Vijay is dominating headlines again, this time for politics, not films. The latest assembly election results show his party, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam, dominating massively over big parties like DMK and AIADMK.
Vijay has made a blockbuster political entry. While expectations were high due to his popularity, the current trends have shocked many. His party is showing unprecedented numbers, putting him in a powerful position as results unfold.
In cinema, Vijay has been one of the biggest stars in Kollywood, often competing with names like Rajinikanth. His recent films underline that reach. Leo crossed Rs. 600 crores worldwide, while The Greatest of All Time went past Rs. 400 crores despite negative reviews. These numbers highlight his strong fan base and box office pull.
Now, that same popularity appears to be translating into politics. After the results, the possibility of him becoming Chief Minister is now a major talking point.
As he trends across platforms, here is a quick look at the hits and flops in his filmography.
1) Naalaiya Theerpu (1992)
Vijay marked his debut as a lead actor with Naalaiya Theerpu under the direction of his father SA Chandrasekhar in 1992. Despite the criticisms he faced for his physical appearance in the first film, by playing the character of a young man fighting against injustice, he made a solid entry in the Kollywood industry. However, the result was not in his favour and the film received mixed opinions amongst the audiences at the time.
Verdict: Average
2) Senthoorapandi (1993)
Following the average debut, Vijay returned with Senthoorapandi again under the direction of his father SA Chandrasekhar, but this time with the support of a Star power, as Vijayakanth was acted in an extended cameo in this film. Since Vijayakanth was at the prime phase of his career, his extended role made a massive impact and Senthoorapandi pave the way for Vijay to reach a wider range of audience.
Verdict: Hit
3) Rasigan (1994)
Even though Vijay enjoyed a huge success with Senthoorapandi, he failed to maintain the momentum, as with Rasigan again under the direction of his father SA Chandrasekhar, he failed to satisfy the expectations of the audiences and the continuous collaboration of father son combo started to reach the saturation point with this film. However, the success of Senthoorapandi somehow helped the film from becoming a flop.
Verdict: Average
4) Deva (1995)
Vijay and SA Chandrasekhar collaborated for the 4th time for this film Deva. Other than Senthoorapandi, all the other three initial films including Deva was not performed upto it’s expectations commercially, but these films helped Vijay to build a strong foundation as a lead actor in the Kollywood industry and helped him to acquire solid chances.
Verdict: Average
5) Rajavin Parvaiyile (1995)
Following the 4 back to back collaborations with his father, Vijay joined hands with the director Janaki Soundar for this film Rajavin Parvaiyile. But, shockingly, this film marked the first disaster film for Vijay since his debut and the new collaboration doesn’t work well for the actor. But an interesting trivia about this film is that actor Ajith Kumar played a cameo role in the flashback portions of the film.
Verdict: Flop
6) Vishnu (1995)
After the terrible failure of Rajavin Parvaiyile, Vijay reunited once again with his father for the 5th time for Vishnu and his reunion helped him manage to deliver his first solo hit film. This film was made with a budget of around 40 Lakhs, but has collected more than 4.1 crores at the time and proved that Vijay emerged as a bankable actor in the industry.
Verdict: Super Hit
7) Chandralekha (1995)
As a 4th film in the same year under the direction of Nambirajan, Vijay returned with Chandralekha after the super hit success of Vishnu. This film was released on the huge Diwali release slot, but it failed to satisfy the expectations of the audience and ended up as a terrible disaster for Vijay.
Verdict: Flop
8) Coimbatore Mappillai (1996)
Vijay made a risky attempt of Collaborating with a debut director C Ranganathan, for the film Coimbatore Mappillai. Even though the comedy portions of Goundamani and Senthil worked big, the film as a whole failed to create an impact among the audiences and ended up as yet another failure film for the actor commercially.
Verdict: Flop
9) Poove Unakkaga (1996)
While Vijay was in a tragic phase of his career with two back to back failures, he collaborated with the director Vikraman, who won the Tamilnadu state award as a debut director for his film Pudhu Vasantham. This film gave Vijay a huge breakthrough in his career and ended up as both a commercial and a critical hit. Also, it earned him a huge fan following for his acting performance and helped Vijay to taste his first blockbuster success.
