Top 15 Vijay films

Vijay has acted in 57 movies till now and the below-mentioned movies are considered to be the most important in his career. Many films in this list were turning points in his career.

Poove Unakkaga

After his entry in Tamil cinema, he acted near about 8 movies but none gave a better place for him in the industry. Poove Unakkaga directed by Vikraman gave a major breakthrough and it was the first blockbuster for this 'box office King'.

Sangita played as a pair to him in this film. Songs of this movie were composed by ace music director S. A. Raj Kumar. The songs of this movie had a huge reception in those days and the film was declared a family entertainer.

Kadhaluku Mariyathai

In this romantic film directed by Fazil, actress Shalini played the lead role with Sivakumar, Srividya and Manivannan playing supporting roles. The film was an another blockbuster for the actor and was dubbed by the critics as a 'classic'. The album of this movie was composed by 'musical maestro' Ilayaraja. Vijay also sang the song ‘Oh baby' in the movie and bagged the 'Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor'. The song 'Ennai Thalaata Varuvala' was the national anthem for Vijay fans. In that year, Vijay was honored with the Kalaimaamani Award.

Ninaithen Vadhai

It is also a romantic film directed by K. Selva Bharathy. The film featured Vijay, Rambha and Devayani in the lead roles with Manivannan, Charlee playing supporting roles. The film was the remake of Telugu movie Pelli Sandadi. It received positive reviews with most critics describing the film as an ‘entertrainer’. The soundtrack was composed by Deva and is still lovable.

Thulladha Manamum Thullum

He may have changed track now, but his fan base was created by his romantic movies. Directed by Ezhil with Vijay and Simran in lead roles, this clearly pushed the performer to greater levels. The soundtrack of this movie was composed by S. A. Raj Kumar. The film went on to become a massive blockbuster, completing hundred days across dozens of theaters in Tamil Nadu while it also enjoyed success in the neighboring state Kerala, earning the actor a huge fan base there. This movie also bagged the 'Best Film' honors in the Tamil Nadu State Film Awards.

Kushi

Ever since his entry Vijay mostly did romantic movies. Kushi is also a romantic comedy movie directed by S.J.Surya pairing Jyothika opposite Vijay. The movie received very different reviews but became a box-office success and it was remade in Hindi and then in Telugu. There are many rumors going on about the actor that he is only concentrating on remakes, but the fact is that among his movies the number of remakes was a lot lower than it looks. Many of his movies were remade in other languages. This film is an example for that.

Priyamanavale

A second major success for K. Selva Baharathy - Vijay pair and is the remake of a Telugu film. This one had Vijay and Simran in the lead roles with S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vivek and Radhika playing second fiddle. This was not just a usual love story, it portrayed the culture between the foreign countries and our country. With this flick, Vijay and Simran became the best on-screen couple of Tamil Cinema. The movie turned out to be a blockbuster and earned good names for both the leads in the film industry. The music was composed by S. A. Raj Kumar. Vijay sung the song “Mississippi Nadhi Kulunga” in this movie. In this Vijay received 'MGR AWARD' from Tamil Nadu State Film Awards.

Friends

Vijay is also a good support for comedy actors which came to the limelight in this movie. It is a comedy film directed by Siddique. The film featured Vijay, Surya and Ramesh Khanna in the title roles while Devayani, Abhinyashree, Vijayalakshmi and Vadivelu supporting them. The music was composed by Ilayaraja. The film received positive reviews and critical acclaim. The movie completed a 175-day theatrical run at the box office making it fourth hit in a row for the actor. The movie was a commercial success and one among the top grosser of the year.

Thirumalai

The movie was directed by Ramana with Jothika as the lead actress.This film was a turning point in Vijay’s career as he introduced himself as an action hero with a well changed stylish new look. The new formula of action along with punch dialogues suited well for Vijay and worked out well on screen. The film became a great treat for fans that made the movie a blockbuster. This movie became the commercially successful movie of the year. The music was composed by Vidyasagar. For 'Thaamthakka Dheemathakka' song, picturization was done on Vijay and Raghavendra Lawrence. From this song, Vijay became famous for his dance moves.

