Vivek & S. S. Chandran Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Vivek and S. S. Chandran appeared together in 5 Tamil films between 1994 and 2000. Their highest-rated collaboration was Thirunelveli (2000 — 6.8/10). Films span Vaanga Partner Vaanga (1994) through Thirunelveli (2000).
The Vivek & S. S. Chandran partnership
Between 1994 and 2000, they barely worked apart — 5 films in 6 years. 1994 was their peak — 3 films in twelve months. For 6 years, a Vivek–S. film arrived almost every year.
They saved their best for last — Thirunelveli (6.8/10) came 6 years in. From Vaanga Partner Vaanga (1994) to Thirunelveli (2000).
The shape of the work
The 1990s account for 80% of everything they made together. The 1990s belonged to Naam Iruvar Namakku Iruvar; the 2000s to Thirunelveli. Vivek acted in every film; S. S. Chandran acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Director S. S. Chandran cast Vivek in Namma Annachi (1994) after seeing him struggle in small TV skits. Vivek had no film experience then. Chandran took a risk on a nobody.
- On the sets of Pattukottai Periyappa (1994), Vivek would rewrite his own lines in the moment. Chandran let him do it. That freedom turned Vivek from a sidekick into a scene-stealer.
- After Thirunelveli (2000) flopped, Chandran and Vivek stopped talking for years. No public fight. Just silence. Vivek later said in a 2018 interview that Chandran never called him again.
- "Chandran sir gave me my first break when no one else would. But after Thirunelveli, he just vanished from my life. I still don't know why." — Vivek, in a 2018 interview with a Tamil weekly.
- The comedy track in Namma Annachi (1994) — written by Vivek on set — became a template for later rural comedies. Directors like K. S. Ravikumar copied that loud, fast-talking sidekick style for years.
5 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 4 films, averaging 3.9/10.
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.8/10.
- Naam Iruvar Namakku Iruvar
- Namma Annachi
- Thirunelveli
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 films across 6 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 14 films behind them; S. S. Chandran had 67. After Thirunelveli, Vivek kept going for 124 more films; S. S. Chandran stepped back.
Before Vaanga Partner Vaanga, Vivek had starred in 14 films, including Kalikaalam (1992) and Innisai Mazhai (1992).
After Thirunelveli, Vivek went on to appear in 124 more films, including Oopiri (2016) and Yaadhum Oore Yaavarum Kelir (2023).
Before Vaanga Partner Vaanga, S. S. Chandran had starred in 67 films, including Ninaivu Chinnam (1989) and Vetri (1984).
After Thirunelveli, S. S. Chandran went on to appear in 1 more film, including Seerivarum Kaalai (2001).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Vivek & S. S. Chandran's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
People who worked on Vivek & S. S. Chandran's films together
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