Verdict: Blockbuster
10) Vasantha Vaasal (1996)
When the entire Kollywood audience, with the Hangover of Poove Unakkaga, expected another commercial entertainer from the actor. Vijay returned with a romantic action film Vasantha Vaasal, under the direction of MR. Even though the film wasn’t upto it’s expectations and many critics thrashed the film with negative reviews, Vasantha Vaasal manages to perform well commercially with the impact created by Poove Unakkaga.
Verdict: Hit
11) Maanbumigu Maanavan (1996)
Maanbumigu Maanavan marked the 6th collaboration of Vijay and his father SA Chandrasekhar. Since Vijay delivered two back-to-back successful films Poove Unakkaga and Vasantha Vaasal, many believe that Maanbumigu Maanavan would mark the hat-trick hit for the actor and maintain his success streak. But surprisingly, despite the chatbuster songs composed by Deva, the film ended up as a disappointment.
Verdict: Flop
12) Selvaa (1996)
Selvaa was the 4th film for Vijay in 1996. This film was directed by A Venkatesh. The comedy portions of Manivannan and the acting performance of Raghuvaran were the major highlights of this film. Also, although Vijay had done many action hero roles before this film, this film earned him a huge appreciation for his stunt performances in the film. Despite the mixed responses, Selvaa ended up as a profitable venture for the makers.
Verdict: Hit
13) Kaalamellam Kaathiruppen (1997)
Following a successful year with three hit films, Vijay returned with Kaalamellam Kaathiruppen helmed by R Sundarrajan for the Pongal festival as his first release in 1997. However, the film received mixed responses and the other films such as Minsara Kanavu and Iruvar released alongside this film dominated the race by deeply affecting the box office collections of this film.
Verdict: Average
14) Love Today (1997)
Similar to Poove Unakkaga in 1996, Vijay’s Love Today directed by Balasekaran, was one of the biggest films in his career, as it received overwhelming positive responses from the audiences and emerged as a huge commercial success at that time. This film ruled the Tamil Nadu box office collections for a long period, running more than 175 days in theatres.
Verdict: Blockbuster
15) Once More (1997)
Once More was Vijay’s 7th collaboration with his father SA Chandrasekhar and with Sivaji Ganesan playing a major role, this film became another feather in the cap of the actor in his filmography. Even though the commercial success of this film was not equal to Love Today, it performed very well at the box office and helped Vijay to rise as a prominent actor in the Kollywood industry.
Verdict: Hit
16) Nerrukku Ner (1997)
1997 was a golden year for Vijay, as other than Kaalamellam Kaathiruppen, all the other 4 films released in the year were successful ventures, including Nerrukku Ner directed by Vasanth in the same year. As everyone knows, Nerrukku Ner was the debut film of Suriya in the Kollywood industry. This dual hero film was a super hit film for Vijay and performed well commercially.
Verdict: Hit
17) Kadhalukku Mariyadhai (1997)
Kadhalukku Mariyadhai was the 5th release for Vijay in the year 1997. This film was directed by Fazil and Shalini Ajith Kumar debuted as a female lead in this film. This film is also one of the biggest films in Vijay’s career, as it emerged as a huge blockbuster success at the time and collected more than 15 crores at the box office.
Verdict: Blockbuster
18) Ninaithen Vandhai (1998)
Ninaithen Vandhai was a remake of the Telugu film Pelli Sandadi and this film was directed by K Selva Bharathy. The musical album of this film composed by Deva was a viral hit and it created a solid buzz for the film amongst the Tamil audience. Accordingly, the film emerged as a commercial success with a positive response from the audience.
Verdict: Hit
19) Priyamudan (1998)
Starting from Love Today, Vijay maintained the success streak by choosing solid commercial entertainers and Priyamudan directed by Vincent Selva was also one amongst them. This film was also a huge commercial success by running more than 100 days in Theatres and following the huge success, this film was later remade in Telugu as Preminche Manasu and Deewana Main Deewana in Hindi.
