raj was still a TV anchor and Thalaivasal Vijay was a stage actor. Director K. S. Ravi Kumar took a chance on both of them after seeing them in a theater play together.
- In Asuran (2019), Prakash Raj played the ruthless landlord and Thalaivasal Vijay played his sidekick. The tension between them wasn't scripted — Vijay actually slowed down his dialogue delivery to make Prakash Raj's anger land harder. Prakash Raj later said that pause made the scene.
- On the sets of En Swasa Kaatre (1999), Prakash Raj and Thalaivasal Vijay shared a room for three months. They'd rehearse their scenes at 5 AM every day before the crew arrived. Neither of them had a car then, so they'd walk to the set together.
- The success of Arya (2007) directly led to both actors being cast in the same year in S. S. Rajamouli's Vikramarkudu (Telugu). That film's Tamil remake, Siruthai (2011), became a career-defining hit for Karthi — and both Prakash Raj and Thalaivasal Vijay played the villains in it.
- Thalaivasal Vijay once said in an interview: 'Prakash Raj doesn't act with you. He acts at you. I had to learn to stand my ground or he'd eat me alive on screen.' He said this while promoting Pulan Visaranai 2 (2015).
- In Nandhini (1997), both were newcomers. They had a single confrontation scene. Prakash Raj kept improvising lines, and Thalaivasal Vijay matched him beat for beat without a rehearsal. The director kept the take because he said it felt like real hatred.
10 films across 3 decades
The 1990s accounted for 3 films, averaging 3.7/10.
The 2000s brought 5 films together, anchored by Arya (7.7/10).
The 2010s brought 2 films together, anchored by Asuran (8.0/10).
- Aravindhan
- En Swasa Kaatre
- Arya
- Abhiyum Naanum
- Asuran
- Pulan Visaranai 2
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
10 films across 22 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
Before Aravindhan, Prakash Raj had starred in 8 films, including Nila (1994) and Poomani (1996).
After Asuran, Prakash Raj went on to appear in 39 more films, including Sita Ramam (2022) and Jai Bhim (2021).
Before Aravindhan, Thalaivasal Vijay had starred in 17 films, including Thalaivaasal (1992) and Maamiyar Veedu (1993).
After Asuran, Thalaivasal Vijay went on to appear in 26 more films, including Razakar: The Silent Genocide of Hyderabad (2024) and Once Upon a Time in Madras (2024).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Prakash Raj & Thalaivasal Vijay's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Vadivelu appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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