Sampath Ram & John Vijay Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Sampath Ram and John Vijay appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 2016 and 2019. Their highest-rated collaboration was Kolaigaran (2019 — 6.9/10). Films span Kabali (2016) through Kolaigaran (2019).
The Sampath Ram & John Vijay partnership
From Kabali (2016) to Kolaigaran (2019). It started with Kabali (2016).
The shape of the work
Sampath Ram acted in every film; John Vijay acted in all of them.
2 films across 1 decade
- Kolaigaran
- Kabali
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 3 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Kolaigaran, John Vijay kept going for 40 more films; Sampath Ram stepped back.
Before Kabali, Sampath Ram had starred in 9 films, including Goli Soda (2014) and Kalla Thuppakki (2013).
After Kolaigaran, Sampath Ram went on to appear in 11 more films, including 1945 (2022) and Irumban (2023).
Before Kabali, John Vijay had starred in 18 films, including Mouna Guru (2011) and Enakkul Oruvan (2015).
After Kolaigaran, John Vijay went on to appear in 40 more films, including Chennai City Gangsters (2025) and Razakar: The Silent Genocide of Hyderabad (2024).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Sampath Ram & John Vijay's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Nassar is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 2 films.
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