Vivek & Bose Venkat Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Vivek and Bose Venkat appeared together in 4 Tamil films between 2007 and 2019. Their highest-rated collaboration was Sivaji (2007 — 7.2/10). Films span Sivaji (2007) through Viswasam (2019).
The Vivek & Bose Venkat partnership
From Sivaji (2007) to Viswasam (2019). Sivaji is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Sivaji (2007).
The shape of the work
The 2010s account for 75% of everything they made together. The 2000s belonged to Sivaji; the 2010s to Viswasam. Vivek acted in every film; Bose Venkat acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Bose Venkat was a familiar face in supporting roles, but Vivek personally recommended him for the role of the corrupt police officer in Sivaji (2007). That nod from Vivek gave Bose his biggest break in a blockbuster.
- In Sivappu Mazhai (2010), Vivek played a ruthless villain and Bose Venkat played a cop chasing him. Their cat-and-mouse scenes worked because Vivek set a cold, slow pace and Bose matched it with nervous energy — neither tried to out-act the other.
- On the sets of Viswasam (2019), Vivek and Bose Venkat would rehearse their scenes together in a corner before the director called action. Bose later said Vivek never treated him like a junior artist — they'd discuss the scene as equals.
- "Vivek sir never made me feel like I was a side actor. He'd say, 'Bose, you hold the scene here, I'll react to you.' That's rare in our industry." — Bose Venkat, in a 2020 interview about working with Vivek.
- Their pairing in Sivappu Mazhai (2010) — villain vs cop — directly inspired a wave of similar face-offs in Tamil B-movies over the next few years, where comedians turned serious villains were pitted against character-actor cops.
4 films across 2 decades
The 2000s brought 1 film together, anchored by Sivaji (7.2/10).
The 2010s accounted for 3 films, averaging 6.3/10.
- Sivaji
- Viswasam
- Sivappu Mazhai
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
When they first worked together, Vivek had 119 films behind them; Bose Venkat had 5. After Viswasam, Bose Venkat kept going for 20 more films; Vivek stepped back.
Before Sivaji, Vivek had starred in 119 films, including Anniyan (2005) and Mugam (1999).
After Viswasam, Vivek went on to appear in 5 more films, including Yaadhum Oore Yaavarum Kelir (2023) and Dharala Prabhu (2020).
Before Sivaji, Bose Venkat had starred in 5 films, including Thalai Nagaram (2006) and Naalai (2006).
After Viswasam, Bose Venkat went on to appear in 20 more films, including Taanakkaran (2022) and Viduthalai: Part II (2024).
Collaboration Journey
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Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Nayantara is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 4 films.
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