Vivek & Prashanth Movies Together List — 6 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Vivek and Prashanth appeared together in 6 Tamil films between 1998 and 2006. Their highest-rated collaboration was Kannedhirey Thondrinal (1998 — 6.5/10). Films span Kannedhirey Thondrinal (1998) through Jambhavan (2006).
The Vivek & Prashanth partnership
Between 1998 and 2006, they barely worked apart — 6 films in 8 years. For 8 years, a Vivek–Prashanth film arrived almost every year. From Kannedhirey Thondrinal (1998) to Jambhavan (2006).
The ran closed with Jambhavan in 2006. It started with Kannedhirey Thondrinal (1998).
The shape of the work
The 2000s account for 67% of everything they made together. The 1990s belonged to Kannedhirey Thondrinal; the 2000s to Jambhavan. Vivek acted in every film; Prashanth acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Prashanth was already a star when Vivek was a struggling comedian. For Kannedhirey Thondrinal (1998), Prashanth personally requested the director to cast Vivek as his sidekick — it was Vivek's first major break in a lead comedian role.
- Vivek wrote most of his own dialogues in these films. Prashanth would deliberately pause mid-scene to let Vivek's punchlines land — a rhythm they developed on the sets of Aasaiyil Oru Kaditham (1999) that made their banter feel natural.
- During the shoot of Good Luck (2000), Prashanth and Vivek shared a room in a small lodge in Kodaikanal for three weeks. They'd rehearse scenes at night and prank the crew by swapping roles during takes.
- Their double-act in Kannedhirey Thondrinal (1998) directly inspired director K. S. Ravikumar to cast them again in the same buddy-comedy dynamic for his next film — which became the template for several 2000s Tamil hero-comedian pairs.
- Vivek once said in an interview: 'Prashanth never treated me like a comedian. He treated me like a co-star. That's why our scenes together never felt like a hero and a sidekick — they felt like two friends talking.'
- After Jambhavan (2006) flopped, Prashanth and Vivek drifted apart. But in 2019, when Vivek was hospitalized, Prashanth was the first actor to visit him — and stayed by his bedside for four hours.
6 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.7/10.
The 2000s accounted for 4 films, averaging 5.7/10.
- Kannedhirey Thondrinal
- Aasaiyil Oru Kaditham
- Jambhavan
- Thamizh
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
6 films across 8 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Jambhavan, Vivek kept going for 67 more films; Prashanth stepped back. By the time of Kannedhirey Thondrinal, both already had careers — Vivek with 33 films, Prashanth with 16.
Before Kannedhirey Thondrinal, Vivek had starred in 33 films, including Mayabazar (1995) and Nandhavana Theru (1995).
After Jambhavan, Vivek went on to appear in 67 more films, including Oopiri (2016) and Yaadhum Oore Yaavarum Kelir (2023).
Before Kannedhirey Thondrinal, Prashanth had starred in 16 films, including Vanna Vanna Pookkal (1992) and Thiruda Thiruda (1993).
After Jambhavan, Prashanth went on to appear in 9 more films, including Johnny (2018) and Andhagan (2024).
Collaboration Journey
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Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Vaiyapuri is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 6 films. Vaiyapuri appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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