Shriya Saran & Vivek Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Shriya Saran and Vivek appeared together in 5 Tamil films between 2003 and 2016. Their highest-rated collaboration was Oopiri (2016 — 7.8/10). Films span Enakku 20 Unakku 18 (2003) through Thozha (2016).
The Shriya Saran & Vivek partnership
They saved their best for last — Oopiri (7.8/10) came 13 years in. From Enakku 20 Unakku 18 (2003) to Thozha (2016). Oopiri is the one most viewers reach for.
It started with Enakku 20 Unakku 18 (2003).
The shape of the work
The 2010s account for 60% of everything they made together. The 2000s belonged to Sivaji; the 2010s to Oopiri. Shriya Saran acted in every film; Vivek acted in all of them. Mostly Tamil, with 1 film in Telugu.
Partnership facts
- Shriya was cast in Sivaji after Rajinikanth personally approved her screen test. But here's the thing — Vivek was the one who suggested her name to the director Shankar, because he had worked with her in a Telugu film and knew she could match Rajini's energy.
- In Sivaji, Vivek improvised the entire 'Kattipudi Kattipudichu' comedy track on the spot. Shriya couldn't stop laughing during the take, and Shankar kept the reaction shots because her genuine laughter made the scene land harder.
- During the disastrous Chandra shoot in 2014, Vivek would bring homemade biryani for the entire crew every Friday. Shriya later said that was the only thing that kept her sane on that set.
- Shriya said in a 2016 interview: 'Vivek is the only co-star who made me forget my lines because I was laughing so hard. He doesn't just deliver comedy — he lives it.'
- Their pairing in Thozha (2016) was the first time a Tamil film had a female lead and a comedian as the central emotional duo — no romance, no hero. It directly inspired the 2018 film 'Kadaikutty Singam' to try a similar non-romantic male-female bonding track.
5 films across 2 decades
The 2000s brought 2 films together, anchored by Sivaji (7.2/10).
The 2010s brought 3 films together, anchored by Oopiri (7.8/10).
- Sivaji
- Enakku 20 Unakku 18
- Oopiri
- Thozha
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 films across 13 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, Shriya Saran had 4 films behind them; Vivek had 91.
Before Enakku 20 Unakku 18, Shriya Saran had starred in 4 films, including Santosham (2002) and Chennakeshava Reddy (2002).
After Thozha, Shriya Saran went on to appear in 18 more films, including Drishyam 2 (2022) and RRR (2021).
Before Enakku 20 Unakku 18, Vivek had starred in 91 films, including Mugam (1999) and Mayabazar (1995).
After Thozha, Vivek went on to appear in 18 more films, including Yaadhum Oore Yaavarum Kelir (2023) and Dharala Prabhu (2020).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Shriya Saran & Vivek's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
People who worked on Shriya Saran & Vivek's films together
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