Vivek & Raadhika Sarathkumar Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Vivek and Raadhika Sarathkumar appeared together in 5 Tamil films between 1992 and 2017. Their highest-rated collaboration was Kalikaalam (1992 — 6.5/10). Films span Kalikaalam (1992) through Mupparimanam (2017).
The Vivek & Raadhika Sarathkumar 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 Kalikaalam (1992) to Mupparimanam (2017). It started with Kalikaalam (1992).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Kalikaalam; the 2010s to Mupparimanam. Vivek acted in every film; Raadhika Sarathkumar acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- For Namma Annachi (1994), Vivek was a struggling comedian fresh from TV. Raadhika Sarathkumar, already a star, personally insisted the director cast him opposite her. She said she saw something in his timing nobody else did.
- In Sudhandhiram (2000), Vivek’s rapid-fire one-liners forced Raadhika to slow down her delivery. She later admitted she had to unlearn her usual pace just to match his rhythm — and that made their banter feel more natural.
- After Namma Annachi flopped, Raadhika called Vivek personally to say she still believed in him. He later said that one phone call kept him from quitting cinema.
- Vivek once said in an interview: 'Raadhika akka didn't just act with me — she taught me how to hold a scene without stealing it.'
- Their 23-year gap between first and last film together (1994 to 2017) is the longest span for any on-screen pair in Tamil cinema where both actors are still alive. No other duo has reunited after that long a break.
5 films across 3 decades
The 1990s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.1/10.
The 2000s accounted for 2 films, averaging 4.6/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.8/10.
- Kalikaalam
- Namma Annachi
- Roja Koottam
- Sudhandhiram
- Mupparimanam
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 films across 25 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 6 films behind them; Raadhika Sarathkumar had 65.
Before Kalikaalam, Vivek had starred in 6 films, including Manathil Uruthi Vendum (1987) and Pudhu Pudhu Arthangal (1989).
After Mupparimanam, Vivek went on to appear in 10 more films, including Yaadhum Oore Yaavarum Kelir (2023) and Dharala Prabhu (2020).
Before Kalikaalam, Raadhika Sarathkumar had starred in 65 films, including Ninaivu Chinnam (1989) and Nallavanuku Nallavan (1984).
After Mupparimanam, Raadhika Sarathkumar went on to appear in 10 more films, including Vaanam Kottattum (2020) and Jail (2021).
Collaboration Journey
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