Vivek & Kausalya Movies Together List — 10 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Vivek and Kausalya appeared together in 10 Tamil films between 1997 and 2003. Their highest-rated collaboration was Thirumalai (2003 — 6.7/10). Films span Kaalamellam Kadhal Vaazhga (1997) through Thirumalai (2003).
The Vivek & Kausalya partnership
Between 1997 and 2003, they barely worked apart — 10 films in 6 years. For 6 years, a Vivek–Kausalya film arrived almost every year. They saved their best for last — Thirumalai (6.7/10) came 6 years in.
From Kaalamellam Kadhal Vaazhga (1997) to Thirumalai (2003). The spanned closed with Thirumalai in 2003.
The shape of the work
The 2000s account for 60% of everything they made together. The 1990s belonged to Nerrukku Ner; the 2000s to Thirumalai. Vivek acted in every film; Kausalya acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Vivek was a struggling comedian when director K. S. Ravikumar cast him opposite Kausalya in 'Kaalamellam Kadhal Vaazhga' (1997). Kausalya was already a known face from TV, and Vivek later admitted he was nervous acting with a 'star heroine' in his first lead role.
- In 'Nerrukku Ner' (1997), Vivek played a shy lover while Kausalya played the assertive one. She deliberately slowed down her dialogue delivery in scenes to match his stammering comic timing — a trick she said she learned from watching him rehearse.
- During the shoot of 'Unnudan' (1998), Kausalya would bring homemade snacks for the crew every Friday. Vivek once joked that he signed 'Sandhitha Velai' (2000) just because she promised to keep bringing those snacks.
- Their pairing in 'Aasaiyil Oru Kaditham' (1999) was so popular among college audiences that the director, S. S. Stanley, later said he got calls from three other producers asking for 'that same Vivek-Kausalya combo' for their love stories.
- Kausalya once told a magazine: 'Vivek made me laugh so much on set that the director would yell at us for wasting film. But those laughs made our scenes look real.'
- After 'Devan' (2002) flopped, they never worked together again. But in a 2018 interview, Vivek said they still text each other on birthdays — and that Kausalya once sent him a video of her kids dancing to his comedy track from 'Sandhitha Velai'.
10 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 4 films, averaging 4.6/10.
The 2000s accounted for 6 films, averaging 4.5/10.
- Nerrukku Ner
- Aasaiyil Oru Kaditham
- Thirumalai
- Manadhai Thirudivittai
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
10 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
48% of Kausalya's screen credits are with Vivek. After Thirumalai, Vivek kept going for 82 more films; Kausalya stepped back.
Before Kaalamellam Kadhal Vaazhga, Vivek had starred in 27 films, including Mayabazar (1995) and Nandhavana Theru (1995).
After Thirumalai, Vivek went on to appear in 82 more films, including Oopiri (2016) and Yaadhum Oore Yaavarum Kelir (2023).
Kaalamellam Kadhal Vaazhga was Kausalya's acting debut.
After Thirumalai, Kausalya went on to appear in 11 more films, including Kiss (2025) and Santosh Subramaniam (2008).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Vivek & Kausalya's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Deva is the through-line — music on 7 of their 10 films. Deva scored 7 of them. Pandu appears alongside them in 6 films — practically a third lead.
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