The Best Vijay Movies, Ranked
64 credits from 1983 to 2023, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Bigil (2019) comes out on top with a score of 73. The biggest box office hit is Nanban (2012) with $15M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Vijay Box Office Hits
Vijay's films have made $48.2M worldwide in total. Nanban (2012) is the biggest hit at $15M, ahead of Jilla (2014) ($11.1M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Nanban 2012 · Drama $15M - 2
Jilla 2014 · Action $11.1M - 3
Varisu 2023 · Action $2.53M - 4
Bigil 2019 · Drama $2.44M - 5
Mersal 2017 · Crime $2.29M - 6
Sarkar 2018 · Action $2.28M - 7
Thuppakki 2012 · Thriller $2.13M - 8
Thalaivaa 2013 · Action $1.68M - 9
Vettaikaaran 2009 · Action $1.4M - 10
Puli 2015 · Adventure $1.39M
The Best Vijay Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Vijay has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 20 films, and Bigil (2019) is the pick of them.
- Drama 20 films Bigil 2019 · as Michael 'Bigil' Rayappan / Rayappan Movie Echo Score: 73
- Action 18 films Sarkar 2018 · as Sundar Ramasamy Movie Echo Score: 62
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Romance 14 films Kuruvi 2008 · as Vetrivel aka Velu - Thriller 3 films Thuppakki 2012 · as Jagadish
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Comedy 3 films Villu 2009 · as Pugazh and Major Saravanan - Crime 1 film Mersal 2017 · as Vetrimaaran/ Vetri/ Maaran
- Adventure 1 film Puli 2015 · as Marudheeran / Pulivendhan
The Best Vijay Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Vijay's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2020s.
The Latest Vijay Movies
The most recent films Vijay is credited on, newest first — starting with Varisu (2023). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Varisu 2023 · Vijay Rajendran
- Bigil 2019 · Michael 'Bigil' Rayappan / Rayappan
- Sarkar 2018 · Sundar Ramasamy
- Mersal 2017 · Vetrimaaran/ Vetri/ Maaran
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Bairavaa 2017 · Bairavaa -
Theri 2016 · Dragon - Puli 2015 · Marudheeran / Pulivendhan
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Kaththi 2014 · Kathiresan / Jeevanandham - Jilla 2014 · Sakthi
- Thalaivaa 2013 · Vishwa (Vishwa Bhai)
- Thuppakki 2012 · Jagadish
- Nanban 2012 · Panchavan "Pari" Pariventhan / Kosaksi "Pappu" Pasapugazh
The Best Vijay Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Vijay films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Vijay movie?
Bigil (2019) is the best-rated Vijay film, with a Movie Echo Score of 73, ahead of Sarkar (2018) (62) and Varisu (2023) (50). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Bigil: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Vijay movie?
Nanban (2012) made the most at the box office, with $15M worldwide, followed by Jilla (2014) with $11.1M. Together, Vijay's films with box office figures have made $48.2M.
What is the best Vijay drama movie?
Bigil (2019) is the best-rated of Vijay's drama films, with a score of 73. In other genres: Sarkar (action), Kuruvi (romance) and Thuppakki (thriller).
What is the newest Vijay movie?
The newest film on Vijay's filmography is Varisu (2023), with Vijay as Vijay Rajendran.
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