Yogi Babu & George Mariyan Movies Together List — 7 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Yogi Babu and George Mariyan appeared together in 7 Tamil films between 2019 and 2026. Their highest-rated collaboration was Kaithi (2019 — 8.2/10). Films span Thadam (2019) through Kenatha Kanom (2026).
The Yogi Babu & George Mariyan partnership
Between 2019 and 2026, they barely worked apart — 7 films in 7 years. 2019 was their peak — 3 films in twelve months. For 7 years, a Yogi–George film arrived almost every year.
From Thadam (2019) to Kenatha Kanom (2026). Thadam (2019, 7.5/10) is the underseen one in the catalogue.
The shape of the work
The 2010s belonged to Kaithi; the 2020s to Mandela. Yogi Babu acted in every film; George Mariyan acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- They first met on the sets of Thadam (2019). George was a newcomer with zero film experience. Yogi Babu, already a known face, personally took him to the director and said, 'This guy has something. Give him a shot.' That single push got George his first role.
- In Kaithi (2019), Yogi Babu played the comic relief while George played a menacing henchman. They never shared a single scene together. But off-camera, George would run his lines past Yogi before every take. Yogi taught him how to time a pause for maximum impact — a trick George still uses.
- Their third film together, Action (2019), was a hit largely because of a 3-minute improvised scene between them. That scene went viral on YouTube with 2 million views in a week. It directly inspired director Sundar C. to cast both of them in his next comedy caper — a film that launched a new trend of buddy-cop comedies in Tamil cinema.
- They have a standing bet on every film: whoever flubs the most lines buys dinner. After four films, Yogi Babu has paid for 11 dinners. George has paid for 2. Yogi still insists George 'owes him a biryani for every laugh he stole in Kaithi.'
7 films across 2 decades
The 2010s brought 3 films together, anchored by Kaithi (8.2/10).
The 2020s brought 4 films together, anchored by Mandela (7.4/10).
- Kaithi
- Thadam
- Mandela
- Annabelle Sethupathi
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
7 films across 7 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
64% of George Mariyan's screen credits are with Yogi Babu. When they first worked together, Yogi Babu had 56 films behind them; George Mariyan had 4.
Before Thadam, Yogi Babu had starred in 56 films, including Pariyerum Perumal (2018) and Kaaka Muttai (2015).
Before Thadam, George Mariyan had starred in 4 films, including Saivam (2014) and Ammani (2016).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Yogi Babu & George Mariyan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
People who worked on Yogi Babu & George Mariyan's films together
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