Verdict: Super Hit
20) Nilaave Vaa (1998)
Following the success of Selvaa in 1996, Vijay reunited with A Venkatesh for this film Nilaave Vaa. Since the duo had already delivered a hit and Vijay was in the prime phase of his career at that time, many people believed that Nilaave Vaa would also emerge as a successful film, but shockingly Nilaave Vaa ended up as a huge disappointment and put an end to Vijay’s success streak.
Verdict: Flop
21) Thullatha Manamum Thullum (1999)
After the terrible failure of Nilaave Vaa, Vijay bounced back with Thullatha Manamum Thullum directed by debutant S Ezhil. This musical romantic drama film created a massive impact among the Kollywood audiences and has emerged as a huge commercial success by running more than 200 days in theatres. Also, this film acquired the second position in the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for the Best Film category.
Verdict: Blockbuster
22) Endrendrum Kadhal (1999)
Immediately after the Blockbuster success of Thullatha Manamum Thullum, Vijay returned with the romantic drama film Endrendrum Kadhal directed by Manoj Bhatnagar and written by Crazy Mohan. This film ended up as a huge disappointment and people didn’t show interest in watching it in theatres at the time.
Verdict: Flop
23) Nenjinile (1999)
Nenjinile was Vijay’s 8th film under the direction of his father SA Chandrasekhar. The story of this film was inspired by the Malayalam film Abhimanyu. Since Vijay’s Endrendrum Kadhal was a terrible failure, many people expected that his father would help him make a comeback, but surprisingly Nenjinile received mixed responses from the audiences and ended its theatrical run with an average status.
Verdict: Average.
24) Minsara Kanna (1999)
Due to the back to back setbacks, Vijay joined hands with promising commercial director KS Ravikumar for Minsara Kanna. Especially since it was KS Ravikumar’s immediate film after the industry hit Padayappa, it had massive expectations among the audience. Due to the over expectations, the film ended up as a disappointment, as many felt the film was draggy and did not meet the standards of KS Ravikumar.
Verdict: Average
25) Kannukkul Nilavu (2000)
Kannukkul Nilavu was Vijay’s milestone 25th film. Since it’s a milestone film in the actor’s career, Vijay is reuniting with director Fazil after the Blockbuster success of Kadhalukku Mariyadhai. This film was released for the Pongal holidays, but despite receiving positive responses and many people appreciating Vijay’s acting performance in the film, the film didn’t perform well to its expectations at the box office.
Verdict: Average
26) Kushi (2000)
Vijay’s acting performance in Kushi stands out as one of the best acting performances in his career. Under SJ Suryah’s direction Vijay looks completely different from his previous roles in this film. This film has created a massive impact and emerged as a path-breaking success. Still, this film holds a cult fan following and Vijay’s portrayal of the character Shiva is still celebrated as one of the iconic characters played by the actor in his career.
Verdict: Blockbuster
27) Priyamaanavale (2000)
Following the massive success of Kushi, Vijay decided to maintain the momentum and once again he reunited with the director K Selva Bharathy after the success of Ninaithen Vandhai for Priyamaanavale. Even though Priyamaanavale was a Tamil remake of the Telugu film Pavitra Bandham, it performed well at the box office and many people appreciated Vijay’s acting performance in the film.
Verdict: Hit
28) Friends (2001)
Once again, after the success of Neruku Ner in 1997, Vijay and Suriya acted together in this dual hero Subject film directed by Siddique. This emotional comedy drama worked well amongst the Tamil audiences, and in particular Vadivelu and Ramesh Khanna’s comedy portions in the film stand out as the major highlight.
Verdict: Hit
29) Badri (2001)
Starting from Friends, Vijay started to act in fun filled commerical entertainers by portraying the boy next door characters and Badri is one among them. Vijay’s Humour sense in the film worked well and it helped him to acquire a huge fan following in Kollywood.
