Vishnu Vishal & Kaali Venkat Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Vishnu Vishal and Kaali Venkat appeared together in 5 Tamil films between 2014 and 2026. Their highest-rated collaboration was Ratsasan (2018 — 7.9/10). Films span Mundaasupatti (2014) through Gatta Kusthi 2 (2026).
The Vishnu Vishal & Kaali Venkat partnership
From Mundaasupatti (2014) to Gatta Kusthi 2 (2026). The work is uneven: Ratsasan (7.9) at one end, Gatta Kusthi 2 (0.5) at the other. Their most recent film, Gatta Kusthi 2, came out in 2026 — the partnership is still active.
Ratsasan is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Mundaasupatti (2014).
The shape of the work
The 2010s account for 60% of everything they made together. The 2010s belonged to Ratsasan; the 2020s to Gatta Kusthi. Vishnu Vishal acted in every film; Kaali Venkat acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Kaali Venkat was a theatre actor with zero film experience when Vishnu Vishal personally recommended him for Mundaasupatti (2014). Vishnu had seen him on stage and told the director, 'He’s the guy.' That one call launched Kaali’s entire film career.
- On the set of Ratsasan (2018), Vishnu Vishal would deliberately mess up his lines in the first take just to make Kaali Venkat laugh. Kaali’s natural, unforced reaction became the take they used. Vishnu said it made the interrogation scenes feel real.
- The success of Mundaasupatti (2014) directly led to Kaali Venkat getting cast in Jai Bhim (2021) — director T.J. Gnanavel saw his performance in that film and wrote the role of a police constable specifically for him.
- Vishnu Vishal and Kaali Venkat still call each other 'anna' off-screen. They share a WhatsApp group with the director of Mundaasupatti, and every year on the film’s release date, they send each other the same meme from the movie.
- Kaali Venkat once said in an interview: 'Vishnu didn’t just give me a break — he stood behind me like a wall. If I messed up a scene, he’d tell the director, 'Let’s do it again, my fault.' That’s the kind of co-star he is.'
5 films across 2 decades
The 2010s brought 3 films together, anchored by Ratsasan (7.9/10).
The 2020s accounted for 2 films, averaging 3.0/10.
- Ratsasan
- Mundaasupatti
- Gatta Kusthi
- Gatta Kusthi 2
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 films across 12 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
50% of Vishnu Vishal's screen credits are with Kaali Venkat.
Before Mundaasupatti, Vishnu Vishal had starred in 5 films, including Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu (2009) and Neerparavai (2012).
Before Mundaasupatti, Kaali Venkat had starred in 9 films, including Mouna Guru (2011) and Vizha (2013).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Vishnu Vishal & Kaali Venkat's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Munish Kanth is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 5 films. Munish Kanth appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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