R. Parthiban & Vikram Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
R. Parthiban and Vikram appeared together in 4 Tamil films between 1999 and 2026. Their highest-rated collaboration was Ponniyin Selvan 1 (2022 — 7.8/10). Films span Housefull (1999) through Dhruva Natchathiram: Chapter One – Yuddha Kaandam (2026).
The R. Parthiban & Vikram partnership
After 23 years apart, they came back together for Ponniyin Selvan 1 (2022). They didn't share a set between 1999 and 2022. They saved their best for last — Ponniyin Selvan 1 (7.8/10) came 23 years in.
From Housefull (1999) to Dhruva Natchathiram: Chapter One – Yuddha Kaandam (2026). Their most recent film, Dhruva Natchathiram: Chapter One – Yuddha Kaandam, came out in 2026 — the partnership is still active.
The shape of the work
The 2020s account for 75% of everything they made together. The 1990s belonged to Housefull; the 2020s to Ponniyin Selvan 1. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- For Housefull (1999), R. Parthiban didn't just cast Vikram — he rewrote the entire script after seeing Vikram's audition. The original hero was supposed to be someone else, but Parthiban scrapped it and built the film around Vikram's raw energy.
- On the sets of Housefull, Parthiban pushed Vikram to improvise his dialogue delivery in a raw, street-smart style — something Vikram had never tried before. That performance became the template for his later mass-hero roles.
- After Housefull flopped, Parthiban and Vikram didn't speak for nearly 20 years. They only reconnected when Parthiban called Vikram out of the blue in 2022 to offer him a cameo in Ponniyin Selvan 2. Vikram said yes without reading the script.
- "Parthiban sir is the only director who made me act like a mad dog on screen. I loved every second of it." — Vikram, in a 2023 interview about Housefull.
- Their third film, Dhruva Natchathiram (2023), was originally shot in 2018 but shelved for five years. Parthiban personally edited the final cut in his bedroom during the pandemic, and Vikram dubbed his lines for free to help release it.
4 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.7/10.
The 2020s brought 3 films together, anchored by Ponniyin Selvan 1 (7.8/10).
- Housefull
- Ponniyin Selvan 1
- Ponniyin Selvan 2
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 27 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
By the time of Housefull, both already had careers — R. Parthiban with 26 films, Vikram with 17.
Before Housefull, R. Parthiban had starred in 26 films, including Anbulla Rajinikanth (1984) and Thalattu Padava (1990).
Before Housefull, Vikram had starred in 17 films, including Raavan (1984) and Ullaasam (1997).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of R. Parthiban & Vikram's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 4 films.
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