Verdict: Hit
30) Shahjahan (2001)
2001 started with the success of Friends and ended with the success of Shahjahan for Vijay. Even though all three films released in the year were not a massive success for him, it helped him to acquire a huge young fan following, as in all three films, Vijay almost represented the life of a Youth in these films. In particular, the emotional ending of Shahjahan was still being considered as one of the iconic scenes in Vijay’s career.
Verdict: Hit
31) Thamizhan (2002)
For this film Thamizhan, Vijay joined hands with a debutant director Majith. Despite being his first film, Majith almost pulled off a solid commercial entertainer for the actor with a strong social message. Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra acted as the female lead in this film. However, despite the positive responses, this film performed very averagely at the box office.
Verdict: Average
32) Youth (2002)
Following a setback with Thamizhan, Vijay bounced back with the film Youth directed by Vincent Selva. Although this film was a remake of the Telugu film Chiru Navvutho, it landed well amongst the Kollywood audience and many people enjoyed Vijay’s acting performance in the film. Consequently, the film performed well at the box office.
Verdict: Hit
33) Bagavathi (2002)
After a streak of playing the boy next door characters, Vijay completely transformed himself into an action hero with this film Bagavathi directed by A Venkatesh. Due to excessive violence in this film, the CBFC board issued an A certificate. But, despite the adult-only restriction, Vijay’s star power helped the film to become a successful Venture.
Verdict: Hit
34) Vaseegara (2003)
Vaseegara marked the 3rd collaboration of Vijay and the director K Selva Bharathy combo. Since the previous films such as Ninaithen Vandhai and Priyamaanavale were successful ventures, many beleived that the combo will deliver their hatrick with Vaseegara. But, surprisingly, despite the positive responses from critics, the film failed to connect with the general audiences and Vaseegara ended its theatrical run with average status.
Verdict: Average
35) Pudhiya Geethai (2003)
After a gap of doing experimenting with film, Vijay made a risky move of collaborating with the debutant director KP Jagan for the supernatural action drama film Pudhiya Geethai. Even though this risky move helps him to receive appreciation for his acting performances in the film, but as a film ended up as a disappointment and failed to meet the expectations of the audience.
Verdict: Flop
36) Thirumalai (2003)
From doing boy next door characters and light hearted entertainers, Vijay made a massive turn on his career and acted in the mass masala commercial film Thirumalai directed by Ramana and it helped the actor to bounce back from the failure of Pudhiya Geethai. Thirumalai became a successful film and people loved to witness Vijay in a mass commercial zone.
Verdict: Hit
37) Udhaya (2004)
Following the success of Thirumalai, Vijay preferred to do more mass commercial entertainers and chose to act in Udhaya under the direction of Azhagam Perumal. The musical album composed by AR Rahman in this film was a viral hit. But the film shockingly ended as a huge disappointment and became a terrible failure.
Verdict: Flop
38) Ghilli (2004)
Whenever Vijay faced a failure, he bounced back with a success and this was the equation in his career from his debut film. Similarly, after the terrible failure of Udhaya, Vijay made a solid comeback with the film Ghilli directed by Dharani. Even though this film was a remake of the Telugu film Okkadu, it emerged as a bigger blockbuster success than the original film. Also, till now this celebrated is considered as the peak film in Vijay’s acting career. This film had gone an a rampage at the box office and has emerged as the highest grossing film of the year 2004.
Verdict: Blockbuster
39) Madhurey (2004)
Post Ghilli, Vijay focused only on doing mass action commercial entertainers and decided to act in Madhurey, under the direction of R Madhesh, as his immediate next film. Despite the mixed reviews Madhurey performed exceptionally well at the box office and became a huge profitable venture for the makers.
Verdict: Super Hit
40) Thirupaachi (2005)
Thirupaachi, yet another mass commercial film from Vijay with the same positive result. This film was directed by Perarasu and once again, Trisha reunited with Vijay after the success of Ghilli. Thirupaachi also won the hearts of the audience and emerged as a successful Venture.
