Vishal & Sriman Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Vishal and Sriman appeared together in 4 Tamil films between 2009 and 2015. Their highest-rated collaboration was Vedi (2011 — 5.7/10). Films span Thoranai (2009) through Aambala (2015).
The Vishal & Sriman partnership
Between 2009 and 2015, they barely worked apart — 4 films in 6 years. From Thoranai (2009) to Aambala (2015). It started with Thoranai (2009).
The shape of the work
The 2010s account for 75% of everything they made together. The 2000s belonged to Thoranai; the 2010s to Vedi. Vishal acted in every film; Sriman acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Vishal and Sriman first teamed up in Thoranai (2009) because director Sabapathy Dekshinamurthy wanted a pair of actors who could match each other's physicality in action scenes. Vishal, already a star, personally requested Sriman for the role after seeing his work in smaller films.
- In Vedi (2011), Vishal and Sriman played brothers with contrasting temperaments — Vishal the hot-headed fighter, Sriman the calm mediator. Sriman later said in an interview that Vishal would deliberately push him to improvise during emotional scenes, forcing Sriman to react in the moment rather than stick to the script.
- During the shoot of Samar (2013), Vishal and Sriman shared a room for three weeks in a remote location. They developed a ritual of watching old Tamil action films every night and then rehearsing the next day's fight sequences based on what they'd seen.
- Aambala (2015) was the last film they made together, but it directly led to Sriman being cast in a major supporting role in Vishal's next production, Paayum Puli (2015). That film became a sleeper hit and revived Sriman's career in the mid-2010s.
- Sriman once told a Tamil magazine: 'Vishal is the only co-star who would call me at 2 AM to discuss a single dialogue delivery. He cares that much about the scene.'
4 films across 2 decades
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.3/10.
The 2010s accounted for 3 films, averaging 5.4/10.
- Thoranai
- Vedi
- Aambala
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 6 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, Vishal had 8 films behind them; Sriman had 53.
Before Thoranai, Vishal had starred in 8 films, including Sivappathigaram (2006) and Dishyum (2006).
After Aambala, Vishal went on to appear in 15 more films, including Irumbu Thirai (2018) and Thupparivalan (2017).
Before Thoranai, Sriman had starred in 53 films, including Imsai Arasan 23m Pulikesi (2006) and Satham Podathey (2007).
After Aambala, Sriman went on to appear in 19 more films, including Guardian (2024) and Master (2020).
Collaboration Journey
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