Kishore & John Vijay Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Kishore and John Vijay appeared together in 4 Tamil films between 2016 and 2025. Their highest-rated collaboration was Sarpatta Parambarai (2021 — 8.3/10). Films span Kabali (2016) through IPL (2025).
The Kishore & John Vijay partnership
One film towers over the rest: Sarpatta Parambarai at 8.3/10. From Kabali (2016) to IPL (2025). Their most recent film, IPL, came out in 2025 — the partnership is still active.
It started with Kabali (2016). Sarpatta Parambarai is the one most viewers reach for.
The shape of the work
The 2020s account for 75% of everything they made together. The 2010s belonged to Kabali; the 2020s to Sarpatta Parambarai. Kishore acted in every film; John Vijay acted in all of them. Mostly Tamil, with 1 film in Telugu.
4 films across 2 decades
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.3/10.
The 2020s brought 3 films together, anchored by Sarpatta Parambarai (8.3/10).
- Kabali
- Sarpatta Parambarai
- Matka
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 9 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
By the time of Kabali, both already had careers — Kishore with 27 films, John Vijay with 18.
Before Kabali, Kishore had starred in 27 films, including Aadukalam (2011) and Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu (2009).
After IPL, Kishore went on to appear in 3 more films, including Mellisai (2026) and S. Saraswathi (2026).
Before Kabali, John Vijay had starred in 18 films, including Mouna Guru (2011) and Enakkul Oruvan (2015).
After IPL, John Vijay went on to appear in 3 more films, including Moondram Kan (2026) and Vengeance (2026).
Collaboration Journey
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Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Kalaiyarasan is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 4 films.
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