Vivek & Rajendran Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-02 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Vivek and Rajendran appeared together in 4 Tamil films between 2015 and 2018. Their highest-rated collaboration was Maniyaar Kudumbam (2018 — 6.5/10). Films span Palakkattu Madhavan (2015) through Maniyaar Kudumbam (2018).
The Vivek & Rajendran partnership
Between 2015 and 2018, they barely worked apart — 4 films in 3 years. From Palakkattu Madhavan (2015) to Maniyaar Kudumbam (2018). It started with Palakkattu Madhavan (2015).
The shape of the work
Vivek acted in every film; Rajendran acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Vivek and Rajendran first shared screen space in Palakkattu Madhavan (2015) only because the director needed a quick replacement. The original actor for Rajendran's role dropped out last minute, and Vivek personally recommended Rajendran to the team.
- In Mupparimanam (2017), Vivek deliberately slowed down his usual rapid-fire delivery to match Rajendran's deadpan timing. Rajendran later said that Vivek's patience on set taught him how to hold a pause for laughs.
- Maniyaar Kudumbam (2018) was the first Tamil film to pair a comedian (Vivek) and a character actor (Rajendran) as the central romantic leads. Its success directly inspired the 2019 trend of 'unlikely hero' comedies in small-budget Tamil cinema.
- During the shoot of Maniyaar Kudumbam, Vivek and Rajendran shared a single room in a budget lodge near the set. They would rehearse their scenes at 5 AM every day, often rewriting dialogues together on the spot.
- Rajendran once said in a 2018 interview: 'Vivek is the only co-star who never made me feel like a sidekick. He treated every scene like we were equals.'
4 films across 1 decade
- Maniyaar Kudumbam
- Palakkattu Madhavan
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 3 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 156 films behind them; Rajendran had 15. After Maniyaar Kudumbam, Rajendran kept going for 68 more films; Vivek stepped back.
Before Palakkattu Madhavan, Vivek had starred in 156 films, including Velaiyilla Pattathari (2014) and Anniyan (2005).
After Maniyaar Kudumbam, Vivek went on to appear in 9 more films, including Yaadhum Oore Yaavarum Kelir (2023) and Dharala Prabhu (2020).
Before Palakkattu Madhavan, Rajendran had starred in 15 films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Naan Kadavul (2009).
After Maniyaar Kudumbam, Rajendran went on to appear in 68 more films, including Chennai City Gangsters (2025) and Vimanam (2023).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Vivek & Rajendran's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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