R. Parthiban & Thalaivasal Vijay Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
R. Parthiban and Thalaivasal Vijay appeared together in 5 Tamil films between 1997 and 2018. Their highest-rated collaboration was Keni (2018 — 6.5/10). Films span Aravindhan (1997) through Keni (2018).
The R. Parthiban & Thalaivasal Vijay partnership
After 15 years apart, they came back together for Keni (2018). They didn't share a set between 2003 and 2018. They saved their best for last — Keni (6.5/10) came 21 years in.
Their work runs across 3 decades of Tamil cinema. From Aravindhan (1997) to Keni (2018).
The shape of the work
The 2000s account for 60% of everything they made together. The 1990s belonged to Aravindhan; the 2010s to Keni. R. Parthiban acted in every film; Thalaivasal Vijay acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- For 'James Pandu' (2000), director R. Parthiban cast Thalaivasal Vijay after seeing him in a stage play. Vijay had to shave his head for the role — and Parthiban himself held the razor for the first cut on set.
- In 'Sabhash' (2000), Parthiban deliberately slowed down his usual rapid-fire dialogue delivery to match Vijay's measured, deadpan timing. The result was a comic rhythm that neither achieved in their solo films that year.
- After 'Sabhash' flopped, Parthiban and Vijay didn't speak for 17 years. They reconnected only when Parthiban called Vijay out of the blue in 2017 to offer him the role in 'Keni' — no apology, just a script.
- 'Keni' (2018) was the first Tamil film to use a single continuous shot for its entire runtime. Parthiban and Vijay rehearsed the 90-minute sequence for 45 days straight — no cuts, no retakes allowed.
- Thalaivasal Vijay said about 'Keni': 'Parthiban told me, "If you blink at the wrong moment, the whole film is ruined." I didn't blink for 90 minutes.'
5 films across 3 decades
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.3/10.
The 2000s accounted for 3 films, averaging 4.8/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.5/10.
- Aravindhan
- Kadhal Kirukkan
- Sabhash
- Keni
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 films across 21 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Keni, Thalaivasal Vijay kept going for 33 more films; R. Parthiban stepped back. By the time of Aravindhan, both already had careers — R. Parthiban with 20 films, Thalaivasal Vijay with 17.
Before Aravindhan, R. Parthiban had starred in 20 films, including Anbulla Rajinikanth (1984) and Thalattu Padava (1990).
After Keni, R. Parthiban went on to appear in 17 more films, including Otha Seruppu Size 7 (2019) and Otha Seruppu Size 7 (2019).
Before Aravindhan, Thalaivasal Vijay had starred in 17 films, including Thalaivaasal (1992) and Maamiyar Veedu (1993).
After Keni, Thalaivasal Vijay went on to appear in 33 more films, including Razakar: The Silent Genocide of Hyderabad (2024) and Kaithi (2019).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of R. Parthiban & Thalaivasal Vijay's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
People who worked on R. Parthiban & Thalaivasal Vijay's films together
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