Vaibhav Reddy & Premgi Amaran Movies Together List — 7 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Vaibhav Reddy and Premgi Amaran appeared together in 7 Tamil films between 2008 and 2024. Their highest-rated collaboration was Mankatha (2011 — 7.1/10). Films span Saroja (2008) through The Greatest of All Time (2024).
The Vaibhav Reddy & Premgi Amaran partnership
Their work runs across 3 decades of Tamil cinema. From Saroja (2008) to The Greatest of All Time (2024). Their most recent film, The Greatest of All Time, came out in 2024 — the partnership is still active.
Mankatha is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Saroja (2008).
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to Saroja; the 2020s to Manmadha Leelai. Vaibhav Reddy acted in every film; Premgi Amaran acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Venkat Prabhu cast Vaibhav and Premgi in Saroja (2008) because he wanted actors who could banter like real friends — not deliver rehearsed lines. Premgi was already his brother, but Vaibhav was a newcomer he spotted in a short film. The director made them room together for a week before shooting to build that natural rhythm.
- In Goa (2010), Premgi improvised a whole scene where his character keeps mispronouncing Vaibhav's character's name. Vaibhav had to react without breaking character — and the takes where he genuinely cracked up made the final cut. That's the scene Tamil audiences still quote: 'Enna peru da idhu?'
- Their chemistry in Chennai 600028 II (2016) directly inspired the buddy-dynamic in the 2019 web series 'Kallachirippu' — the showrunner admitted in an interview that he wanted that same 'two idiots who finish each other's sentences' energy.
- On the sets of RK Nagar (2020), Vaibhav and Premgi had a running bet: whoever flubbed a line first each day had to buy the other a box of 'Kaju Katli' from the local sweet shop. Premgi lost 12 days straight. Vaibhav still jokes he funded Premgi's sugar habit.
- Vaibhav once said in a 2021 podcast: 'Premgi doesn't act with you — he reacts to you. If I pause a second longer, he'll fill it with something so stupid I have to fight not to laugh. That's why our scenes work. He keeps me honest.'
7 films across 3 decades
The 2000s brought 1 film together, anchored by Saroja (7.0/10).
The 2010s brought 3 films together, anchored by Mankatha (7.1/10).
The 2020s accounted for 3 films, averaging 5.1/10.
- Saroja
- Mankatha
- Chennai 600028 II: Second Innings
- Manmadha Leelai
- The Greatest of All Time
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
7 films across 16 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
100% of Vaibhav Reddy's screen credits are with Premgi Amaran.
Saroja was Vaibhav Reddy's acting debut.
Before Saroja, Premgi Amaran had starred in 5 films, including Chennai 600028 (2007) and Chennai 600028 (2007).
After The Greatest of All Time, Premgi Amaran went on to appear in 3 more films, including Vallamai (2025) and Happy Raj (2026).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Vaibhav Reddy & Premgi Amaran's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Aravind Akash appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead. Yuvan Shankar Raja scored 3 of them.
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