Sivakarthikeyan & Robo Shankar Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-02 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Sivakarthikeyan and Robo Shankar appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 2017 and 2019. Their highest-rated collaboration was Velaikkaran (2017 — 7.2/10). Films span Velaikkaran (2017) through Hero (2019).
The Sivakarthikeyan & Robo Shankar partnership
From Velaikkaran (2017) to Hero (2019). Velaikkaran is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Velaikkaran (2017).
The shape of the work
Sivakarthikeyan acted in every film; Robo Shankar acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Robo Shankar wasn't the first choice for Velaikkaran. Director Mohan Raja saw him in a small role and rewrote the entire comedy track specifically for him — pairing him with Sivakarthikeyan for the first time.
- In Mr.Local, Sivakarthikeyan deliberately slowed down his delivery to match Robo Shankar's rhythm. The result? Their back-and-forth in the 'Local Boys' song became the film's most replayed scene — even though the movie itself got mixed reviews.
- Their Hero (2019) comedy track — where Robo Shankar plays a clueless sidekick to Sivakarthikeyan's aspiring actor — directly inspired a wave of 'meta-comedy' sidekicks in Tamil films that followed, like in Doctor and Maaveeran.
- During the Velaikkaran shoot, Sivakarthikeyan would drive Robo Shankar home every night after late schedules. They'd stop at the same tea stall near Vadapalani and talk about comedy timing for hours — a ritual they kept for all three films.
3 films across 1 decade
- Velaikkaran
- Hero
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 2 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
By the time of Velaikkaran, both already had careers — Sivakarthikeyan with 10 films, Robo Shankar with 28.
Before Velaikkaran, Sivakarthikeyan had starred in 10 films, including Rajini Murugan (2016) and Kedi Billa Killadi Ranga (2013).
After Hero , Sivakarthikeyan went on to appear in 12 more films, including Vaazhl (2021) and Maaveeran (2023).
Before Velaikkaran, Robo Shankar had starred in 28 films, including Ammani (2016) and Idharkuthane Aasaipattai Balakumara (2013).
After Hero , Robo Shankar went on to appear in 20 more films, including Iravin Nizhal (2022) and Jail (2021).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Sivakarthikeyan & Robo Shankar's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Nayantara is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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