Vivek & Karthik Raja Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Vivek and Karthik Raja appeared together in 5 Tamil films between 1996 and 2003. Their highest-rated collaboration was Dumm Dumm Dumm (2001 — 5.3/10). Films span Enakkoru Magan Pirappan (1996) through Three Roses (2003).
The Vivek & Karthik Raja partnership
Between 1996 and 2003, they barely worked apart — 5 films in 7 years. From Enakkoru Magan Pirappan (1996) to Three Roses (2003). The spanned closed with Three Roses in 2003.
It started with Enakkoru Magan Pirappan (1996).
The shape of the work
The 2000s account for 60% of everything they made together. The 1990s belonged to Naam Iruvar Namakku Iruvar; the 2000s to Dumm Dumm Dumm. Vivek acted in every film; Karthik Raja scored all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
5 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 2 films, averaging 3.9/10.
The 2000s accounted for 3 films, averaging 4.8/10.
- Naam Iruvar Namakku Iruvar
- Enakkoru Magan Pirappan
- Dumm Dumm Dumm
- Ullam Kollai Poguthae
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 films across 7 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Three Roses, Vivek kept going for 82 more films; Karthik Raja stepped back.
Before Enakkoru Magan Pirappan, Vivek had starred in 24 films, including Mayabazar (1995) and Nandhavana Theru (1995).
After Three Roses, Vivek went on to appear in 82 more films, including Oopiri (2016) and Yaadhum Oore Yaavarum Kelir (2023).
Before Enakkoru Magan Pirappan, Karthik Raja had starred in 2 films, including Uzhaippali (1993) and Pandiyan (1992).
After Three Roses, Karthik Raja went on to appear in 25 more films, including Achchamundu! Achchamundu! (2009) and Neranja Manasu (2004).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Vivek & Karthik Raja's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Senthil is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 5 films. Senthil appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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