Bharathiraja & Vijayakumar Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Bharathiraja and Vijayakumar appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1993 and 1996. Their highest-rated collaboration was Kizhakku Cheemayile (1993 — 8.2/10). Films span Kizhakku Cheemayile (1993) through Anthimanthaarai (1996).
The Bharathiraja & Vijayakumar partnership
One film towers over the rest: Kizhakku Cheemayile at 8.2/10. From Kizhakku Cheemayile (1993) to Anthimanthaarai (1996). It started with Kizhakku Cheemayile (1993).
The ran closed with Anthimanthaarai in 1996. Kizhakku Cheemayile is the one most viewers reach for.
The shape of the work
Bharathiraja directed every film; Vijayakumar acted in all of them.
2 films across 1 decade
- Kizhakku Cheemayile
- Anthimanthaarai
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 3 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, Bharathiraja had 29 films behind them; Vijayakumar had 89. After Anthimanthaarai, Vijayakumar kept going for 83 more films; Bharathiraja stepped back.
Before Kizhakku Cheemayile, Bharathiraja had directed 29 films, including Nizhalgal (1980) and Padhinaru Vayadhiniley (1977).
After Anthimanthaarai, Bharathiraja went on to direct 27 more films, including Seethakathi (2018) and Thiruchitrambalam (2022).
Before Kizhakku Cheemayile, Vijayakumar had starred in 89 films, including Aval Oru Thodar Kathai (1974) and Ninaivu Chinnam (1989).
After Anthimanthaarai, Vijayakumar went on to appear in 83 more films, including Sangamam (1999) and Entha Manchivaadavuraa (2020).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Bharathiraja & Vijayakumar's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
A. R. Rahman is the through-line — music on 2 of their 2 films.
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