Vijay Sethupathi & J. Mahendran Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Vijay Sethupathi and J. Mahendran appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 2018 and 2019. Their highest-rated collaboration was Seethakathi (2018 — 7.8/10). Films span Seethakathi (2018) through Petta (2019).
The Vijay Sethupathi & J. Mahendran partnership
From Seethakathi (2018) to Petta (2019). Seethakathi is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Seethakathi (2018).
The shape of the work
Vijay Sethupathi acted in every film; J. Mahendran acted in all of them.
2 films across 1 decade
- Seethakathi
- Petta
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 1 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Petta, Vijay Sethupathi kept going for 31 more films; J. Mahendran stepped back. By the time of Seethakathi, both already had careers — Vijay Sethupathi with 38 films, J. Mahendran with 18.
Before Seethakathi, Vijay Sethupathi had starred in 38 films, including Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu (2009) and Pudhupettai (2006).
After Petta, Vijay Sethupathi went on to appear in 31 more films, including Mughizh (2021) and Kadaisi Vivasayi (2022).
Before Seethakathi, J. Mahendran had starred in 18 films, including Nenjathai Killadhe (1980) and Mullum Malarum (1978).
After Petta, J. Mahendran went on to appear in 2 more films, including Pon Manickavel (2020) and Kombu Vatcha Singamda (2022).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Vijay Sethupathi & J. Mahendran's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Archana is the through-line — cast on 1 of their 2 films.
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