Vivek & Kanal Kannan Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Vivek and Kanal Kannan appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1998 and 2000. Their highest-rated collaboration was Kadhal Mannan (1998 — 4.8/10). Films span Kadhal Mannan (1998) through Pennin Manathai Thottu (2000).
The Vivek & Kanal Kannan partnership
From Kadhal Mannan (1998) to Pennin Manathai Thottu (2000). The ran closed with Pennin Manathai Thottu in 2000. It started with Kadhal Mannan (1998).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Kadhal Mannan; the 2000s to Pennin Manathai Thottu. Vivek acted in every film; Kanal Kannan acted in all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.8/10.
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.7/10.
- Kadhal Mannan
- Pennin Manathai Thottu
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 2 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 33 films behind them; Kanal Kannan had 0. After Pennin Manathai Thottu, Vivek kept going for 124 more films; Kanal Kannan stepped back.
Before Kadhal Mannan, Vivek had starred in 33 films, including Mayabazar (1995) and Nandhavana Theru (1995).
After Pennin Manathai Thottu, Vivek went on to appear in 124 more films, including Oopiri (2016) and Yaadhum Oore Yaavarum Kelir (2023).
Kadhal Mannan was Kanal Kannan's acting debut.
After Pennin Manathai Thottu, Kanal Kannan went on to appear in 5 more films, including Thimiru (2006) and Madurai Veeran (2007).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Vivek & Kanal Kannan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Ajith Kumar is the through-line — cast on 1 of their 2 films.
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