Verdict: Super Hit
41) Sachein (2005)
After a streak of mass comercial films, Vijay acted in a light hearted entertainer film Sachein under the direction of John Mahendran. This film was not performed upto it’s expectations at the time, but till now it has a cult fan following and especially, DSP’s musical album of this film was a viral hit at that time.
Verdict: Average
43) Sivakasi (2005)
With a break in Sachein, Vijay returned as a mass commercial hero again in Sivakasi directed by Perarasu. After Thirupaachi, Perarasu gave another commercial success for the actor with Sivakasi. Despite some negative responses from the audience suggesting that the film felt mediocre, the majority of the audience celebrated the film. Consequently, the film performed well at the box office.
Verdict: Hit
44) Aathi (2006)
Once again, Vijay reunited with the director Ramana for Aathi, after the success of Thirumalai. But surprisingly, Aathi didn’t land well and ended up as a huge disappointment. Even the star power of Vijay wasn’t able to save the film and it ended up as a terrible disaster.
Verdict: Flop
45) Pokkiri (2007)
Following the failure of Aathi, Vijay bounced back with the remake of Mahesh Babu’s film Pokiri. Not only the storyline and screenplay, but also the makers of Vijay’s Pokkiri remade the film with the same original title. This film was directed by Prabhu Deva and it marked his debut film for him in Kollywood. Although this film was different from Vijay’s usual commercial entertainers, it recieved positive responses from the audiences and went on a rampage at the box office.
Verdict: Blockbuster
46) Azhagiya Tamil Magan (2007)
After a short gap in doing experimental films, Vijay made a unique attempt at playing a double action role and in which one character was the antagonist in the film Azhagiya Tamil Magan. This film was helmed by debutant Bharathan and the musical album of this film was composed by AR Rahman. Even though Vijay acquired a huge appreciation for his acting performance, the film ended up as a failure, as many people felt that the film wasn’t upto it’s expectations.
Verdict: Average
47) Kuruvi (2008)
From Azhagiya Tamil Magan, Vijay’s bad phase in his career started, as his films in this phase ended up either an average one or a failure. While Vijay was always known for his comeback after a failure, everyone expected that he would bounce back in Kuruvi after the setback with Azhagiya Tamil Magan, but shockingly, Kuruvi also failed to meet the expectations of the audience and ended up as an average one. This film was the first film produced by Udhayanidhi Stalin under his banner Red Giant Movies.
Verdict: Average
48) Villu (2009)
With the back to back average films, Vijay joined hands once again with Prabhu Deva for Villu, hoping that he would help him to make a comeback. Even though this film was based on the Bollywood film Soldier, Villu terribly disappointed the Kollywood audiences and ended up as a disaster at the box office.
Verdict: Flop
49) Vettaikaaran (2009)
While every collaboration doesn’t give the expected results for Vijay at the time, he decided to join hands with a debutant director B Babusivan for a commercial entertainer film Vettaikaaran. Despite the mixed reviews among the audiences, it performed somewhat better at the box office compared to his last three films.
Verdict: Average
50) Sura (2010)
Since Vijay was in a tragic phase of his career, many believed that he would choose a promising director for his milestone 50th film and make a massive comeback out of it. However, shockingly Vijay collaborated with the off beat director SP Rajkumar for the film Sura and the rest is history. Sura became a terrible failure and even Vijay’s star power wasn’t able to save the film. It ended up as a all time disaster film of Vijay by not even being able to cross the break-even mark in many centres.
Verdict: Flop
51) Kaavalan (2011)
After a long break, Vijay returned with another light-hearted entertainer film Kaavalan, directed by Siddique and it was an official remake of the Malayalam film Body Guard. This film received positive responses from the critics and appreciated the acting performance of Vijay in this film. However, it didn’t connect well with the audience and ended up as an average performer at the box office.
Verdict: Average
52) Velayudham (2011)
With a break in Kaavalan, Vijay again returned with a masala commercial entertainer film Velayudham helmed by M Raja. Everyone expected that at least this film would give a massive comeback for the actor, but it also doesn’t live upto it’s expectations and ended up as another average film for Vijay.
