A. L. Vijay & Vikram Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-06 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
A. L. Vijay and Vikram appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 2011 and 2012. Their highest-rated collaboration was Deiva Thirumagal (2011 — 7.5/10). Films span Deiva Thirumagal (2011) through Thaandavam (2012).
The A. L. Vijay & Vikram partnership
From Deiva Thirumagal (2011) to Thaandavam (2012). Deiva Thirumagal is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Deiva Thirumagal (2011).
The shape of the work
A. L. Vijay directed every film; Vikram acted in all of them.
Partnership facts
- Vijay first approached Vikram for Deiva Thirumagal with a one-line narration. Vikram said yes on the spot — no script, no bound book. He just trusted the director's instinct.
- On the sets of Deiva Thirumagal, Vikram would stay in character as a mentally challenged father even between takes. Vijay never broke that bubble — he directed him from a distance, whispering instructions to an assistant instead of walking up to him.
- The success of Deiva Thirumagal directly led to Nanna — a Telugu remake that Vijay directed with Vikram again. That remake became a benchmark for sensitive storytelling in Telugu cinema about neurodivergent characters.
- During Thaandavam, Vikram injured his knee badly during an action sequence. Vijay personally drove him to the hospital at 2 AM and stayed the entire night. They never spoke about it publicly.
- Vikram once said in an interview: 'Vijay is the only director who made me cry on set. He didn't tell me to cry — he just set the scene so honestly that the tears came on their own.'
3 films across 1 decade
- Deiva Thirumagal
- Thaandavam
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 1 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, A. L. Vijay had 3 films behind them; Vikram had 41.
Before Deiva Thirumagal, A. L. Vijay had directed 3 films, including Poi Solla Porom (2008) and Madrasapattinam (2010).
After Thaandavam, A. L. Vijay went on to direct 18 more films, including Saivam (2014) and Diya (2018).
Before Deiva Thirumagal, Vikram had starred in 41 films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Anniyan (2005).
After Thaandavam, Vikram went on to appear in 18 more films, including 10 Enradhukulla (2015) and Ponniyin Selvan 1 (2022).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of A. L. Vijay & Vikram's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Anushka Shetty is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 3 films. Anushka Shetty appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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