Vivek & Senthil Movies Together List — 8 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Vivek and Senthil appeared together in 8 Tamil films between 1994 and 2002. Their highest-rated collaboration was Unnai Kann Theduthey (2000 — 6.5/10). Films span Vanaja Girija (1994) through Devan (2002).
The Vivek & Senthil partnership
Between 1994 and 2002, they barely worked apart — 8 films in 8 years. For 8 years, a Vivek–Senthil film arrived almost every year. They saved their best for last — Unnai Kann Theduthey (6.5/10) came 6 years in.
From Vanaja Girija (1994) to Devan (2002). The unfolded closed with Devan in 2002.
The shape of the work
The 2000s account for 63% of everything they made together. The 1990s belonged to Naam Iruvar Namakku Iruvar; the 2000s to Unnai Kann Theduthey. Vivek acted in every film; Senthil acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Vivek and Senthil were both comedians trying to break into solo lead roles. Director S. A. Chandrasekhar paired them in Unnai Kann Theduthey (2000) specifically to test if two comic actors could carry a full-length romantic thriller. It worked just enough to greenlight three more films.
- In Ullam Kollai Poguthae (2001), Vivek played the straight man while Senthil did all the physical comedy. But in Vivaramana Aalu (2002), they swapped roles — Senthil became the serious one and Vivek got the slapstick. They deliberately alternated to keep each other from getting typecast.
- During the shoot of Devan (2002), Vivek and Senthil shared a room in a small lodge in Tenkasi. Every night after pack-up, they would rehearse the next day's scenes together, rewriting each other's lines on hotel notepads. Neither ever took credit for the other's punchlines.
- The failure of Vivaramana Aalu (2002) — which got a 3.5/10 — directly ended the trend of double-comedian lead films in Tamil cinema. No major producer tried that formula again for nearly a decade, until Soodhu Kavvum (2013) revived it.
- Vivek once said in a 2003 interview: 'Senthil and I knew we weren't heroes. So we decided to be each other's hero on screen. If he looked good, I looked good. That was our deal.'
8 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 3 films, averaging 3.9/10.
The 2000s accounted for 5 films, averaging 4.3/10.
- Naam Iruvar Namakku Iruvar
- Enakkoru Magan Pirappan
- Unnai Kann Theduthey
- Ullam Kollai Poguthae
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
8 films across 8 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 14 films behind them; Senthil had 132. After Devan, Vivek kept going for 95 more films; Senthil stepped back.
Before Vanaja Girija, Vivek had starred in 14 films, including Kalikaalam (1992) and Innisai Mazhai (1992).
After Devan, Vivek went on to appear in 95 more films, including Oopiri (2016) and Yaadhum Oore Yaavarum Kelir (2023).
Before Vanaja Girija, Senthil had starred in 132 films, including Ninaivu Chinnam (1989) and Uzhavan (1993).
After Devan, Senthil went on to appear in 23 more films, including Kanne Kalaimaane (2019) and Iyarkai (2003).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Vivek & Senthil's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Karthik Raja scored 3 of them. Kushboo appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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