Prakash Raj & Vijayakumar Movies Together List — 8 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Prakash Raj and Vijayakumar appeared together in 8 Tamil films between 1994 and 2013. Their highest-rated collaboration was Nila (1994 — 7.5/10). Films span Nila (1994) through Chennaiyil Oru Naal (2013).
The Prakash Raj & Vijayakumar partnership
Their work runs across 3 decades of Tamil cinema. From Nila (1994) to Chennaiyil Oru Naal (2013). Nila is the one most viewers reach for.
It started with Nila (1994).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Nila; the 2010s to Chennaiyil Oru Naal. Prakash Raj acted in every film; Vijayakumar acted in all of them. Mostly Tamil, with 2 films in Telugu.
Partnership facts
- For their first film together, Nila (1994), Prakash Raj was a newcomer with just one film behind him. Vijayakumar, already a star, specifically asked the director to cast Prakash Raj as the villain — giving him his first major break in Tamil cinema.
- In Bhageeratha (2005), Vijayakumar played the father and Prakash Raj the son. The entire emotional weight of the film rested on their face-off scenes — Prakash Raj later said Vijayakumar's silence in those scenes forced him to act with his eyes, not his dialogue.
- Prakash Raj has called Vijayakumar his 'on-set father.' During the shoot of Album (2002), Vijayakumar would personally make sure Prakash Raj ate on time, because the younger actor often skipped meals while rehearsing.
- Chennaiyil Oru Naal (2013) was the only film where they played equals — two cops investigating a crime. The film's success directly led to the director (Sarathkumar's son) getting his next big project, and it revived the police procedural genre in Tamil indie cinema for a few years.
- "Vijayakumar sir taught me that acting is not about shouting. It's about listening. In Nila, he would pause mid-scene and just look at me — and I had to match that stillness." — Prakash Raj, in a 2018 interview about his early career.
8 films across 3 decades
The 1990s brought 2 films together, anchored by Nila (7.5/10).
The 2000s accounted for 4 films, averaging 5.7/10.
The 2010s brought 2 films together, anchored by Chennaiyil Oru Naal (7.4/10).
- Nila
- Sneham Kosam
- Solla Solla Inikkum
- Bhageeratha
- Chennaiyil Oru Naal
- Mambattiyan
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
8 films across 19 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, Prakash Raj had 0 films behind them; Vijayakumar had 98. After Chennaiyil Oru Naal, Prakash Raj kept going for 101 more films; Vijayakumar stepped back.
Nila was Prakash Raj's acting debut.
After Chennaiyil Oru Naal, Prakash Raj went on to appear in 101 more films, including Sita Ramam (2022) and Gabbar is Back (2015).
Before Nila, Vijayakumar had starred in 98 films, including Aval Oru Thodar Kathai (1974) and Kizhakku Cheemayile (1993).
After Chennaiyil Oru Naal, Vijayakumar went on to appear in 15 more films, including Entha Manchivaadavuraa (2020) and Kuttram 23 (2017).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Prakash Raj & Vijayakumar's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
People who worked on Prakash Raj & Vijayakumar's films together
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