G. Marimuthu & Singamuthu Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
G. Marimuthu and Singamuthu appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 2014 and 2018. Their highest-rated collaboration was Kodi (2016 — 6.5/10). Films span Pulivaal (2014) through Silukkuvarupatti Singam (2018).
The G. Marimuthu & Singamuthu partnership
From Pulivaal (2014) to Silukkuvarupatti Singam (2018). It started with Pulivaal (2014).
The shape of the work
Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Singamuthu was a theatre veteran with zero film experience when G. Marimuthu cast him in Pulivaal (2014). Marimuthu saw him in a stage play and offered the role on the spot — no audition, no screen test.
- In Kodi (2016), Marimuthu deliberately wrote Singamuthu's dialogue in long, breathless monologues. Singamuthu's theatre training let him deliver them in one take, while Marimuthu would cut his own lines short to let the tension breathe.
- Silukkuvarupatti Singam (2018) was their only hit together — and it directly launched Singamuthu as a mainstream comedy actor. Before that, he was only known as a character artist. After this film, he started getting lead comic roles in other directors' movies.
- On the sets of all three films, Marimuthu and Singamuthu shared the same room in the lodge. They'd rehearse the next day's scenes at 2 AM, after the entire crew had gone to sleep. Neither of them slept more than four hours during any shoot.
3 films across 1 decade
- Kodi
- Silukkuvarupatti Singam
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 4 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Silukkuvarupatti Singam, G. Marimuthu kept going for 36 more films; Singamuthu stepped back.
Before Pulivaal, G. Marimuthu had starred in 3 films, including Yuddham Sei (2011) and Aarohanam (2012).
After Silukkuvarupatti Singam, G. Marimuthu went on to appear in 36 more films, including Red Sandal Wood (2023) and Sivaranjiniyum Innum Sila Pengalum (2021).
Before Pulivaal, Singamuthu had starred in 28 films, including Gokulam (1993) and Nellu (2010).
After Silukkuvarupatti Singam, Singamuthu went on to appear in 5 more films, including Idiot (2022) and Dhadha (2022).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of G. Marimuthu & Singamuthu's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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