Cheran & V. Z. Durai Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Cheran and V. Z. Durai appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 2008 and 2023. Their highest-rated collaboration was Nepali (2008 — 6.8/10). Films span Nepali (2008) through Thalainagaram 2 (2023).
The Cheran & V. Z. Durai partnership
After 15 years apart, they came back together for Thalainagaram 2 (2023). They didn't share a set between 2008 and 2023. From Nepali (2008) to Thalainagaram 2 (2023).
Their most recent film, Thalainagaram 2, came out in 2023 — the partnership is still active. It started with Nepali (2008).
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to Nepali; the 2020s to Thalainagaram 2. Cheran acted in every film; V. Z. Durai directed all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.8/10.
The 2020s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.5/10.
- Nepali
- Thalainagaram 2
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 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
40% of V. Z. Durai's screen credits are with Cheran.
Before Nepali, Cheran had starred in 13 films, including Autograph (2004) and Autograph (2004).
After Thalainagaram 2, Cheran went on to appear in 3 more films, including Vanangaan (2025) and Pithala Maathi (2024).
Before Nepali, V. Z. Durai had directed 3 films, including Thotti Jaya (2005) and Mugavaree (2000).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Cheran & V. Z. Durai's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Ayraa Jain is the through-line — cast on 1 of their 2 films.
