Vivek & Riyaz Khan Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Vivek and Riyaz Khan appeared together in 5 Tamil films between 2001 and 2016. Their highest-rated collaboration was Enakku 20 Unakku 18 (2003 — 5.7/10). Films span Nageswari (2001) through Padam Pesum (2016).
The Vivek & Riyaz Khan partnership
After 9 years apart, they came back together for Kandha (2012). They didn't share a set between 2003 and 2012. From Nageswari (2001) to Padam Pesum (2016).
It started with Nageswari (2001).
The shape of the work
The 2000s account for 60% of everything they made together. The 2000s belonged to Enakku 20 Unakku 18; the 2010s to Kandha. Vivek acted in every film; Riyaz Khan acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Vivek was already a star comedian when he recommended Riyaz Khan for the villain role in Badri (2001). The director listened because Vivek had clout.
- In Badri, Vivek’s rapid-fire comic timing forced Riyaz to slow down his dialogue delivery. Riyaz later said that contrast made their face-off scenes land harder.
- During Kandha (2012), Riyaz Khan brought homemade biryani to set every Friday. Vivek would skip his lunch and eat only that. They called it 'Friday ritual'.
- Their pairing in Badri (2001) directly inspired the hero-comedian-villain template that director Saran reused in Gemini (2002) — a film that became a blockbuster.
- Riyaz Khan once said in an interview: 'Vivek taught me that a villain can laugh at himself and still be scary. I learned that from watching him on set.'
5 films across 2 decades
The 2000s accounted for 3 films, averaging 4.9/10.
The 2010s accounted for 2 films.
- Enakku 20 Unakku 18
- Badri
- Kandha0
- Padam Pesum0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 films across 15 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
33% of Riyaz Khan's screen credits are with Vivek. When they first worked together, Vivek had 62 films behind them; Riyaz Khan had 2.
Before Nageswari, Vivek had starred in 62 films, including Mugam (1999) and Mayabazar (1995).
After Padam Pesum, Vivek went on to appear in 18 more films, including Yaadhum Oore Yaavarum Kelir (2023) and Dharala Prabhu (2020).
Before Nageswari, Riyaz Khan had starred in 2 films, including Athma (1993) and Kallazhagar (1999).
After Padam Pesum, Riyaz Khan went on to appear in 8 more films, including 2.0 (2018) and WWW (2021).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Vivek & Riyaz Khan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
People who worked on Vivek & Riyaz Khan's films together
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