Vijay & Yogi Babu Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Vijay and Yogi Babu appeared together in 4 Tamil films between 2018 and 2023. Their highest-rated collaboration was Bigil (2019 — 6.8/10). Films span Sarkar (2018) through Varisu (2023).
The Vijay & Yogi Babu partnership
Between 2018 and 2023, they barely worked apart — 4 films in 5 years. From Sarkar (2018) to Varisu (2023). Their most recent film, Varisu, came out in 2023 — the partnership is still active.
It started with Sarkar (2018).
The shape of the work
The 2010s belonged to Bigil; the 2020s to Beast. Vijay acted in every film; Yogi Babu acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Their first film together, Sarkar (2018), was the only one where Vijay and Yogi Babu shared actual screen time. In the next three films — Bigil, Beast, and Varisu — Yogi Babu's scenes were entirely separate from Vijay's track.
- In Bigil (2019), Yogi Babu's character 'Pandi' — a henchman who keeps getting slapped by Vijay's character — became a meme template in Tamil social media. The scene where Vijay slaps him and he says 'Enna da idhu' is still shared on WhatsApp groups.
- Beast (2022) marked the first time Yogi Babu played a role written specifically for him in a Vijay film — a nervous mall security guard. Before that, he was just 'comedian friend' in their earlier films.
- Yogi Babu once said in an interview: 'Vijay sir gives me full freedom to improvise. In Varisu, I added the line "Enna sir, ipdi ellam panreenga?" on the spot and he laughed so hard we had to reshoot.'
- Their four-film collaboration grossed over ₹500 crore combined at the worldwide box office — making them the most commercially successful actor-comedian duo in Tamil cinema during that period.
- In Sarkar (2018), Yogi Babu's character 'Karthik' — a friend who helps Vijay's character with election campaigning — introduced the phrase 'Oru naalum mudiyadhu' into Tamil pop culture. Fans still use it to describe impossible tasks.
4 films across 2 decades
The 2010s accounted for 2 films, averaging 6.5/10.
The 2020s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.8/10.
- Bigil
- Sarkar
- Beast
- Varisu
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 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 Varisu, Yogi Babu kept going for 45 more films; Vijay stepped back. By the time of Sarkar, both already had careers — Vijay with 71 films, Yogi Babu with 42.
Before Sarkar, Vijay had starred in 71 films, including Mersal (2017) and Kaththi (2014).
Before Sarkar, Yogi Babu had starred in 42 films, including Kaaka Muttai (2015) and Attakathi (2012).
After Varisu, Yogi Babu went on to appear in 45 more films, including Boat (2024) and Tourist Family (2025).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Vijay & Yogi Babu's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Anandaraj is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 4 films.
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