Vadivelu & Mahendran Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Vadivelu and Mahendran appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1995 and 2003. Their highest-rated collaboration was Maayi (2000 — 4.9/10). Films span Thaikulame Thaikulame (1995) through Aalukkoru Aasai (2003).
The Vadivelu & Mahendran partnership
From Thaikulame Thaikulame (1995) to Aalukkoru Aasai (2003). The played out closed with Aalukkoru Aasai in 2003. It started with Thaikulame Thaikulame (1995).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Thaikulame Thaikulame; the 2000s to Maayi. Vadivelu acted in every film; Mahendran acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 3.7/10.
The 2000s accounted for 2 films, averaging 4.9/10.
- Thaikulame Thaikulame
- Maayi
- Aalukkoru Aasai0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 8 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Aalukkoru Aasai, Vadivelu kept going for 85 more films; Mahendran stepped back.
Before Thaikulame Thaikulame, Vadivelu had starred in 23 films, including Kizhakku Cheemayile (1993) and Gokulam (1993).
After Aalukkoru Aasai, Vadivelu went on to appear in 85 more films, including Imsai Arasan 23m Pulikesi (2006) and Arya (2007).
Thaikulame Thaikulame was Mahendran's acting debut.
After Aalukkoru Aasai, Mahendran went on to appear in 20 more films, including 29 (2026) and Beginning (2023).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Vadivelu & Mahendran's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Meena is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
