RJ Balaji & A. L. Vijay Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
RJ Balaji and A. L. Vijay appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 2015 and 2019. Their highest-rated collaboration was Devi (2016 — 6.2/10). Films span Idhu Enna Maayam (2015) through Devi 2 (2019).
The RJ Balaji & A. L. Vijay partnership
From Idhu Enna Maayam (2015) to Devi 2 (2019). It started with Idhu Enna Maayam (2015).
The shape of the work
RJ Balaji acted in every film; A. L. Vijay directed all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- RJ Balaji was a radio jockey with zero acting experience when A. L. Vijay cast him as the lead in Idhu Enna Maayam (2015). Vijay took a huge gamble — he didn't even ask Balaji to audition. He just heard his voice on air and decided.
- On the sets of Devi (2016), Vijay let Balaji improvise almost all his comedy lines. Balaji would rewrite his dialogues minutes before a take, and Vijay would just nod and roll camera. That's why Balaji's character sounds like a real friend, not a scripted sidekick.
- Devi 2 (2019) was a rare Tamil horror-comedy sequel that actually made money. Its box office hit status directly convinced producers to greenlight more low-budget genre sequels in Tamil — including the LKG and Dhanusu Rasi Neyargale follow-ups that came right after.
- During the shoot of Idhu Enna Maayam, Balaji was still hosting his evening radio show. Vijay would wrap shooting early so Balaji could rush to the studio. They never missed a single live broadcast — Balaji says Vijay treated the radio show like a co-star that needed respect.
- "Vijay sir never treated me like a newcomer. He'd ask 'enna da, ithu correct-a irukka?' like I was his college friend. That's why I trusted him blindly." — RJ Balaji, in a 2019 interview with The Hindu, talking about their working relationship.
3 films across 1 decade
- Devi
- Devi 2
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 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
Before Idhu Enna Maayam, RJ Balaji had starred in 4 films, including Vallinam (2014) and Vadacurry (2014).
After Devi 2 , RJ Balaji went on to appear in 10 more films, including Veetla Vishesham (2022) and Veetla Vishesham (2022).
Before Idhu Enna Maayam, A. L. Vijay had directed 8 films, including Saivam (2014) and Deiva Thirumagal (2011).
After Devi 2 , A. L. Vijay went on to direct 6 more films, including Chithirai Sevvaanam (2021) and Mission: Chapter 1 (2024).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of RJ Balaji & A. L. Vijay's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Nassar is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 3 films. Nassar appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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