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Vijay Sethupathi
44 films on filmi.ai · 36 scored·Works in Tamil (86%), Hindi (7%), Telugu (5%), Malayalam (2%)
Best-rated work
Tamil · Oct 2026 · 13+
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Vijay Sethupathi (born 16 January 1978) is an Indian film actor, producer, lyricist, and dialogue writer. Sethupathi works predominantly in Tamil besides few Telugu, Malayalam, and Hindi productions. Often referred to by fans and media as "Makkal Selvan" meaning "People's Treasure", he is considered to be one of the most talented and versatile actors of his generation.
Their films’ Filmi Score
63
across 32 films
as actor
6 Exceptional · 12 Very good · 8 Good · 1 Mixed · 5 Weak
Vijay Sethupathi movies
Every film on filmi.ai with this person credited — their full filmography, newest firstbest movies first (highest scored), then the unscored by year — scored or not.
Vijay Sethupathi series
Every series on filmi.ai with this person credited, newest first. The number is the latest scored season’s Filmi Score.
Frequent collaborators
Three or more films together on filmi.ai, as director, writer, composer, cinematographer, editor or top-five billed cast.
Sreekar Prasad
Editor · 6 films together
Anirudh Ravichander
Composer · 5 films together
Santhosh Narayanan
Composer · 4 films together
A.R. Rahman
Composer · 3 films together
Dinesh Krishnan B.
Cinematographer · 3 films together
Govindh Vasantha
Composer · 3 films together
Around the web
Recent writing, podcasts and video essays about Vijay Sethupathi — chosen by hand, one line on why to read each.
Balaji Tharaneetharan on the eight-year gap, his Triplicane childhood, and why Baththa isn't a gangster actioner but a character study.
The Hindu · Bhuvanesh Chandar · 29 Sep 2026 · 1,000 words
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Scores are the same Filmi Score you see on each film page. Films before the scored window show no number until we reach them. Their films’ Filmi Score is the plain average of the Filmi Scores of the films where they are director, writer, composer, cinematographer, editor or top-five billed cast — a description of those films, not a verdict on the person.