Vivek & Selva Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Vivek and Selva appeared together in 4 Tamil films between 1997 and 2009. Their highest-rated collaboration was Guru En Aalu (2009 — 5.5/10). Films span Sishya (1997) through Guru En Aalu (2009).
The Vivek & Selva partnership
After 10 years apart, they came back together for Guru En Aalu (2009). They didn't share a set between 1999 and 2009. They saved their best for last — Guru En Aalu (5.5/10) came 12 years in.
From Sishya (1997) to Guru En Aalu (2009). It started with Sishya (1997).
The shape of the work
The 1990s account for 75% of everything they made together. The 1990s belonged to Aasaiyil Oru Kaditham; the 2000s to Guru En Aalu. Vivek acted in every film; Selva directed all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Vivek was already a popular comedian when Selva cast him as the lead in 'Sishya' (1997). It was a gamble — Selva bet that Vivek could carry a full hero role, not just comic relief. The film didn't set the box office on fire, but it proved Selva right about Vivek's range.
- On the sets of 'Unnaruge Naan Irundhal' (1999), Selva let Vivek rewrite his own dialogue. Vivek would take Selva's lines and punch them up with his trademark wordplay. Selva said later that Vivek's improvisations made the scenes land harder than anything he'd written.
- Vivek and Selva stayed close friends long after their three-film run ended. Selva was one of the few directors Vivek trusted to give him honest feedback on scripts — even when they weren't working together.
- Selva once said in an interview: 'Vivek was the only actor who could make me laugh even when I was angry on set. He'd crack a joke, and I'd forget why I was upset.'
4 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 3 films, averaging 4.1/10.
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.5/10.
- Aasaiyil Oru Kaditham
- Sishya
- Guru En Aalu
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 12 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
40% of Selva's screen credits are with Vivek. After Guru En Aalu, Vivek kept going for 48 more films; Selva stepped back.
Before Sishya, Vivek had starred in 27 films, including Mayabazar (1995) and Nandhavana Theru (1995).
After Guru En Aalu, Vivek went on to appear in 48 more films, including Oopiri (2016) and Yaadhum Oore Yaavarum Kelir (2023).
Before Sishya, Selva had directed 3 films, including Thalaivaasal (1992) and Amaravathi (1993).
After Guru En Aalu, Selva went on to direct 3 more films, including Naanga (2012) and Vanangamudi (2017).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Vivek & Selva's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Deva is the through-line — music on 3 of their 4 films. Deva scored 3 of them.
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