Vivek & R. Parthiban Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-02 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Vivek and R. Parthiban appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1999 and 2017. Their highest-rated collaboration was Azhagi (2002 — 5.0/10). Films span Unnaruge Naan Irundhal (1999) through Mupparimanam (2017).
The Vivek & R. Parthiban partnership
After 15 years apart, they came back together for Mupparimanam (2017). They didn't share a set between 2002 and 2017. Their work runs across 3 decades of Tamil cinema.
From Unnaruge Naan Irundhal (1999) to Mupparimanam (2017). It started with Unnaruge Naan Irundhal (1999).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Unnaruge Naan Irundhal; the 2010s to Mupparimanam. Vivek acted in every film; R. Parthiban acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- For 'Unnaruge Naan Irundhal' (1999), Vivek was a rising comedian. R. Parthiban, already a director-star, specifically wrote the comedy track around Vivek's rhythm — not the other way around. He told Vivek: 'You don't fit into my film. I'll fit the film around you.'
- On the set of 'Azhagi' (2002), Parthiban would deliberately mess up his lines in the first take to make Vivek laugh. Vivek then had to reset and improvise a fresh reaction. That tension — Parthiban breaking character, Vivek recovering — became the film's most replayed comedy scene.
- Between 'Azhagi' (2002) and 'Mupparimanam' (2017), they didn't speak for nearly a decade. A personal misunderstanding. They only reconciled when Vivek called Parthiban out of the blue in 2016 and said, 'Let's just make one more film before we get too old.' That call became 'Mupparimanam'.
- The comedy track in 'Unnaruge Naan Irundhal' (1999) — where Vivek plays a man who can only speak in film dialogues — directly inspired a wave of 'meta-comedy' characters in early 2000s Tamil cinema. Kamal Haasan later cited that track as a reference for his own meta-humor in 'Panchathandhiram' (2002).
- R. Parthiban once said about Vivek: 'He is the only actor who made me forget my lines on purpose. I would watch him react and think — I want to be in the audience, not in the scene.'
3 films across 3 decades
The 1990s accounted for 1 film.
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.0/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.8/10.
- Unnaruge Naan Irundhal0
- Azhagi
- Mupparimanam
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 18 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
By the time of Unnaruge Naan Irundhal, both already had careers — Vivek with 40 films, R. Parthiban with 26.
Before Unnaruge Naan Irundhal, Vivek had starred in 40 films, including Mayabazar (1995) and Kannedhirey Thondrinal (1998).
After Mupparimanam, Vivek went on to appear in 10 more films, including Yaadhum Oore Yaavarum Kelir (2023) and Dharala Prabhu (2020).
Before Unnaruge Naan Irundhal, R. Parthiban had starred in 26 films, including Anbulla Rajinikanth (1984) and Thalattu Padava (1990).
After Mupparimanam, R. Parthiban went on to appear in 19 more films, including Otha Seruppu Size 7 (2019) and Otha Seruppu Size 7 (2019).
Collaboration Journey
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