A. L. Vijay & Prabhu Deva Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
A. L. Vijay and Prabhu Deva appeared together in 5 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 & Prabhu Deva partnership
Between 2016 and 2019, they barely worked apart — 5 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; Prabhu Deva acted in all of them. Mostly Tamil, with 1 film in Telugu.
Partnership facts
- Prabhu Deva wasn't the first choice for Devi. Vijay originally wanted a bigger star, but Prabhu Deva pushed hard for the role — he saw the comic potential in playing a terrified husband opposite a goddess.
- On the sets of Lakshmi (2018), Vijay let Prabhu Deva improvise most of his physical comedy. Prabhu Deva would do three or four takes of the same scene with completely different slapstick beats, and Vijay would pick the wildest one for the final cut.
- The success of Devi (2016) directly led to a wave of horror-comedies in Tamil cinema — at least four similar 'ghost wife' films were greenlit in 2017 alone, trying to copy the Devi formula of a scared husband and a supernatural wife.
- Vijay and Prabhu Deva never had a formal contract for any of their five films. They worked on handshake deals. Prabhu Deva once said in an interview that he didn't even read the full script for Devi 2 before signing — he just trusted Vijay's word that it would be funnier than the first.
- "Vijay sir is the only director who lets me act like a complete fool on screen. Other directors want me to dance. He wants me to fall down." — Prabhu Deva, during the promotions of Lakshmi (2018).
5 films across 1 decade
- Devi
- Lakshmi
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 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
When they first worked together, A. L. Vijay had 9 films behind them; Prabhu Deva had 55.
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, Prabhu Deva had starred in 55 films, including Michael Madana Kamaraju (2008) and Pokkiri (2007).
After Devi 2 , Prabhu Deva went on to appear in 14 more films, including Poikkal Kudhirai (2022) and Pon Manickavel (2020).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of A. L. Vijay & Prabhu Deva's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Murli Sharma is the through-line — cast on 4 of their 5 films. Gopi Sunder scored 3 of them. Murli Sharma appears alongside them in 4 films — practically a third lead.
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