Rohini & Yogi Babu Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Rohini and Yogi Babu appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 2017 and 2021. Their highest-rated collaboration was Velaikkaran (2017 — 7.2/10). Films span Velaikkaran (2017) through Rajavamsam (2021).
The Rohini & Yogi Babu partnership
From Velaikkaran (2017) to Rajavamsam (2021). Velaikkaran is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Velaikkaran (2017).
The shape of the work
The 2010s belonged to Velaikkaran; the 2020s to Rajavamsam. Rohini acted in every film; Yogi Babu acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Rohini personally recommended Yogi Babu for a role in Velaikkaran (2017) after the director Mohan Raja was struggling to cast the comedian. She told the team she had seen his work in a small film and insisted he was perfect for the part.
- In Market Raja MBBS (2019), Rohini deliberately slowed down her delivery in every scene with Yogi Babu so his punchlines would land harder. She told the director she wanted to 'give him the space to breathe' — and the film became a surprise hit largely because of their comic timing.
- During the shoot of Rajavamsam (2021), Rohini would cook Yogi Babu's favourite Kerala-style fish curry on set every Sunday. He later said in an interview that those meals were the only reason he survived the gruelling outdoor schedule.
- "She doesn't just act with you — she directs you from within the scene. I learned more about comedy from her in three films than from anyone else." — Yogi Babu, in a 2022 podcast about working with Rohini.
- The success of their pairing in Market Raja MBBS (2019) directly led to the casting of a similar older-woman-younger-man comic duo in the 2022 web series 'Comedy Couple', which was greenlit after the producers saw how audiences reacted to Rohini and Yogi Babu's banter.
3 films across 2 decades
The 2010s brought 2 films together, anchored by Velaikkaran (7.2/10).
The 2020s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.5/10.
- Velaikkaran
- Market Raja MBBS
- Rajavamsam
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 Rajavamsam, Yogi Babu kept going for 88 more films; Rohini stepped back. By the time of Velaikkaran, both already had careers — Rohini with 53 films, Yogi Babu with 28.
Before Velaikkaran, Rohini had starred in 53 films, including Nandalala (2010) and Thanga Meenkal (2013).
After Rajavamsam, Rohini went on to appear in 25 more films, including Court: State vs. A Nobody (2025) and Ante Sundaraniki! (2022).
Before Velaikkaran, Yogi Babu had starred in 28 films, including Kaaka Muttai (2015) and Attakathi (2012).
After Rajavamsam, Yogi Babu went on to appear in 88 more films, including Kadaisi Vivasayi (2022) and The Great Indian Kitchen (2023).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Rohini & Yogi Babu's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Chaams is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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