Vijay Sethupathi & Gautham Menon Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Vijay Sethupathi and Gautham Menon appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 2020 and 2023. Their highest-rated collaboration was Viduthalai (2023 — 8.1/10). Films span Oh My Kadavule (2020) through Viduthalai (2023).
The Vijay Sethupathi & Gautham Menon partnership
From Oh My Kadavule (2020) to Viduthalai (2023). Oh My Kadavule (2020, 8.0/10) is the underseen one in the catalogue. Their most recent film, Viduthalai, came out in 2023 — the partnership is still active.
Viduthalai is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Oh My Kadavule (2020).
The shape of the work
Vijay Sethupathi acted in every film; Gautham Menon acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Gautham Menon didn't write 'Oh My Kadavule' for Vijay Sethupathi. He wrote it for a younger hero. But after a casual meeting, Sethupathi loved the script so much that he told Menon, 'I don't care if I'm too old for this role — I'm doing it.' Menon rewrote the character to fit him.
- On the sets of 'Michael', Sethupathi would deliberately mess up his lines in the first take. He told Menon it was to 'keep the director awake.' Menon later admitted that this habit forced him to stay sharp and rewrite scenes on the spot — making the final cut tighter than the script.
- Because of their trust from 'Oh My Kadavule', Menon cast Sethupathi in 'Viduthalai' as a brutal cop — a role that required him to be physically violent. Sethupathi's performance in that film directly inspired Vetrimaaran to write a prequel centered on the same character, 'Viduthalai Part 2'.
- Between takes on 'Michael', Sethupathi and Menon would sit in the director's van and argue about old Tamil films for hours. Menon once said they 'never agreed on a single movie' but that the arguments made them respect each other more. They still text each other whenever they watch a classic.
- Gautham Menon on Vijay Sethupathi: 'He is the only actor who can make me rewrite a scene at 3 AM and I'll thank him for it.'
3 films across 1 decade
- Viduthalai
- Oh My Kadavule
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 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, Vijay Sethupathi had 51 films behind them; Gautham Menon had 21.
Before Oh My Kadavule, Vijay Sethupathi had starred in 51 films, including 96 (2018) and Super Deluxe (2019).
After Viduthalai, Vijay Sethupathi went on to appear in 9 more films, including Maharaja (2024) and Kiss (2025).
Before Oh My Kadavule, Gautham Menon had starred in 21 films, including Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa (2010) and Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu (2006).
After Viduthalai, Gautham Menon went on to appear in 3 more films, including Joshua (2024) and Hit List (2024).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Vijay Sethupathi & Gautham Menon's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
People who worked on Vijay Sethupathi & Gautham Menon's films together
