Yogi Babu & Vichu Vishwanath Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Yogi Babu and Vichu Vishwanath appeared together in 4 Tamil films between 2016 and 2024. Their highest-rated collaboration was Aranmanai 4 (2024 — 6.9/10). Films span Kannula Kaasa Kattappa (2016) through Aranmanai 4 (2024).
The Yogi Babu & Vichu Vishwanath partnership
They saved their best for last — Aranmanai 4 (6.9/10) came 8 years in. From Kannula Kaasa Kattappa (2016) to Aranmanai 4 (2024). Their most recent film, Aranmanai 4, came out in 2024 — the partnership is still active.
It started with Kannula Kaasa Kattappa (2016).
The shape of the work
The 2010s belonged to Kannula Kaasa Kattappa; the 2020s to Aranmanai 4. Yogi Babu acted in every film; Vichu Vishwanath acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Vichu Vishwanath was a writer on Kannula Kaasa Kattappa (2016) before he became an actor. Yogi Babu was already a scene-stealer in small roles. The director saw them bantering during a script reading and wrote a sidekick duo into the film on the spot — that's how their first on-screen pairing was born.
- In Vantha Rajavathaan Varuven (2019), Yogi Babu's character is the fast-talking, panicked one. Vichu Vishwanath plays the deadpan, slow-burn foil. Yogi told a press meet that Vichu would deliberately pause his lines to make Yogi's frantic delivery funnier — they built the comedy rhythm by one guy rushing and the other dragging.
- Aranmanai 4 (2024) became a blockbuster partly because of their comic track — it was the first time a horror-comedy franchise gave a full subplot to a comedy duo, not just a solo comedian. After this film, at least three other Tamil horror-comedies announced double-act sidekicks in their casting calls.
- On the sets of Kannula Kaasa Kattappa, Yogi Babu and Vichu Vishwanath shared a room because the budget was tight. They stayed roommates for the entire shoot. Vichu later said they'd rehearse scenes at 2 AM while eating instant noodles, and that's where they figured out their timing.
- Vichu Vishwanath said in a 2024 interview: 'Yogi and I don't need to talk before a scene. I just look at his face and I know what he's going to do. That's seven years of eating noodles together.'
4 films across 2 decades
The 2010s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.5/10.
The 2020s accounted for 2 films, averaging 6.2/10.
- Kannula Kaasa Kattappa
- Vantha Rajavathaan Varuven
- Aranmanai 4
- Aranmanai 3
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 8 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
44% of Vichu Vishwanath's screen credits are with Yogi Babu. After Aranmanai 4, Yogi Babu kept going for 33 more films; Vichu Vishwanath stepped back.
Before Kannula Kaasa Kattappa, Yogi Babu had starred in 11 films, including Kaaka Muttai (2015) and Attakathi (2012).
After Aranmanai 4, Yogi Babu went on to appear in 33 more films, including Tourist Family (2025) and Karuppu (2026).
Before Kannula Kaasa Kattappa, Vichu Vishwanath had starred in 4 films, including Anbe Sivam (2003) and Nagaram Marupakkam (2010).
After Aranmanai 4, Vichu Vishwanath went on to appear in 1 more film, including Gangers (2025).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Yogi Babu & Vichu Vishwanath's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Kovai Sarala is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 4 films.
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