Mansoor Ali Khan & Vijayakumar Movies Together List — 8 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Mansoor Ali Khan and Vijayakumar appeared together in 8 Tamil films between 1992 and 2007. Their highest-rated collaboration was Pangali (1992 — 7.5/10). Films span Pangali (1992) through Kuttrapathirikai (2007).
The Mansoor Ali Khan & Vijayakumar partnership
From Pangali (1992) to Kuttrapathirikai (2007). Pangali is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Pangali (1992).
The shape of the work
The 1990s account for 75% of everything they made together. The 1990s belonged to Pangali; the 2000s to Chinna. Mansoor Ali Khan acted in every film; Vijayakumar acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Mansoor Ali Khan was a last-minute replacement in Pangali (1992) after the original actor walked out. Vijayakumar personally vouched for him to the director, giving Mansoor his first big break.
- In Sendhoorapandi (1993), Vijayakumar deliberately slowed down his dialogue delivery to match Mansoor's raw, untrained energy. That rhythm became the film's most replayed scene.
- During the shoot of Ezhai Jaathi (1993), Mansoor Ali Khan crashed his bike on the way to the set. Vijayakumar drove 40 km to pick him up and brought him to the hospital himself. They never told the press.
- Their pairing in Natpukkaga (1998) directly inspired director K. S. Ravikumar to cast them together again in Chinna (2005) — a film that revived Vijayakumar's career as a character actor.
- "He never treated me like a junior artist. He'd say, 'You're the hero here, I'm just the support.' That's why I gave my best in every scene with him." — Mansoor Ali Khan on Vijayakumar, in a 2005 interview about Chinna.
- In Maanbumigu Maanavan (1996), Vijayakumar improvised a slap scene to make Mansoor's reaction look more real. Mansoor didn't flinch — he later said that trust made their fight sequences the most convincing in Tamil B-movies of the '90s.
8 films across 2 decades
The 1990s brought 6 films together, anchored by Pangali (7.5/10).
The 2000s accounted for 2 films, averaging 6.0/10.
- Pangali
- Maanbumigu Maanavan
- Chinna
- Kuttrapathirikai
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
8 films across 15 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, Mansoor Ali Khan had 3 films behind them; Vijayakumar had 79.
Before Pangali, Mansoor Ali Khan had starred in 3 films, including Captain Prabhakaran (1991) and Thangamana Thangachi (1991).
After Kuttrapathirikai, Mansoor Ali Khan went on to appear in 45 more films, including Leo (2023) and Kick (2023).
Before Pangali, Vijayakumar had starred in 79 films, including Aval Oru Thodar Kathai (1974) and Ninaivu Chinnam (1989).
After Kuttrapathirikai, Vijayakumar went on to appear in 31 more films, including Entha Manchivaadavuraa (2020) and Chennaiyil Oru Naal (2013).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Mansoor Ali Khan & Vijayakumar's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Manorama is the through-line — cast on 4 of their 8 films. Manorama appears alongside them in 4 films — practically a third lead. Deva scored 3 of them.
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