Vikram & R. Rathnavelu Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Vikram and R. Rathnavelu appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1999 and 2013. Their highest-rated collaboration was David (2013 — 6.4/10). Films span Sethu (1999) through David (2013).
The Vikram & R. Rathnavelu partnership
After 14 years apart, they came back together for David (2013). They didn't share a set between 1999 and 2013. From Sethu (1999) to David (2013).
It started with Sethu (1999).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Sethu; the 2010s to David. Vikram acted in every film; R. Rathnavelu shot all of them.
3 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.8/10.
The 2010s accounted for 2 films, averaging 6.4/10.
- Sethu
- David
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The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 14 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
Before Sethu, Vikram had starred in 17 films, including Raavan (1984) and Ullaasam (1997).
After David, Vikram went on to appear in 15 more films, including 10 Enradhukulla (2015) and Ponniyin Selvan 1 (2022).
Before Sethu, R. Rathnavelu had starred in 2 films, including Aravindhan (1997) and Sandhippoma (1998).
After David, R. Rathnavelu went on to appear in 8 more films, including 1: Nenokkadine (2014) and Khaidi No:150 (2017).
Collaboration Journey
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Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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