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Filmography

Sixty-nine films. One last bow.

From a 1992 debut under his father's direction to the 2026 farewell with H. Vinoth — every leading role of Thalapathy Vijay's career, in order. Switch between grid and decade timeline.

69 films

1990s

23 films
  1. 1992

    01 / 69

    Naalaiya Theerpu

    Director S.A. Chandrasekhar

    Lead debut

  2. 1993

    02 / 69

    Senthoorapandi

    Director S.A. Chandrasekhar

  3. 1994

    03 / 69

    Rasigan

    Director V. Sekhar

  4. 1995

    04 / 69

    Deva

    Director Bharathi Kannan

  5. 1995

    05 / 69

    Chandralekha

    Director Charan

  6. 1995

    06 / 69

    Vishnu

    Director S.A. Chandrasekhar

  7. 1995

    07 / 69

    Rasigan Oru Rasigai

    Director Liaquat Ali Khan

  8. 1996

    08 / 69

    Coimbatore Mappillai

    Director Rama Narayanan

  9. 1996

    09 / 69

    Poove Unakkaga

    Director Vikraman

    Breakout — "Ilaya Thalapathy" begins

  10. 1996

    10 / 69

    Vasantha Vasal

    Director Rajakumaran

  11. 1996

    11 / 69

    Maanbumigu Maanavan

    Director Rama Narayanan

  12. 1996

    12 / 69

    Selva

    Director Liaquat Ali Khan

  13. 1997

    13 / 69

    Kaalamellam Kaathiruppen

    Director M. Bhaskar

  14. 1997

    14 / 69

    Once More

    Director S.A. Chandrasekhar

  15. 1997

    15 / 69

    Love Today

    Director A. Venkatesh

  16. 1997

    16 / 69

    Nerrukku Ner

    Director Vasanth

  17. 1998

    17 / 69

    Ninaithen Vandhai

    Director R.K. Selvamani

  18. 1998

    18 / 69

    Priyamudan

    Director Vasanth

  19. 1998

    19 / 69

    Nilave Vaa

    Director Rama Narayanan

  20. 1999

    20 / 69

    Thullatha Manamum Thullum

    Director Ezhil

  21. 1999

    21 / 69

    Endrendrum Kadhal

    Director P. Vasu

  22. 1999

    22 / 69

    Nenjinile

    Director Sundar C.

  23. 1999

    23 / 69

    Minsara Kanna

    Director K.S. Ravikumar

2000s

23 films
  1. 2000

    24 / 69

    Kushi

    Director S.J. Suryah

    Career-defining commercial peak

  2. 2000

    25 / 69

    Priyamanavale

    Director K. Selva Bharathy

  3. 2001

    26 / 69

    Friends

    Director Siddique

  4. 2001

    27 / 69

    Badri

    Director P.A. Arun Prasad

  5. 2001

    28 / 69

    Shahjahan

    Director Rasi Azhagappan

  6. 2002

    29 / 69

    Thamizhan

    Director Majith

  7. 2002

    30 / 69

    Youth

    Director Vincent Selva

  8. 2002

    31 / 69

    Bagavathi

    Director A. Venkatesh

  9. 2003

    32 / 69

    Vaseegara

    Director K. Selva Bharathy

  10. 2003

    33 / 69

    Pudhiya Geethai

    Director Vincent Selva

  11. 2003

    34 / 69

    Thirumalai

    Director Ramana

    Punchline cinema; "Thalapathy" lock-in

  12. 2004

    35 / 69

    Udhaya

    Director Azhagam Perumal

  13. 2004

    36 / 69

    Ghilli

    Director Dharani

    Highest-grossing Tamil film of the year

  14. 2004

    37 / 69

    Madhurey

    Director Ramana

  15. 2005

    38 / 69

    Thirupaachi

    Director Perarasu

  16. 2005

    39 / 69

    Sachein

    Director John Mahendran

  17. 2005

    40 / 69

    Sivakasi

    Director Perarasu

  18. 2006

    41 / 69

    Aathi

    Director Ramana

  19. 2007

    42 / 69

    Pokkiri

    Director Prabhu Deva

    Industry-template setter

  20. 2007

    43 / 69

    Azhagiya Tamil Magan

    Director Bharathan

  21. 2008

    44 / 69

    Kuruvi

    Director Dharani

  22. 2009

    45 / 69

    Villu

    Director Prabhu Deva

  23. 2009

    46 / 69

    Vettaikaaran

    Director B. Babu Sivan

2010s

15 films
  1. 2010

    47 / 69

    Sura

    Director S.P. Rajkumar

  2. 2011

    48 / 69

    Kaavalan

    Director Siddique

  3. 2011

    49 / 69

    Velayudham

    Director M. Raja

  4. 2012

    50 / 69

    Nanban

    Director S. Shankar

    50th film — 3 Idiots remake

  5. 2012

    51 / 69

    Rowdy Rathore

    Director Prabhu Deva

    Hindi production — special guest

    Hindi
  6. 2012

    52 / 69

    Thuppakki

    Director A.R. Murugadoss

  7. 2013

    53 / 69

    Thalaivaa

    Director A.L. Vijay

  8. 2014

    54 / 69

    Jilla

    Director R.T. Neason

  9. 2014

    55 / 69

    Kaththi

    Director A.R. Murugadoss

    Political-allegorical mass cinema

  10. 2015

    56 / 69

    Puli

    Director Chimbu Deven

  11. 2016

    57 / 69

    Theri

    Director Atlee

  12. 2017

    58 / 69

    Bairavaa

    Director Bharathan

  13. 2017

    59 / 69

    Mersal

    Director Atlee

    GST critique; explicit political vernacular

  14. 2018

    60 / 69

    Sarkar

    Director A.R. Murugadoss

  15. 2019

    61 / 69

    Bigil

    Director Atlee

    Triple role; women's football

2020s

8 films
  1. 2021

    62 / 69

    Master

    Director Lokesh Kanagaraj

    JD — alcoholic professor

  2. 2022

    63 / 69

    Beast

    Director Nelson Dilipkumar

  3. 2023

    64 / 69

    Varisu

    Director Vamshi Paidipally

  4. 2023

    65 / 69

    Leo

    Director Lokesh Kanagaraj

    LCU connection — Parthiban

  5. 2024

    66 / 69

    The Greatest of All Time

    Director Venkat Prabhu

    GOAT — career retrospective on screen

  6. 2024

    67 / 69

    Vettaiyan

    Director T.J. Gnanavel

    Cameo / extended guest

  7. 2025

    68 / 69

    Genie

    Director Magizh Thirumeni

  8. 2026

    69 / 69

    Jana Nayagan

    Director H. Vinoth

    Final film — releases May 2026

    Final film