Livingston & Prabhu Deva Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Livingston and Prabhu Deva appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1999 and 2002. Their highest-rated collaboration was Vanathai Pola (2000 — 5.4/10). Films span Suyamvaram (1999) through Charlie Chaplin (2002).
The Livingston & Prabhu Deva partnership
From Suyamvaram (1999) to Charlie Chaplin (2002). The played out closed with Charlie Chaplin in 2002. It started with Suyamvaram (1999).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Suyamvaram; the 2000s to Vanathai Pola. Livingston acted in every film; Prabhu Deva acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Prabhu Deva was the one who pushed for Livingston to be cast as the villain in Suyamvaram (1999). The director originally wanted a bigger name, but Prabhu Deva insisted Livingston had the right 'sadistic charm' for the role.
- On the sets of Vanathai Pola (2000), Livingston would deliberately mess up his lines in the first take just to make Prabhu Deva laugh. Prabhu Deva then used that genuine laughter in the final cut — that's why their banter scenes feel so loose and real.
- Charlie Chaplin (2002) was the first Tamil film where Prabhu Deva played a double role — and Livingston played both the hero's friend and the villain. This dual-role experiment directly inspired the later Prabhu Deva starrer Villu (2009), which also used a double role structure.
- Livingston and Prabhu Deva never fought on set, but they had a running bet: whoever flubbed a dance step first had to buy biryani for the entire crew. Livingston lost every single time across all three films.
3 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.0/10.
The 2000s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.1/10.
- Suyamvaram
- Vanathai Pola
- Charlie Chaplin
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 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
After Charlie Chaplin, Livingston kept going for 78 more films; Prabhu Deva stepped back. By the time of Suyamvaram, both already had careers — Livingston with 19 films, Prabhu Deva with 12.
Before Suyamvaram, Livingston had starred in 19 films, including Oru Oorla Oru Rajakumari (1995) and Irumbu Pookkal (1991).
After Charlie Chaplin, Livingston went on to appear in 78 more films, including Chennai City Gangsters (2025) and Taanakkaran (2022).
Before Suyamvaram, Prabhu Deva had starred in 12 films, including Kaathala Kaathala (1998) and Minsara Kanavu (1997).
After Charlie Chaplin, Prabhu Deva went on to appear in 59 more films, including Michael Madana Kamaraju (2008) and Poikkal Kudhirai (2022).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Livingston & Prabhu Deva's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Prabhu is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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