Vijay Sethupathi & Dinesh Krishnan Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Vijay Sethupathi and Dinesh Krishnan appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 2016 and 2017. Their highest-rated collaboration was Kadhalum Kadandhu Pogum (2016 — 7.2/10). Films span Kadhalum Kadandhu Pogum (2016) through Puriyadha Pudhir (2017).
The Vijay Sethupathi & Dinesh Krishnan partnership
From Kadhalum Kadandhu Pogum (2016) to Puriyadha Pudhir (2017). Kadhalum Kadandhu Pogum is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Kadhalum Kadandhu Pogum (2016).
The shape of the work
Vijay Sethupathi acted in every film; Dinesh Krishnan shot all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 1 decade
- Kadhalum Kadandhu Pogum
- Puriyadha Pudhir
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 1 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
50% of Dinesh Krishnan's screen credits are with Vijay Sethupathi. After Puriyadha Pudhir, Vijay Sethupathi kept going for 44 more films; Dinesh Krishnan stepped back.
Before Kadhalum Kadandhu Pogum, Vijay Sethupathi had starred in 27 films, including Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu (2009) and Pudhupettai (2006).
After Puriyadha Pudhir, Vijay Sethupathi went on to appear in 44 more films, including Mughizh (2021) and Kadaisi Vivasayi (2022).
Before Kadhalum Kadandhu Pogum, Dinesh Krishnan had starred in 1 film, including Thegidi (2014).
After Puriyadha Pudhir, Dinesh Krishnan went on to appear in 2 more films, including Kanaa (2018) and Mr.Local (2019).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Vijay Sethupathi & Dinesh Krishnan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Ramesh Thilak is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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