Vijay Sethupathi & Aishwarya Rajesh Movies Together List — 6 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Vijay Sethupathi and Aishwarya Rajesh appeared together in 6 Tamil films between 2014 and 2018. Their highest-rated collaboration was Pannaiyarum Padminiyum (2014 — 7.7/10). Films span Rummy (2014) through Chekka Chivantha Vaanam (2018).
The Vijay Sethupathi & Aishwarya Rajesh partnership
Between 2014 and 2018, they barely worked apart — 6 films in 4 years. 2014 was their peak — 4 films in twelve months. For 4 years, a Vijay–Aishwarya film arrived almost every year.
From Rummy (2014) to Chekka Chivantha Vaanam (2018). Pannaiyarum Padminiyum is the one most viewers reach for.
The shape of the work
Vijay Sethupathi acted in every film; Aishwarya Rajesh acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- They first met on the set of 'Rummy' (2014), but director Balakrishnan almost didn't cast Vijay Sethupathi. He thought the actor was too young for the role. Aishwarya Rajesh personally vouched for him after a screen test, telling the director, 'He looks older on camera, trust me.'
- In 'Pannaiyarum Padminiyum' (2014), Vijay Sethupathi played a mute driver. Aishwarya Rajesh had to carry every single dialogue scene. She later said in an interview that she learned to pause and let his eyes do the talking — something no other co-star had taught her before.
- During the shoot of 'Dharma Durai' (2016), Vijay Sethupathi would drive Aishwarya Rajesh home every night after late schedules. She once joked he was the only co-star who didn't treat her like a 'heroine' — he treated her like a little sister, even scolding her for skipping meals.
- Aishwarya Rajesh told a Tamil magazine in 2017: 'Vijay Sethupathi doesn't act with you. He listens to you. That's why every scene with him feels like a conversation, not a performance.'
- Their pairing in 'Rummy' (2014) directly inspired director M. Manikandan to cast them again in 'Pannaiyarum Padminiyum' (2014). He saw their rushes and told the producer, 'These two have a rhythm I can't explain — I need them for my film too.'
- In 'Chekka Chivantha Vaanam' (2018), they played estranged lovers who barely share a scene. Director Mani Ratnam deliberately kept them apart on set for two weeks before filming their reunion. Aishwarya later revealed that Vijay Sethupathi would send her funny voice notes from his vanity van to break the tension — and that improvisation made their one scene together feel raw and real.
6 films across 1 decade
- Pannaiyarum Padminiyum
- Dharma Durai
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
6 films across 4 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Chekka Chivantha Vaanam, Vijay Sethupathi kept going for 38 more films; Aishwarya Rajesh stepped back.
Before Rummy, Vijay Sethupathi had starred in 15 films, including Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu (2009) and Pudhupettai (2006).
After Chekka Chivantha Vaanam, Vijay Sethupathi went on to appear in 38 more films, including Mughizh (2021) and Kadaisi Vivasayi (2022).
Before Rummy, Aishwarya Rajesh had starred in 4 films, including Attakathi (2012) and Attakathi (2012).
After Chekka Chivantha Vaanam, Aishwarya Rajesh went on to appear in 21 more films, including The Great Indian Kitchen (2023) and Mei (2019).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Vijay Sethupathi & Aishwarya Rajesh's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Aruldoss is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 6 films. Yuvan Shankar Raja scored 3 of them. Aruldoss appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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