Verdict: Average
53) Nanban (2012)
Finally, after a streak of average films and failures, the comeback Vijay had been waiting for a long time came with Nanban directed by the ace filmmaker Shankar. Despite being a Tamil remake of the Bollywood film 3 Idiots, Nanban has received super positive responses from the audiences and critics. Also, Vijay fans felt that this film brought out the old, vibrant and energetic Vijay.
Verdict: Super Hit
54) Thuppakki (2013)
After the super hit success of Nanban, Vijay joined hands with AR Murugadoss for his next film Thuppakki. Since the announcement this film has huge expectations among the audiences, as AR Murugadoss had a huge reputation at that time. Consequently, Thuppakki enjoyed a massive opening in theatres and with the super positive responses from the audiences, it went on a rampage at the box office. After Ghilli, Thuppakki was considered the peak film in Vijay’s career.
Verdict: Blockbuster
55) Thalaivaa (2013)
With back to back blockbuster successes of Nanban and Thuppakki, Vijay returned with the film Thalaivaa directed by AL Vijay. Due to some circumstances, other than in Tamil Nadu, this film was released worldwide. Subsequently, the film was leaked online. While everyone believed that because of the leak, the film had no chance to perform well after its official release, Vijay fans proved them wrong. It has a massive opening and every Kollywood audience witnessed Vijay’s star power with the success of Thalaivaa.
Verdict: Hit
56) Jilla (2014)
Jilla was one of the biggest films at the time, as Vijay and Malayalam superstar Mohanlal acted together in this film. This film was directed by RT Neason and clashed with Ajith Kumar’s Veeram during the 2014 Pongal. Before Thunivu and Varisu clash, the clash between Jilla and Veeram was considered the biggest clash between the two rivals. However, despite the clash it managed to collect around 85 crores worldwide and ended up as a profitable venture for its makers.
Verdict: Hit
57) Kaththi (2014)
After the Blockbuster success of Thuppakki, Vijay and AR Murugadoss once again reunited for Kaththi. Ever since the announcement this film had massive expectations among the audiences and Anirudh Ravichander’s songs became a viral hit at the time. However, due to some legal problems, until the first show, there is no clarity regarding its release and also, in many places even the first show got cancelled. Vijay fans gave massive support to the actor at the time and after it got released, it was celebrated like a festival by the fans. Also, with the super positive responses, it has done wonders at the box office.
Verdict: Blockbuster
58) Puli (2015)
Vijay, in the prime phase of his career with the back to back successful films, decided to act in a fantasy film Puli directed by Chimbu Deven, primarily to attract kids. Before the release of this film, Rajamouli’s pan Indian film Baahubali got released and became a huge success. To increase the hype, the makers of Puli compared it with Baahubali and unnecessarily overhyped the film. But, after its release, when the audiences get to know that Puli is just a normal fantasy entertainer primarily targeting to attract kids, they got disappointed and because of it, this film ended up as a huge disappointment at the box office.
Verdict:Flop
59) Theri (2016)
Once again, after the failure, Vijay bounced back yet again with Theri directed by Atlee. Theri was a pure mass commercial entertainer similar to Vijay’s template films like Thirupaachi, so it became a feast for the fans. Theri gone for a rampage at the box office and have collected more than 150 crores at that time.
Verdict: Super Hit
60) Bairavaa (2017)
After a very long gap, Vijay reunited with the director Bharathan for Bairavaa. This film has a huge expectations before it’s release, but surprisingly it ended up as a huge disappointment. However, with the star power of Vijay, despite the mixed reviews, it has collected more than 100 crores worldwide and saved the makers of this film from loss.
Verdict: Average
61) Mersal (2018)
Following the average success of Bairavaa, Vijay once again collaborated with Atlee for a commercial entertainer film Mersal. This film also faced lots of struggles before its release, as Vijay spoke against the GST in this film. Consequently, the release of this film was not confirmed until the first show, but Vijay fans yet again celebrated this film as a festival. With the super positive responses from the audiences, Mersal became a massive success by collecting more than 250 crores worldwide.
