Kamal Haasan & Vijayan Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Kamal Haasan and Vijayan appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1980 and 1987. Their highest-rated collaboration was Nayagan (1987 — 5.8/10). Films span Saranam Ayyappa (1980) through Nayagan (1987).
The Kamal Haasan & Vijayan partnership
From Saranam Ayyappa (1980) to Nayagan (1987). The played out closed with Nayagan in 1987. It started with Saranam Ayyappa (1980).
The shape of the work
Kamal Haasan acted in every film; Vijayan acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 1 decade
- Nayagan
- Oru Kaidhiyin Diary
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 7 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, Kamal Haasan had 59 films behind them; Vijayan had 7. After Nayagan, Kamal Haasan kept going for 70 more films; Vijayan stepped back.
Before Saranam Ayyappa, Kamal Haasan had starred in 59 films, including Azhiyadha Kolangal (1979) and Padhinaru Vayadhiniley (1977).
After Nayagan, Kamal Haasan went on to appear in 70 more films, including Indian (1996) and Anbe Sivam (2003).
Before Saranam Ayyappa, Vijayan had starred in 7 films, including Niram Maaratha Pookkal (1979) and Pasi (1979).
After Nayagan, Vijayan went on to appear in 12 more films, including Not Reachable (2022) and 7G Rainbow Colony (2004).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Kamal Haasan & Vijayan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Janagaraj is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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