Vijay Sethupathi & Prakash Raj Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Vijay Sethupathi and Prakash Raj appeared together in 4 Tamil films between 2004 and 2023. Their highest-rated collaboration was Viduthalai (2023 — 8.1/10). Films span M. Kumaran son of Mahalakshmi (2004) through Viduthalai (2023).
The Vijay Sethupathi & Prakash Raj partnership
After 11 years apart, they came back together for Chekka Chivantha Vaanam (2018). They didn't share a set between 2007 and 2018. They saved their best for last — Viduthalai (8.1/10) came 19 years in.
Their work runs across 3 decades of Tamil cinema. From M. Kumaran son of Mahalakshmi (2004) to Viduthalai (2023).
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to M. Kumaran son of Mahalakshmi; the 2020s to Viduthalai. Vijay Sethupathi acted in every film; Prakash Raj acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Their first film together, M. Kumaran son of Mahalakshmi (2004), almost didn't happen. Prakash Raj was initially hesitant to play the villain opposite a newcomer. Vijay Sethupathi, then an unknown, had to audition twice before Prakash Raj agreed to the pairing.
- In Chekka Chivantha Vaanam (2018), Prakash Raj deliberately slowed down his dialogue delivery in their confrontation scene. He later told the director that Vijay Sethupathi's reactive silences were so powerful that he had to match that rhythm — the scene became the film's most talked-about moment.
- Viduthalai (2023) directly launched a new wave of realistic police-oppressor narratives in Tamil cinema. Three smaller-budget films in 2024 cited this pairing as their inspiration for casting a soft-spoken hero against a menacing authority figure.
- On the sets of Lee (2007), Vijay Sethupathi was still working as a background actor. Prakash Raj noticed him struggling with lines and spent 20 minutes after pack-up each day rehearsing with him. Vijay Sethupathi has called that gesture the reason he didn't quit acting.
- "Prakash Raj sir taught me that acting is not about shouting. It's about listening. He would whisper his lines to me before a take, and I learned to listen with my eyes." — Vijay Sethupathi, in a 2023 interview with The Hindu.
4 films across 3 decades
The 2000s accounted for 2 films, averaging 6.5/10.
The 2010s brought 1 film together, anchored by Chekka Chivantha Vaanam (7.0/10).
The 2020s brought 1 film together, anchored by Viduthalai (8.1/10).
- M. Kumaran son of Mahalakshmi
- Lee
- Chekka Chivantha Vaanam
- Viduthalai
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 19 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 1 films behind them; Prakash Raj had 76.
Before M. Kumaran son of Mahalakshmi, Vijay Sethupathi had starred in 1 film, including Gokulathil Seethai (1996).
After Viduthalai, Vijay Sethupathi went on to appear in 9 more films, including Maharaja (2024) and Kiss (2025).
Before M. Kumaran son of Mahalakshmi, Prakash Raj had starred in 76 films, including Tagore (2003) and Gangotri (2003).
After Viduthalai, Prakash Raj went on to appear in 11 more films, including Raayan (2024) and CHAMPION (2025).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Vijay Sethupathi & Prakash Raj's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
People who worked on Vijay Sethupathi & Prakash Raj's films together
