Vimal & Singamuthu Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Vimal and Singamuthu appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 2014 and 2016. Their highest-rated collaboration was Kaaval (2015 — 5.5/10). Films span Pulivaal (2014) through Mapla Singam (2016).
The Vimal & Singamuthu partnership
From Pulivaal (2014) to Mapla Singam (2016). It started with Pulivaal (2014).
The shape of the work
Vimal acted in every film; Singamuthu acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Vimal and Singamuthu first teamed up for Pulivaal (2014) because the director wanted a fresh pair of actors who looked like real village rivals — no makeup, no star baggage. Singamuthu was still a newcomer, and Vimal was coming off a hit, but they both agreed to share screen space equally without a billing fight.
- In Kaaval (2015), Vimal and Singamuthu played brothers, but the trick was that Vimal deliberately slowed down his usual fast dialogue delivery to match Singamuthu's more measured, intense style. Singamuthu later said that Vimal's patience on set made him feel confident enough to improvise the climactic fight scene.
- During the shoot of Mapla Singam (2016), Vimal and Singamuthu shared a room in a small lodge near Tenkasi for three weeks. They would rehearse scenes at night by candlelight because the power kept cutting off — and that's where they rewrote the entire second half together.
- The success of their brotherly dynamic in Kaaval (2015) directly inspired director Suseenthiran to cast them again in Mapla Singam (2016) — but this time as rivals. That switch from brothers to enemies became a talking point among Tamil film fans, and a few small-budget films later tried the same 'brothers to rivals' gimmick.
3 films across 1 decade
- Kaaval
- Mapla Singam
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 2 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
By the time of Pulivaal, both already had careers — Vimal with 17 films, Singamuthu with 28.
Before Pulivaal, Vimal had starred in 17 films, including Kanchivaram (2009) and Pasanga (2009).
After Mapla Singam, Vimal went on to appear in 20 more films, including Pogumidam Vegu Thooramillai (2024) and DSP (2022).
Before Pulivaal, Singamuthu had starred in 28 films, including Gokulam (1993) and Nellu (2010).
After Mapla Singam, Singamuthu went on to appear in 12 more films, including Idiot (2022) and Dhadha (2022).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Vimal & Singamuthu's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Soori is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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