Nithin Sathya & Yogi Babu Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Nithin Sathya and Yogi Babu appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 2016 and 2022. Their highest-rated collaboration was Dhadha (2022 — 6.3/10). Films span Paandiyoda Galatta Thaangala (2016) through Dhadha (2022).
The Nithin Sathya & Yogi Babu partnership
From Paandiyoda Galatta Thaangala (2016) to Dhadha (2022). It started with Paandiyoda Galatta Thaangala (2016).
The shape of the work
The 2010s belonged to 90 ML; the 2020s to Dhadha. Nithin Sathya acted in every film; Yogi Babu acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Yogi Babu was already a known face when Nithin Sathya cast him in 'Paandiyoda Galatta Thaangala' (2016). But Nithin didn't write the role for him — he rewrote the entire character after Yogi agreed to come on board, tailoring every joke to Yogi's deadpan delivery.
- On the set of '90 ML' (2019), Nithin Sathya would deliberately flub his lines in the first take to make Yogi Babu laugh. Yogi's genuine irritation at the retakes became the film's funniest reaction shots — Nithin used that real frustration on screen.
- Between films, Nithin Sathya and Yogi Babu share a WhatsApp group called 'Kudumbam' (Family) with a few other crew members. Yogi once said in an interview that Nithin sends him a voice note every time he watches a new comedy film, just to discuss what worked.
- The success of '90 ML' (2019) directly led to a wave of small-budget Tamil comedies built around two male leads with contrasting body types and comic styles. Films like 'Lift' (2021) and 'Bakasuran' (2022) tried to replicate their odd-couple rhythm.
3 films across 2 decades
The 2010s accounted for 2 films, averaging 4.9/10.
The 2020s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.3/10.
- 90 ML
- Paandiyoda Galatta Thaangala0
- Dhadha
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 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
After Dhadha, Yogi Babu kept going for 70 more films; Nithin Sathya stepped back. By the time of Paandiyoda Galatta Thaangala, both already had careers — Nithin Sathya with 13 films, Yogi Babu with 11.
Before Paandiyoda Galatta Thaangala, Nithin Sathya had starred in 13 films, including Chennai 600028 (2007) and Satham Podathey (2007).
After Dhadha, Nithin Sathya went on to appear in 1 more film, including Madha Gaja Raja (2025).
Before Paandiyoda Galatta Thaangala, Yogi Babu had starred in 11 films, including Kaaka Muttai (2015) and Attakathi (2012).
After Dhadha, Yogi Babu went on to appear in 70 more films, including The Great Indian Kitchen (2023) and Boat (2024).
Collaboration Journey
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Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Manobala is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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