Silambarasan & Yogi Babu Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Silambarasan and Yogi Babu appeared together in 4 Tamil films between 2015 and 2019. Their highest-rated collaboration was Kaaka Muttai (2015 — 8.3/10). Films span Kaaka Muttai (2015) through 90 ML (2019).
The Silambarasan & Yogi Babu partnership
Between 2015 and 2019, they barely worked apart — 4 films in 4 years. For 4 years, a Silambarasan–Yogi film arrived almost every year. From Kaaka Muttai (2015) to 90 ML (2019).
Kaatrin Mozhi (2018, 7.9/10) is the underseen one in the catalogue. Kaaka Muttai is the one most viewers reach for.
The shape of the work
Silambarasan acted in every film; Yogi Babu acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Yogi Babu was still a struggling comedian when Silambarasan personally recommended him for Kaaka Muttai (2015). The director M. Manikandan had not considered Yogi for the role until STR insisted after seeing his work in a small TV show.
- In Kaatrin Mozhi (2018), Silambarasan deliberately slowed down his usual rapid-fire delivery to match Yogi Babu's deadpan timing. STR later said he learned to 'let the silence breathe' from watching Yogi work.
- The success of Kaaka Muttai directly led to Yogi Babu getting his first solo lead role in the 2017 film 'Maanagaram' — a film that wouldn't have been offered to him without STR's backing.
- During the shoot of Vantha Rajavathaan Varuven (2019), Silambarasan would drive Yogi Babu home every night after pack-up because Yogi didn't own a car yet. They'd stop for tea at the same roadside stall near ECR.
- Yogi Babu said in a 2019 interview: 'STR is the reason I have a career. He didn't just cast me — he taught me how to stand in front of a camera without shaking.'
4 films across 1 decade
- Kaaka Muttai
- Kaatrin Mozhi
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 4 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After 90 ML, Yogi Babu kept going for 114 more films; Silambarasan stepped back.
Before Kaaka Muttai, Silambarasan had starred in 24 films, including Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa (2010) and Vaanam (2011).
After 90 ML, Silambarasan went on to appear in 6 more films, including Pathu Thala (2023) and Vendhu Thanindhathu Kaadu (2021).
Before Kaaka Muttai, Yogi Babu had starred in 6 films, including Attakathi (2012) and Magudam (1992).
After 90 ML, Yogi Babu went on to appear in 114 more films, including Kadaisi Vivasayi (2022) and The Great Indian Kitchen (2023).
Collaboration Journey
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