Robo Shankar & Jangiri Madhumitha Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-02 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Robo Shankar and Jangiri Madhumitha appeared together in 4 Tamil films between 2013 and 2023. Their highest-rated collaboration was Idharkuthane Aasaipattai Balakumara (2013 — 7.2/10). Films span Idharkuthane Aasaipattai Balakumara (2013) through Tamilarasan (2023).
The Robo Shankar & Jangiri Madhumitha partnership
From Idharkuthane Aasaipattai Balakumara (2013) to Tamilarasan (2023). Their most recent film, Tamilarasan, came out in 2023 — the partnership is still active. Idharkuthane Aasaipattai Balakumara is the one most viewers reach for.
It started with Idharkuthane Aasaipattai Balakumara (2013).
The shape of the work
The 2010s account for 75% of everything they made together. The 2010s belonged to Idharkuthane Aasaipattai Balakumara; the 2020s to Tamilarasan. Robo Shankar acted in every film; Jangiri Madhumitha acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Robo Shankar and Madhumitha first shared screen in Saravanan Irukka Bayamaen (2017) because director Ezhil specifically wanted a comedian who could match Madhumitha's deadpan timing — he cast them as a bickering couple after seeing their individual improv reels.
- In Viswasam (2019), Madhumitha's character was written as a loud village woman, but she deliberately underplayed every line opposite Robo Shankar's over-the-top reactions — she told the director she'd 'let him do the shouting' so their scenes had a push-pull rhythm that made the comedy land harder.
- Their comic track in Viswasam was so popular that the film's producer directly greenlit a standalone comedy spin-off featuring the two of them — but the project was shelved after Robo Shankar's schedule clashed with Tamilarasan (2023).
- On the sets of Tamilarasan, Robo Shankar would deliberately flub his lines in the first take just to make Madhumitha laugh — she later admitted in a behind-the-scenes interview that she 'couldn't keep a straight face for the first three days of shooting.'
- Madhumitha said in a 2023 interview: 'Robo Shankar is the only co-star who made me forget my lines because I was laughing so hard. He doesn't act — he just becomes the character, and I have to fight to stay in mine.'
4 films across 2 decades
The 2010s brought 3 films together, anchored by Idharkuthane Aasaipattai Balakumara (7.2/10).
The 2020s brought 1 film together, anchored by Tamilarasan (7.0/10).
- Idharkuthane Aasaipattai Balakumara
- Viswasam
- Tamilarasan
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 10 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
33% of Robo Shankar's screen credits are with Jangiri Madhumitha.
Before Idharkuthane Aasaipattai Balakumara, Robo Shankar had starred in 2 films, including Deepavali (2007) and Karka Kasadara (2005).
After Tamilarasan, Robo Shankar went on to appear in 6 more films, including Singapore Saloon (2024) and Sotta Sotta Nanaiyuthu (2025).
Before Idharkuthane Aasaipattai Balakumara, Jangiri Madhumitha had starred in 4 films, including Attakathi (2012) and Thoonga Nagaram (2011).
After Tamilarasan, Jangiri Madhumitha went on to appear in 5 more films, including Boat (2024) and Madras Matinee (2025).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Robo Shankar & Jangiri Madhumitha's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Yogi Babu is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 4 films. Yogi Babu appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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