Vamsi Krishna & Yogi Babu Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Vamsi Krishna and Yogi Babu appeared together in 4 Tamil films between 2014 and 2019. Their highest-rated collaboration was Maan Karate (2014 — 5.5/10). Films span Maan Karate (2014) through Airaa (2019).
The Vamsi Krishna & Yogi Babu partnership
Between 2014 and 2019, they barely worked apart — 4 films in 5 years. From Maan Karate (2014) to Airaa (2019). It started with Maan Karate (2014).
The shape of the work
Vamsi Krishna acted in every film; Yogi Babu acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Yogi Babu was already a known face in comedy, but Vamsi Krishna was a newcomer. For 'Mannar Vagera' (2017), Vamsi actually approached Yogi Babu at a dubbing studio and pitched the role on the spot. Yogi said yes without reading the full script.
- In 'Shaitan Ka Bachcha' (2017), Vamsi Krishna played the straight man to Yogi Babu's chaotic energy. Vamsi later said in an interview that Yogi would improvise entire dialogues during takes, and he had to stay completely still to not break character — that deadpan reaction became the scene's comedy.
- During the shoot of 'Airaa' (2019), Yogi Babu and Vamsi Krishna shared a room in a small lodge in Tenkasi. They would rehearse their scenes at 2 AM because the shoot schedule was chaotic. Vamsi later said Yogi snored so loud he couldn't sleep, but they never complained to the production.
- Yogi Babu once said about Vamsi Krishna: 'He is the only actor who can make me look like a serious performer. When I act opposite him, I don't feel like I'm doing comedy — I feel like I'm doing a scene.'
- Their pairing in 'Mannar Vagera' (2017) was one of the earliest examples of a tall, lean hero (Vamsi) being paired with a short, round comedian (Yogi) as a recurring duo. This visual contrast later became a template for several low-budget Tamil comedies in 2018-2019.
4 films across 1 decade
- Maan Karate
- Airaa
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 Airaa, Yogi Babu kept going for 114 more films; Vamsi Krishna stepped back.
Before Maan Karate, Vamsi Krishna had starred in 8 films, including Gharshana (2004) and Atharintiki Daaredi (2013).
After Airaa, Vamsi Krishna went on to appear in 9 more films, including Vakeel Saab (2021) and Yenni Thuniga (2022).
Before Maan Karate, Yogi Babu had starred in 4 films, including Attakathi (2012) and Magudam (1992).
After Airaa, Yogi Babu went on to appear in 114 more films, including Kadaisi Vivasayi (2022) and The Great Indian Kitchen (2023).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Vamsi Krishna & Yogi Babu's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Jayaprakash is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 4 films.
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