Vijay Sethupathi & Raadhika Sarathkumar Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Vijay Sethupathi and Raadhika Sarathkumar appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 2015 and 2024. Their highest-rated collaboration was Dharma Durai (2016 — 7.4/10). Films span Naanum Rowdydhaan (2015) through Merry Christmas (2024).
The Vijay Sethupathi & Raadhika Sarathkumar partnership
After 8 years apart, they came back together for Merry Christmas (2024). They didn't share a set between 2016 and 2024. From Naanum Rowdydhaan (2015) 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; Raadhika Sarathkumar acted in all of them.
Partnership facts
- For Naanum Rowdydhaan (2015), Vijay Sethupathi was the one who insisted on casting Raadhika Sarathkumar as the villain. Director Vignesh Shivan initially had someone else in mind, but Sethupathi pushed for her, saying only she could bring the right menace and grace.
- In Dharma Durai (2016), Raadhika Sarathkumar deliberately slowed down her dialogue delivery to match Vijay Sethupathi's natural, unhurried rhythm. She later said she realized his strength was in the pauses, so she gave him space to breathe in every scene.
- Their pairing in Naanum Rowdydhaan (2015) directly inspired the trend of casting older, respected actresses as antagonists in Tamil cinema. Before this, villains were almost always men or younger women. After their film, producers started approaching actresses like Raadhika for negative roles.
- On the sets of Merry Christmas (2024), Raadhika Sarathkumar would cook biryani for the entire crew every Sunday. Vijay Sethupathi would sit with her during breaks and talk about old Tamil films — she later said those chats were the only reason she survived the cold Chennai nights during the shoot.
- Raadhika Sarathkumar said about Vijay Sethupathi after Dharma Durai: 'He doesn't act. He just becomes the character. I had to unlearn everything I knew about acting to keep up with him.'
3 films across 2 decades
The 2010s brought 2 films together, anchored by Dharma Durai (7.4/10).
The 2020s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.2/10.
- Dharma Durai
- Naanum Rowdydhaan
- Merry Christmas
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 9 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 23 films behind them; Raadhika Sarathkumar had 102.
Before Naanum Rowdydhaan, Vijay Sethupathi had starred in 23 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 Naanum Rowdydhaan, Raadhika Sarathkumar had starred in 102 films, including Kizhakku Cheemayile (1993) and Ninaivu Chinnam (1989).
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