Vijay Sethupathi & C. V. Kumar Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Vijay Sethupathi and C. V. Kumar appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 2013 and 2016. Their highest-rated collaboration was Soodhu Kavvum (2013 — 7.7/10). Films span Soodhu Kavvum (2013) through Iraivi (2016).
The Vijay Sethupathi & C. V. Kumar partnership
From Soodhu Kavvum (2013) to Iraivi (2016). Iraivi (2016, 7.6/10) is the underseen one in the catalogue. Soodhu Kavvum is the one most viewers reach for.
It started with Soodhu Kavvum (2013).
The shape of the work
Vijay Sethupathi acted in every film; C. V. Kumar produced all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 1 decade
- Soodhu Kavvum
- Iraivi
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
After Iraivi, Vijay Sethupathi kept going for 49 more films; C. V. Kumar stepped back.
Before Soodhu Kavvum, Vijay Sethupathi had starred in 13 films, including Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu (2009) and Pudhupettai (2006).
After Iraivi, Vijay Sethupathi went on to appear in 49 more films, including Mughizh (2021) and Kadaisi Vivasayi (2022).
Before Soodhu Kavvum, C. V. Kumar had starred in 1 film, including Attakathi (2012).
After Iraivi, C. V. Kumar went on to appear in 7 more films, including Adhe Kangal (2017) and Maayavan (2017).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Vijay Sethupathi & C. V. Kumar's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Santhosh Narayanan is the through-line — music on 3 of their 3 films. Santhosh Narayanan scored 3 of them.
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