Prabhu Deva & Yogi Babu Movies Together List — 7 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Prabhu Deva and Yogi Babu appeared together in 7 Tamil films between 2018 and 2026. Their highest-rated collaboration was Theal (2022 — 6.9/10). Films span Gulaebaghavali (2018) through Moon Walk (2026).
The Prabhu Deva & Yogi Babu partnership
Between 2018 and 2026, they barely worked apart — 7 films in 8 years. For 8 years, a Prabhu–Yogi film arrived almost every year. From Gulaebaghavali (2018) to Moon Walk (2026).
Their most recent film, Moon Walk, came out in 2026 — the partnership is still active. It started with Gulaebaghavali (2018).
The shape of the work
The 2010s belonged to Gulaebaghavali; the 2020s to Theal. Prabhu Deva acted in every film; Yogi Babu acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Prabhu Deva personally called Yogi Babu to offer him the role in Gulaebaghavali (2018) after seeing his bit part in a small comedy show. Yogi thought it was a prank call at first.
- In 90 ML (2019), Prabhu Deva deliberately slowed down his comic timing to match Yogi Babu's deadpan delivery. He told the director he wanted Yogi to set the rhythm of every scene they shared.
- Their double-act in Devi 2 (2019) directly inspired the comedy track in the 2021 web series 'Comedy Couple' — the writers admitted they were trying to recreate that 'odd-couple energy'.
- On the sets of Theal (2022), Yogi Babu would bring homemade biryani for Prabhu Deva every Friday. Prabhu returned the favour by teaching Yogi basic dance steps between shots — Yogi still can't do the moonwalk.
- "He doesn't try to be funny. He just is. I had to unlearn my own comedy to keep up with him." — Prabhu Deva on Yogi Babu, during a 2022 interview about Theal.
7 films across 2 decades
The 2010s accounted for 3 films, averaging 5.2/10.
The 2020s accounted for 4 films, averaging 5.7/10.
- Gulaebaghavali
- 90 ML
- Theal
- The Greatest of All Time
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
7 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
By the time of Gulaebaghavali, both already had careers — Prabhu Deva with 62 films, Yogi Babu with 42.
Before Gulaebaghavali, Prabhu Deva had starred in 62 films, including Michael Madana Kamaraju (2008) and Kalavaadiya Pozhuthugal (2017).
Before Gulaebaghavali, Yogi Babu had starred in 42 films, including Kaaka Muttai (2015) and Attakathi (2012).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Prabhu Deva & Yogi Babu's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
People who worked on Prabhu Deva & Yogi Babu's films together
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