Sarath Kumar & Vadivukkarasi Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Sarath Kumar and Vadivukkarasi appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1990 and 2019. Their highest-rated collaboration was Peranbu (2019 — 7.8/10). Films span En Kitta Mothathey (1990) through Peranbu (2019).
The Sarath Kumar & Vadivukkarasi partnership
After 27 years apart, they came back together for Peranbu (2019). They didn't share a set between 1992 and 2019. From En Kitta Mothathey (1990) to Peranbu (2019).
Peranbu is the one most viewers reach for. It started with En Kitta Mothathey (1990).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to En Kitta Mothathey; the 2010s to Peranbu. Sarath Kumar acted in every film; Vadivukkarasi acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- For En Kitta Mothathey (1990), director Manobala cast Sarath Kumar as the lead but Vadivukkarasi was initially hesitant to play his mother — she was only 13 years older than him. She agreed only after Sarath personally convinced her that the age gap wouldn't look awkward on screen.
- In Periya Gounder Ponnu (1992), Vadivukkarasi deliberately slowed down her dialogue delivery to match Sarath Kumar's raw, untrained style — she later said she 'acted at his rhythm' so the mother-son bond felt natural, not theatrical.
- After Periya Gounder Ponnu wrapped, Sarath Kumar gifted Vadivukkarasi a gold chain with a small pendant shaped like a 'son' in Tamil — a gesture she still wears to this day during family functions.
- Their reunion in Peranbu (2019) after 27 years directly inspired director Ram to cast them again in a short film about dementia — that short later became the seed for his feature film 'Mootha' (2022).
- Vadivukkarasi told a Tamil magazine in 2019: 'When I saw Sarath on the Peranbu set, I didn't need to act. I just remembered how he used to call me 'Amma' on the sets of En Kitta Mothathey — and the tears came on their own.'
- In Peranbu, Sarath Kumar insisted that Vadivukkarasi's character have no dialogue in their final scene together — he told director Ram that 'a mother's silence says more than words' — and she performed the entire 4-minute take with just her eyes.
3 films across 2 decades
The 1990s brought 2 films together, anchored by En Kitta Mothathey (7.5/10).
The 2010s brought 1 film together, anchored by Peranbu (7.8/10).
- En Kitta Mothathey
- Periya Gounder Ponnu0
- Peranbu
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 29 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
Before En Kitta Mothathey, Sarath Kumar had starred in 1 film, including Kan Simittum Neram (1988).
After Peranbu, Sarath Kumar went on to appear in 13 more films, including Por Thozhil (2023) and Paramporul (2023).
Before En Kitta Mothathey, Vadivukkarasi had starred in 7 films, including Kannukku Mai Ezhuthu (1986) and Muthal Mariyathai (1984).
After Peranbu, Vadivukkarasi went on to appear in 3 more films, including Garudan (2024) and Jananayagam Virpanaikku Alla (2022).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Sarath Kumar & Vadivukkarasi's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Manorama is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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