Verdict: Blockbuster
62) Sarkar (2019)
Even though starting from Kaththi, Vijay hinted to his fans that he might come to politics in the future. With Sarkar, he made an indirect announcement that he will definitely enter politics for sure. In this political thriller film directed by AR Murugadoss, Vijay directly attacked the parties that provided freebies and most of the characters in the film had an indirect reference to the real political figures in Tamil Nadu politics at the time. However, as a film, it received mixed responses from the audience, but Vijay’s star power yet again saved the film from becoming a failure at the box office.
Verdict: Hit
63) Bigil (2019)
Bigil marked the third collaboration of the Vijay and Atlee duo. Since this duo has already delivered two Blockbuster films, it had massive expectations among the audiences. Consequently, this film enjoyed a massive opening. But surprisingly, it received mixed responses from the audiences, as most of the critics stated that the film is mediocre and offers nothing new. Despite the mixed reviews, Bigil collected more than 300 crores worldwide and emerged as a successful venture.
Verdict: Hit
64) Master (2021)
Master, under the direction of Lokesh Kanagaraj is one of the experimental attempt from Vijay, because not caring about the stardom he acted as a drink addict in the film. The shooting of this film started in the year 2019 and was almost completed before the COVID lockdown. While every film including some biggies at the time, opted for a direct OTT release, Vijay confidently released this film in theatres despite the 50% occupancy COVID restrictions. As expected, the film had gone on a rampage at the box office and saved the theatre owners during those tough times.
Verdict: Super Hit
65) Beast (2022)
After Master with Lokesh Kanagaraj, Vijay again preferred to collaborate with current gen directors and collaborated with Nelson Dilipkumar for Beast. Since Nelson Dilipkumar’s previous films has created a huge impact among the audiences about the Dark comedy genre of films, after the announcement, Beast fans are eagerly awaited to witness how Vijay is going to suit in the dark comedy world of Nelson. Consequently, the film enjoyed a massive opening and became the highest grossing film of all time in Tamilnadu on its Day-1 at the time. However, the film wasn’t upto it’s expectations and ended up as an average performer at the box office.
Verdict: Average
66) Varisu (2023)
Varisu directed by Vamshi Paidipally marked the first bilingual film for Vijay in his entire career. This film clashed with Ajith Kumar’s Thunivu in theatres for the 2023 Pongal. The Varisu vs Thunivu clash was one of the biggest clashes in the Kollywood industry and fans of both actors celebrated it like a festival. However, even though Thunivu enjoyed an edge in opening with the distribution of Red Giant Productions, Varisu easily took over the lead after the first weekend. Also, this film proved that Vijay has a huge family audience pull than any other actor in the industry. Meanwhile, despite the win in the clash, Varisu didn’t perform well at the box office as expected.
Verdict: Average
67) Leo (2023)
Since Lokesh Kanagaraj and Vijay collaborated once again after the huge success of Master and because of the massive hype for Lokesh Kanagaraj’s LCU universe films, Leo has a huge pre release buzz that Kollywood has never witnessed. Consequently, despite the reviews, Leo has collected more than 140 crores on its Day-1 and became the highest grossing film of all time in Indian cinema at the time. If incase, Leo received a positive response, it could have easily became the first 1000 crores film of Kollywood. However, with the mixed reviews, it has collected more than 600 crores worldwide and Vijay flexed his stardom.
Verdict: Blockbuster
68) The Greatest of All Time (2024)
After, Azhagiya Tamil Magan Vijay once again acted in a double action role in this film GOAT directed by Venkat Prabhu. Since Venkat Prabhu had a bad reputation, the opening of GOAT wasn’t up to its expectations. Also, the film has received mixed responses from the audience. But, somehow the film has managed to collect more than 400 crores worldwide and became a successful venture at the box office.
Verdict: Hit
Vijay is one of the very few actors in Kollywood to has more success rate. His last film, Jana Nayagan directed by H Vinoth is going to hit the theatres soon. It remains to be seen whether it will also emerge as a huge success and the star will have a memorable farewell upon its release soon.
