Vijay Sethupathi & Rajesh Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Vijay Sethupathi and Rajesh appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 2014 and 2024. Their highest-rated collaboration was Dharma Durai (2016 — 7.4/10). Films span Thirudan Police (2014) through Merry Christmas (2024).
The Vijay Sethupathi & Rajesh partnership
After 8 years apart, they came back together for Merry Christmas (2024). They didn't share a set between 2016 and 2024. From Thirudan Police (2014) to Merry Christmas (2024).
Their most recent film, Merry Christmas, came out in 2024 — the partnership is still active. Dharma Durai is the one most viewers reach for.
The shape of the work
The 2010s belonged to Dharma Durai; the 2020s to Merry Christmas. Vijay Sethupathi acted in every film; Rajesh acted in all of them.
3 films across 2 decades
The 2010s brought 2 films together, anchored by Dharma Durai (7.4/10).
The 2020s brought 1 film together, anchored by Merry Christmas (7.0/10).
- Dharma Durai
- Thirudan Police
- Merry Christmas
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 10 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, Vijay Sethupathi had 15 films behind them; Rajesh had 73.
Before Thirudan Police, Vijay Sethupathi had starred in 15 films, including Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu (2009) and Pudhupettai (2006).
After Merry Christmas, Vijay Sethupathi went on to appear in 5 more films, including Kiss (2025) and Thalaivan Thalaivii (2025).
Before Thirudan Police, Rajesh had starred in 73 films, including Autograph (2004) and Thanneer Thanneer (1981).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Vijay Sethupathi & Rajesh's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Aishwarya Rajesh is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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