Kathir & Yogi Babu Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Kathir and Yogi Babu appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 2018 and 2019. Their highest-rated collaboration was Pariyerum Perumal (2018 — 8.3/10). Films span Pariyerum Perumal (2018) through Jada (2019).
The Kathir & Yogi Babu partnership
One film towers over the rest: Pariyerum Perumal at 8.3/10. From Pariyerum Perumal (2018) to Jada (2019). It started with Pariyerum Perumal (2018).
Pariyerum Perumal is the one most viewers reach for.
The shape of the work
Kathir acted in every film; Yogi Babu acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Kathir personally recommended Yogi Babu to director Pa. Ranjith for a role in Pariyerum Perumal. Ranjith had not considered Yogi Babu initially — Kathir insisted he was perfect for the comic relief that balanced the film's heavy subject.
- In Pariyerum Perumal, Yogi Babu's character was written as a loud, talkative sidekick. But on set, Kathir quietly told him to underplay every line — make the silence funnier. Yogi Babu listened, and that deadpan delivery became the film's most quoted comic relief.
- During Bigil, Yogi Babu improvised a whole scene where his character tries to teach Kathir's character how to flirt. Kathir didn't break character once — he just stared blankly, which made Yogi Babu crack up. The director kept that take because the awkwardness felt real.
- After Jada wrapped in 2019, Kathir and Yogi Babu stopped talking for nearly a year. No fight — just drifted apart. Yogi Babu later said in an interview that they 'ran in different circles' and only reconnected when a mutual friend forced them to have coffee in 2021.
3 films across 1 decade
- Pariyerum Perumal
- Bigil
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 1 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Jada, Yogi Babu kept going for 114 more films; Kathir stepped back. By the time of Pariyerum Perumal, both already had careers — Kathir with 13 films, Yogi Babu with 42.
Before Pariyerum Perumal, Kathir had starred in 13 films, including Vikram Vedha (2017) and Uzhavan (1993).
After Jada, Kathir went on to appear in 6 more films, including Thalaikoothal (2023) and Yugi (2022).
Before Pariyerum Perumal, Yogi Babu had starred in 42 films, including Kaaka Muttai (2015) and Attakathi (2012).
After Jada, Yogi Babu went on to appear in 114 more films, including Kadaisi Vivasayi (2022) and The Great Indian Kitchen (2023).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Kathir & Yogi Babu's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
