Vetrimaaran & Ilavarasu Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-18 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Vetrimaaran and Ilavarasu appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 2022 and 2024. Their highest-rated collaboration was Viduthalai (2023 — 8.1/10). Films span Anel Meley Pani Thuli (2022) through Viduthalai: Part II (2024).
The Vetrimaaran & Ilavarasu partnership
From Anel Meley Pani Thuli (2022) to Viduthalai: Part II (2024). Viduthalai: Part II (2024, 7.8/10) is the underseen one in the catalogue. Their most recent film, Viduthalai: Part II, came out in 2024 — the partnership is still active.
Viduthalai is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Anel Meley Pani Thuli (2022).
The shape of the work
Never on the same side of the camera — Vetrimaaran director, Ilavarasu actor, across all 3 films. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 1 decade
- Viduthalai
- Viduthalai: Part II
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 2 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, Vetrimaaran had 12 films behind them; Ilavarasu had 90.
Before Anel Meley Pani Thuli, Vetrimaaran had directed 12 films, including Visaranai (2016) and Asuran (2019).
After Viduthalai: Part II, Vetrimaaran went on to direct 2 more films, including Bad Girl (2025) and Mask (2025).
Before Anel Meley Pani Thuli, Ilavarasu had starred in 90 films, including Autograph (2004) and Jai Bhim (2021).
After Viduthalai: Part II, Ilavarasu went on to appear in 7 more films, including Idli Kadai (2025) and Thaai Kizhavi (2026).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Vetrimaaran & Ilavarasu's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Bhavani sre is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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