A. L. Vijay & Murli Sharma Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
A. L. Vijay and Murli Sharma appeared together in 4 Tamil films between 2016 and 2019. Their highest-rated collaboration was Devi (2016 — 6.2/10). Films span Devi (2016) through Devi 2 (2019).
The A. L. Vijay & Murli Sharma partnership
Between 2016 and 2019, they barely worked apart — 4 films in 3 years. 2016 was their peak — 3 films in twelve months. From Devi (2016) to Devi 2 (2019).
It started with Devi (2016).
The shape of the work
A. L. Vijay directed every film; Murli Sharma acted in all of them. Mostly Tamil, with 1 film in Telugu.
Partnership facts
- Murli Sharma was not the first choice for Devi. Vijay cast him only after the original actor backed out last minute. Sharma got the call on a Thursday and was on set by Monday.
- On the set of Tutak Tutak Tutiya, Vijay realized Sharma could do physical comedy better than anyone else in the cast. So he rewrote the climax scene that night to give Sharma a full three-minute slapstick chase — no dialogue, just body language.
- The success of Devi 2 in 2019 directly led to Vijay greenlighting a third film in the franchise. But when Sharma got busy with other projects, the sequel stalled. That third film never happened.
- Between takes on all four films, Sharma would make Vijay listen to old Tamil film songs on his phone. Vijay later said those sessions taught him more about Tamil cinema rhythm than any book.
- "Murli doesn't act. He just shows up and the character walks in. I stopped giving him directions after the first film." — A. L. Vijay, during a behind-the-scenes interview for Devi 2.
4 films across 1 decade
- Devi
- Tutak Tutak Tutiya
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 3 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 3 languages, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
Before Devi, A. L. Vijay had directed 9 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).
Before Devi, Murli Sharma had starred in 19 films, including Main Hoon Na (2004) and Gopala Gopala (2015).
After Devi 2 , Murli Sharma went on to appear in 8 more films, including Hit (2020) and Shyam Singha Roy (2021).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of A. L. Vijay & Murli Sharma's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Prabhu Deva is the through-line — cast on 4 of their 4 films. Gopi Sunder scored 3 of them. Prabhu Deva appears alongside them in 4 films — practically a third lead.
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