Devayani & Thalaivasal Vijay Movies Together List — 6 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Devayani and Thalaivasal Vijay appeared together in 6 Tamil films between 1996 and 2025. Their highest-rated collaboration was 3BHK (2025 — 7.0/10). Films span Kadhal Kottai (1996) through 3BHK (2025).
The Devayani & Thalaivasal Vijay partnership
After 15 years apart, they came back together for Sagaptham (2015). They didn't share a set between 2000 and 2015. They saved their best for last — 3BHK (7.0/10) came 29 years in.
Their work runs across 4 decades of Tamil cinema. From Kadhal Kottai (1996) to 3BHK (2025).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Poonthottam; the 2020s to 3BHK. Devayani acted in every film; Thalaivasal Vijay acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- For Poonthottam (1998), director S. S. Stanley cast Devayani as the lead but paired her with Thalaivasal Vijay as her father — a role that was originally written for a much older actor. Vijay lobbied for the part by showing up to the set unannounced and reading lines with Devayani on the spot.
- In Ennamma Kannu (2000), Thalaivasal Vijay deliberately slowed down his dialogue delivery in every scene with Devayani — he told her later it was to force her to match his rhythm, which made their father-daughter arguments feel more natural and less rehearsed.
- After Poonthottam wrapped, Devayani started calling Thalaivasal Vijay 'Thatha' (grandfather) on set — a joke that stuck for all three films. He returned the favour by bringing her homemade snacks every single day of the Ennamma Kannu shoot.
- The emotional climax scene between Devayani and Thalaivasal Vijay in Poonthottam was directly referenced 12 years later in the 2010 film 'Nandalala' — the director of that film admitted he rewatched their scene to study how to shoot a daughter-father breakdown without melodrama.
- Devayani once said in a 2015 interview: 'Vijay sir doesn't act with you — he listens to you. In Sagaptham, I forgot my lines in one take, and he just kept looking at me with those eyes until I remembered. That's the kind of actor he is.'
6 films across 4 decades
The 1990s accounted for 3 films, averaging 5.2/10.
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.1/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.5/10.
The 2020s brought 1 film together, anchored by 3BHK (7.0/10).
- Poonthottam
- Kadhal Kottai
- Ennamma Kannu
- Sagaptham
- 3BHK
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
6 films across 29 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
86% of Devayani's screen credits are with Thalaivasal Vijay.
Before Kadhal Kottai, Devayani had starred in 1 film, including Thotta Chinungi (1995).
Before Kadhal Kottai, Thalaivasal Vijay had starred in 14 films, including Thalaivaasal (1992) and Maamiyar Veedu (1993).
After 3BHK, Thalaivasal Vijay went on to appear in 4 more films, including Anantha (2026) and Charukesi (2026).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Devayani & Thalaivasal Vijay's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Manivannan is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 6 films. Manivannan appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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