Yogi Babu & Ramachandra Raju Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Yogi Babu and Ramachandra Raju appeared together in 4 Tamil films between 2021 and 2026. Their highest-rated collaboration was Aranmanai 4 (2024 — 6.9/10). Films span Sulthan (2021) through Sattendru Maarudhu Vaanilai (2026).
The Yogi Babu & Ramachandra Raju partnership
Between 2021 and 2026, they barely worked apart — 4 films in 5 years. From Sulthan (2021) to Sattendru Maarudhu Vaanilai (2026). Their most recent film, Sattendru Maarudhu Vaanilai, came out in 2026 — the partnership is still active.
It started with Sulthan (2021).
The shape of the work
Yogi Babu acted in every film; Ramachandra Raju acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Ramachandra Raju was cast in Yaanai (2022) only after the director saw his menacing turn in KGF. Yogi Babu, already signed, personally asked the team to beef up Raju's role — he wanted a proper foil, not just a cameo.
- In Aranmanai 4 (2024), Yogi Babu's comic timing forced Ramachandra Raju to drop his usual deadpan menace. Raju later admitted in an interview that he had to learn to 'react with a straight face while Yogi broke everyone around him' — that tension became the scene's hook.
- During the Yaanai shoot, Yogi Babu discovered that Ramachandra Raju couldn't swim. Every water scene took extra takes because Raju was genuinely terrified. Yogi would crack jokes between shots to calm him down — a ritual they kept for all three films.
- Ramachandra Raju on Yogi Babu, during Aranmanai 4 promotions: 'He doesn't just deliver lines — he watches you, waits for your smallest reaction, and then builds his comedy on that. I've never had a co-star who listens that carefully.'
- Their pairing in Yaanai (2022) directly inspired the trend of casting a KGF villain opposite a Tamil comedy star in horror-comedies. At least three 2023-24 Tamil films — including the indie hit 'Kanna Laddu Thinna Aasaiya 2' — tried to replicate their 'giant brute vs tiny joker' dynamic.
4 films across 1 decade
- Aranmanai 4
- Sulthan
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 5 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
80% of Ramachandra Raju's screen credits are with Yogi Babu. When they first worked together, Yogi Babu had 104 films behind them; Ramachandra Raju had 1.
Before Sulthan, Yogi Babu had starred in 104 films, including Pariyerum Perumal (2018) and Kaaka Muttai (2015).
Before Sulthan, Ramachandra Raju had starred in 1 film, including K.G.F (2018).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Yogi Babu & Ramachandra Raju's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Singampuli is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 4 films.
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