Samuthirakani & Yogi Babu Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Samuthirakani and Yogi Babu appeared together in 5 Tamil films between 2019 and 2024. Their highest-rated collaboration was Andhagan (2024 — 6.6/10). Films span Namma Veettu Pillai (2019) through Andhagan (2024).
The Samuthirakani & Yogi Babu partnership
Between 2019 and 2024, they barely worked apart — 5 films in 5 years. For 5 years, a Samuthirakani–Yogi film arrived almost every year. They saved their best for last — Andhagan (6.6/10) came 5 years in.
From Namma Veettu Pillai (2019) to Andhagan (2024). Their most recent film, Andhagan, came out in 2024 — the partnership is still active.
The shape of the work
The 2020s account for 80% of everything they made together. The 2010s belonged to Namma Veettu Pillai; the 2020s to Andhagan. Samuthirakani acted in every film; Yogi Babu acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Samuthirakani personally called Yogi Babu to offer him the role in Namma Veettu Pillai (2019). He told Yogi Babu he wanted a comedian who could also carry emotional weight — not just a gag machine. Yogi Babu said yes without reading the full script.
- In Yaanai (2022), Samuthirakani deliberately slowed down his dialogue delivery in every scene with Yogi Babu. He told the director he wanted Yogi Babu's timing to pop — so he gave him more space to land his punchlines. That film became a surprise performer at the box office.
- On the sets of Vellai Yaanai (2021), Yogi Babu would sit with Samuthirakani during lunch breaks and ask him for acting tips. Samuthirakani later said in an interview that Yogi Babu reminded him of his younger self — hungry and unpolished.
- Yogi Babu once said about Samuthirakani: 'He doesn't treat me like a comedian. He treats me like an actor. That's why I never say no to his films.' He said this during a press meet for Siren (2024).
- Their pairing in Namma Veettu Pillai (2019) directly led to Yogi Babu getting cast in a dramatic role in the 2022 film Gulu Gulu — a film that had zero comedy tracks. The director said he saw Yogi Babu's emotional range in that Samuthirakani film and wanted to tap it.
5 films across 2 decades
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.1/10.
The 2020s accounted for 4 films, averaging 6.1/10.
- Namma Veettu Pillai
- Andhagan
- Vellai Yaanai
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 films across 5 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Andhagan, Yogi Babu kept going for 33 more films; Samuthirakani stepped back. By the time of Namma Veettu Pillai, both already had careers — Samuthirakani with 53 films, Yogi Babu with 56.
Before Namma Veettu Pillai, Samuthirakani had starred in 53 films, including Rajini Murugan (2016) and Visaranai (2016).
After Andhagan, Samuthirakani went on to appear in 15 more films, including Kaantha (2025) and Idli Kadai (2025).
Before Namma Veettu Pillai, Yogi Babu had starred in 56 films, including Pariyerum Perumal (2018) and Kaaka Muttai (2015).
After Andhagan, Yogi Babu went on to appear in 33 more films, including Tourist Family (2025) and Karuppu (2026).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Samuthirakani & Yogi Babu's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
People who worked on Samuthirakani & Yogi Babu's films together
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