Livingston & Ilavarasu Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Livingston and Ilavarasu appeared together in 4 Tamil films between 2004 and 2026. Their highest-rated collaboration was Naai Sekar (2022 — 6.6/10). Films span Aai (2004) through Vengeance (2026).
The Livingston & Ilavarasu partnership
After 18 years apart, they came back together for Naai Sekar (2022). They didn't share a set between 2004 and 2022. They saved their best for last — Naai Sekar (6.6/10) came 18 years in.
From Aai (2004) to Vengeance (2026). Their most recent film, Vengeance, came out in 2026 — the partnership is still active.
The shape of the work
The 2020s account for 75% of everything they made together. The 2000s belonged to Aai; the 2020s to Naai Sekar. Livingston acted in every film; Ilavarasu acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Livingston and Ilavarasu first shared screen space in Aai (2004) because director S. A. Chandrasekhar needed two actors who could play brothers with a believable rural roughness. Neither was a big star then, so they both auditioned together — and got the parts on the spot.
- In Naai Sekar (2022), Livingston played the straight man to Ilavarasu's comic chaos. Ilavarasu admitted in an interview that he deliberately overacted in every take, knowing Livingston would pull him back with a single deadpan look — that push-pull became the film's comic engine.
- During the shoot of Aai (2004), Livingston and Ilavarasu shared a room in a small lodge near Tenkasi for 45 days. They still call each other 'roommate' on set, and Ilavarasu once said Livingston is the only co-star who has seen him cry — after a bad phone call from home.
- The success of Naai Sekar (2022) — despite its mixed reviews — directly led to a sequel titled Vengeance (2026). The producers greenlit it only because audiences specifically asked for more scenes between Livingston and Ilavarasu as the bickering brothers.
- Ilavarasu once told a fan page: 'Livingston doesn't act with me — he reacts to me. That's why our scenes feel like real fights. He lets me be loud, then he whispers, and the audience leans in.'
4 films across 2 decades
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.5/10.
The 2020s accounted for 3 films, averaging 6.0/10.
- Aai
- Naai Sekar
- Naai Sekar
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 22 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 Aai, both already had careers — Livingston with 37 films, Ilavarasu with 17.
Before Aai, Livingston had starred in 37 films, including Virumbugiren (2002) and Unnai Kann Theduthey (2000).
Before Aai, Ilavarasu had starred in 17 films, including University (2002) and Thiruda Thirudi (2003).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Livingston & Ilavarasu's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
George Mariyan is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 4 films.
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