Ghilli

This action thriller was directed by Dharani. Vijay and Trisha played the lead roles with Prakash Raj playing supporting role. The music was composed by Vidyasagar. The movie opened to highly positive reviews and emerged the highest grossing Tamil film of all time back then. For this movie, Vijay bagged three awards - ‘Dinakaran Best Actor Award’, ‘Film Today Best Actor Award’, ‘Madras Corporate Club Best Actor Award’. The made a turning point in the actor’s career and made him as the pure action hero. This also earned him a huge fan base which continues till now.

Thiruppachi

It is an action masala movie which was directed by Perarasu. Trisha was paired opposite Vijay for the second time and the music for the movie was composed by Dhina while Devi Sri Prasad and Mani Sharma did a track each. The film was about the brother and sister bonding which was very well picturized by the director to a greater level. The movie became a blockbuster and reached the 100-day mark. Later the same director combined with the actor and producer to give another movie in the name Sivakasi which is about the bond between mother and son which also became a huge hit. With these films, Vijay’s career developed to a greater extent. For Thiruppachi, Vijay received “Tamil Nadu State Film Special Award” for Best Actor.

Pokkiri

Pokkiri was an action-thriller with ample amount of comedy directed by Prabhu Deva. The gangster story had an array of stars like Asin, Prakash Raj, Nasser, Vadivelu, and Napoleon. The music was composed by Mani Sharma. The strength of the story lies in maintaining the suspense of the true identity of the hero till the end. The movie made huge collections and become the blockbuster. It reached the 200-day mark. Vijay won the 'Best Actor' honor in Mathrubhumi Awards for this movie. Also, he won the 'Entertainer of the Year Award' in Vijay Awards.

Kavalan

For an actor, his 50th movie is considered as an important one. Due to political reasons Vijay failed to deliver such a movie, some say. His 51st movie fulfilled his fans expectation. The movie was directed by Siddhique with Asin in the lead role. The film faced many hurdles for its release, yet it became a huge hit. Since Vijay was doing action stories which were severely criticized by everyone, this romantic action movie helped the actor regain lost grounds in the industry. The music for this movie was composed by Vidayasagar. After a long break, Asin appeared in Tamil Cinema Industry with this movie. He won Variety Award for Hero the Year for this movie.

Nanban

Remake of Hindi movie ‘3 Idiots’; the story of the movie was actually taken from Chetan Bhagat’s novel 'Five point Someone – What not to do at IIT'. The film featured Vijay, Jiiva, Srikanth, Ileana D’Cruz, Sathyaraj, and Sathyan. Ace director Shankar combined with Vijay for the first time and the expectations were sky high. The music was composed by Harris Jayaraj. The film had a strong message about today’s educational system.

The film evolved the actor’s acting skills and it even convinced his haters to like him from then. He won 'Vikatan Best Actor Award' for this movie and also the 'Entertainer of the Year Award' in Vijay Awards. With this, Vijay entered the elite 100 Crore club in Tamil Cinema Industry.

Thupakki

It is an action film which was directed by AR.Murugadoss. The film also featured Kajal Agarwal, Vidyut Jamwal, Jayaram, and Sathyan. The music was composed by Harris Jayaraj. Vijay played as a Military agent in the movie. The expectation for this movie was very that it didn’t fail to satisfy the audience. The movie became a huge hit and made heavy collections at the box-office. It also entered the 100 Crore club becoming the first Tamil film with a non-Hindi release to do so.

With this Vijay also made a comeback as a singer after a long gap. 'Google Google' fast became the favorite song for his fans. He won Favorite Hero Award in Vijay Awards for this movie. He also won Entertainer of the Year Award for this movie. He also won Techofes Award for 'Best Actor' for this movie.

Kaththi

The duo of AR.Murugadoss and Vijay once again joined their hands for this action/social drama. The expectations for this movie was damn too high since their last movie was a huge hit. The movie also featured Samantha, Neil Nitin Mukesh, and Sathish. In this movie, Vijay played the dual role after a long time. The music was composed by 'Rockstar' Anirudh which created the additional sensation to the movie. 'Selfie Pulla' sung by Vijay went viral on its release that it topped the charts.

Going by the recent trend, the film faced many problems before its release and only hit the screens with a delay. Yet the movie collected huge collections and entered the 100 Crore club within a few days. The movie had a huge impact about the present crisis in Tamil Nadu. The climax scene in the movie was loved by many audiences. Vijay won Entertainer of the Year Award in Vijay Awards for this movie. He also won Behindwoods Gold Medal Award for this movie.

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