Vaiyapuri & Chinni Jayanth Movies Together List — 6 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Vaiyapuri and Chinni Jayanth appeared together in 6 Tamil films between 1998 and 2025. Their highest-rated collaboration was Piriyadha Varam Vendum (2001 — 7.5/10). Films span Kannedhirey Thondrinal (1998) through Thug Life (2025).
The Vaiyapuri & Chinni Jayanth partnership
After 13 years apart, they came back together for Ninaivil Nindraval (2014). They didn't share a set between 2001 and 2014. Their work runs across 4 decades of Tamil cinema.
From Kannedhirey Thondrinal (1998) to Thug Life (2025). Their most recent film, Thug Life, came out in 2025 — the partnership is still active.
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Kannedhirey Thondrinal; the 2020s to Thug Life. Vaiyapuri acted in every film; Chinni Jayanth acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
6 films across 4 decades
The 1990s accounted for 2 films, averaging 6.5/10.
The 2000s brought 2 films together, anchored by Piriyadha Varam Vendum (7.5/10).
The 2010s accounted for 1 film.
The 2020s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.9/10.
- Kannedhirey Thondrinal
- Ooty
- Piriyadha Varam Vendum
- Uyirile Kalanthathu
- Ninaivil Nindraval0
- Thug Life
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
6 films across 27 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
75% of Vaiyapuri's screen credits are with Chinni Jayanth. When they first worked together, Vaiyapuri had 0 films behind them; Chinni Jayanth had 55.
Kannedhirey Thondrinal was Vaiyapuri's acting debut.
After Thug Life, Vaiyapuri went on to appear in 2 more films, including TN 2026 (2026) and Aazhi (2026).
Before Kannedhirey Thondrinal, Chinni Jayanth had starred in 55 films, including Nadigan (1990) and Uzhavan (1993).
After Thug Life, Chinni Jayanth went on to appear in 1 more film, including Vowels (2026).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Vaiyapuri & Chinni Jayanth's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Deva is the through-line — music on 3 of their 6 films. Deva scored 3 of them.
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