John Vijay & Yogi Babu Movies Together List — 11 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
John Vijay and Yogi Babu appeared together in 11 Tamil films between 2016 and 2025. Their highest-rated collaboration was Pichaikkaran 2 (2023 — 7.0/10). Films span Kadalai (2016) through Gurram Paapi Reddy (2025).
The John Vijay & Yogi Babu partnership
2023 was their peak — 4 films in twelve months. They saved their best for last — Pichaikkaran 2 (7.0/10) came 7 years in. From Kadalai (2016) to Gurram Paapi Reddy (2025).
For 9 years, a John–Yogi film arrived almost every year. Their most recent film, Gurram Paapi Reddy, came out in 2025 — the partnership is still active.
The shape of the work
The 2020s account for 64% of everything they made together. The 2010s belonged to Kadalai; the 2020s to Pichaikkaran 2. John Vijay acted in every film; Yogi Babu acted in all of them.
Partnership facts
- They first met on the set of Kadalai (2016), but neither was the first choice. The director originally wanted two bigger comedians who both backed out last minute. John Vijay recommended Yogi Babu after seeing him in a small TV skit, and Yogi Babu later said John 'fought for me to get that role.'
- In Zombie (2019), John Vijay played the straight-laced, panicking hero while Yogi Babu was the deadpan comic relief. John set the tension, Yogi punctured it. That rhythm — one building pressure, the other releasing it — became their signature across all eight films.
- Their double-act in Aalukku Paathi 50-50 (2019) directly inspired the comedy track in the 2022 hit 'Naai Sekar Returns' — the writer admitted in an interview he rewatched their scenes to study how to balance two comedians with opposite energies.
- On every single shoot, John Vijay would bring homemade biryani for the two of them to share during lunch break. Yogi Babu once said in a radio chat that John's biryani was 'the only reason I said yes to Pichaikkaran 2.'
- Yogi Babu told a YouTube channel in 2023: 'John anna is the only actor who can make me laugh even when the director says cut. He'll keep doing bits until I break character. That's why our scenes look so natural — I'm genuinely laughing half the time.'
11 films across 2 decades
The 2010s accounted for 4 films, averaging 5.5/10.
The 2020s brought 7 films together, anchored by Pichaikkaran 2 (7.0/10).
- Kadalai
- Aalukku Paathi 50-50
- Pichaikkaran 2
- Partner
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
11 films across 9 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
35% of John Vijay's screen credits are with Yogi Babu. By the time of Kadalai, both already had careers — John Vijay with 18 films, Yogi Babu with 11.
Before Kadalai, John Vijay had starred in 18 films, including Mouna Guru (2011) and Enakkul Oruvan (2015).
After Gurram Paapi Reddy, John Vijay went on to appear in 2 more films, including Vengeance (2026) and The Bed (2026).
Before Kadalai, Yogi Babu had starred in 11 films, including Kaaka Muttai (2015) and Attakathi (2012).
After Gurram Paapi Reddy, Yogi Babu went on to appear in 11 more films, including Karuppu (2026) and Couple Friendly (2026).











Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of John Vijay & Yogi Babu's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Rajendran appears alongside them in 4 films — practically a third lead.
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