Karan & Thalaivasal Vijay Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-02 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Karan and Thalaivasal Vijay appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1996 and 2000. Their highest-rated collaboration was Kadhal Kottai (1996 — 5.8/10). Films span Kadhal Kottai (1996) through Ilayavan (2000).
The Karan & Thalaivasal Vijay partnership
From Kadhal Kottai (1996) to Ilayavan (2000). The played out closed with Ilayavan in 2000. It started with Kadhal Kottai (1996).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Kadhal Kottai; the 2000s to Ilayavan. Karan acted in every film; Thalaivasal Vijay acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 2 films, averaging 4.5/10.
The 2000s accounted for 1 film.
- Kadhal Kottai
- Gokulathil Seethai
- Ilayavan0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 4 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Ilayavan, Thalaivasal Vijay kept going for 86 more films; Karan stepped back.
Before Kadhal Kottai, Karan had starred in 4 films, including Nammavar (1994) and Rakshana (1993).
After Ilayavan, Karan went on to appear in 20 more films, including Arasatchi (2004) and Kunguma Pottu Gounder (2001).
Before Kadhal Kottai, Thalaivasal Vijay had starred in 14 films, including Thalaivaasal (1992) and Maamiyar Veedu (1993).
After Ilayavan, Thalaivasal Vijay went on to appear in 86 more films, including Razakar: The Silent Genocide of Hyderabad (2024) and Kaithi (2019).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Karan & Thalaivasal Vijay's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Manivannan is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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