Vimal & Kaali Venkat Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Vimal and Kaali Venkat appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 2012 and 2020. Their highest-rated collaboration was Kalakalappu (2012 — 6.2/10). Films span Kalakalappu (2012) through Kanni Rasi (2020).
The Vimal & Kaali Venkat partnership
From Kalakalappu (2012) to Kanni Rasi (2020). It started with Kalakalappu (2012).
The shape of the work
The 2010s belonged to Kalakalappu; the 2020s to Kanni Rasi. Vimal acted in every film; Kaali Venkat acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Vimal and Kaali Venkat first met on the set of Kalakalappu (2012). Director Sundar C. paired them as brothers. Neither had worked together before. Vimal later said Kaali Venkat's natural comic timing made him relax in his first major comedy role.
- In Mapla Singam (2016), Kaali Venkat played Vimal's sidekick. But Vimal insisted Kaali Venkat get his own comic subplot. The director agreed. That subplot became the film's most remembered stretch — audiences laughed harder at Kaali Venkat's solo scenes than the main romance.
- During Kanni Rasi (2020) shoot, Vimal and Kaali Venkat shared a room in a small town lodge for three weeks. They cooked their own meals because the hotel food was bad. Kaali Venkat later joked that Vimal's sambar was better than his acting.
- Kalakalappu (2012) was the first film where Vimal and Kaali Venkat played brothers. That film's success directly led to Sundar C. casting them again in Mapla Singam (2016). No other director has used this pair as siblings since.
- Kaali Venkat said in a 2021 interview: 'Vimal and I never rehearsed together. We'd just look at each other and start. If one of us laughed, we'd keep the take. That's why our scenes feel alive.'
3 films across 2 decades
The 2010s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.5/10.
The 2020s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.9/10.
- Kalakalappu
- Mapla Singam
- Kanni Rasi
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 8 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Kanni Rasi, Kaali Venkat kept going for 50 more films; Vimal stepped back.
Before Kalakalappu, Vimal had starred in 8 films, including Kanchivaram (2009) and Pasanga (2009).
After Kanni Rasi, Vimal went on to appear in 14 more films, including Pogumidam Vegu Thooramillai (2024) and DSP (2022).
Before Kalakalappu, Kaali Venkat had starred in 3 films, including Mouna Guru (2011) and Va (2010).
After Kanni Rasi, Kaali Venkat went on to appear in 50 more films, including Kurangu Pedal (2024) and Sarpatta Parambarai (2021).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Vimal & Kaali Venkat's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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