Vijay Sethupathi & S. P. Jananathan Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Vijay Sethupathi and S. P. Jananathan appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 2015 and 2021. Their highest-rated collaboration was Purampokku (2015 — 6.3/10). Films span Purampokku (2015) through Laabam (2021).
The Vijay Sethupathi & S. P. Jananathan partnership
From Purampokku (2015) to Laabam (2021). It started with Purampokku (2015).
The shape of the work
The 2010s belonged to Purampokku; the 2020s to Laabam. Vijay Sethupathi acted in every film; S. P. Jananathan directed all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.3/10.
The 2020s accounted for 1 film, averaging 3.7/10.
- Purampokku
- Laabam
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 6 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
40% of S. P. Jananathan's screen credits are with Vijay Sethupathi. After Laabam, Vijay Sethupathi kept going for 20 more films; S. P. Jananathan stepped back.
Before Purampokku, Vijay Sethupathi had starred in 23 films, including Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu (2009) and Pudhupettai (2006).
After Laabam, Vijay Sethupathi went on to appear in 20 more films, including Kadaisi Vivasayi (2022) and Vikram (2022).
Before Purampokku, S. P. Jananathan had directed 3 films, including E (2006) and Iyarkai (2003).
Collaboration Journey
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