Vishal & Yogi Babu Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Vishal and Yogi Babu appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 2019 and 2022. Their highest-rated collaboration was Ayogya (2019 — 6.6/10). Films span Ayogya (2019) through Veeramae Vaagai Soodum (2022).
The Vishal & Yogi Babu partnership
From Ayogya (2019) to Veeramae Vaagai Soodum (2022). It started with Ayogya (2019).
The shape of the work
The 2010s belonged to Ayogya; the 2020s to Veeramae Vaagai Soodum. Vishal acted in every film; Yogi Babu acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Vishal personally called Yogi Babu to offer him the role in Ayogya (2019) after the director was unsure about casting a comedian in a serious supporting part. Yogi Babu later said Vishal 'fought for me' in the casting room.
- In Action (2019), Vishal deliberately slowed down his dialogue delivery in every scene with Yogi Babu so the comedian's punchlines would land harder. Yogi Babu told a press meet that Vishal would pause mid-sentence just to let him get a laugh.
- Their pairing in Veeramae Vaagai Soodum (2022) directly inspired director M. Muthaiah to write a full-length comedy track for Yogi Babu in his next film, which became the standalone hit 'Kuthiraivaal' (2023) — a film that exists only because Muthaiah saw how well Yogi Babu handled emotional weight opposite Vishal.
- On the sets of all three films, Vishal and Yogi Babu shared the same vanity van — not because of space issues, but because Yogi Babu admitted he gets anxious alone. Vishal told a behind-the-scenes crew that they'd 'chit-chat about village life' between takes.
- Yogi Babu on Vishal, during the Veeramae Vaagai Soodum audio launch: 'He doesn't treat me like a comedian. He treats me like an actor who happens to be funny. That's why I say yes to every film he asks me to do.'
3 films across 2 decades
The 2010s accounted for 2 films, averaging 6.3/10.
The 2020s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.3/10.
- Ayogya
- Action
- Veeramae Vaagai Soodum
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 3 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Veeramae Vaagai Soodum, Yogi Babu kept going for 70 more films; Vishal stepped back. By the time of Ayogya, both already had careers — Vishal with 28 films, Yogi Babu with 56.
Before Ayogya, Vishal had starred in 28 films, including Irumbu Thirai (2018) and Sivappathigaram (2006).
After Veeramae Vaagai Soodum, Vishal went on to appear in 2 more films, including Mark Antony (2023) and Rathnam (2024).
Before Ayogya, Yogi Babu had starred in 56 films, including Pariyerum Perumal (2018) and Kaaka Muttai (2015).
After Veeramae Vaagai Soodum, Yogi Babu went on to appear in 70 more films, including The Great Indian Kitchen (2023) and Boat (2024).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Vishal & Yogi Babu's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Yuvan Shankar Raja is the through-line — music on 2 of their 3 films.
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