Vadivelu & M. Rathnakumar Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Vadivelu and M. Rathnakumar appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1993 and 1996. Their highest-rated collaboration was Kizhakku Cheemayile (1993 — 8.2/10). Films span Kizhakku Cheemayile (1993) through Tamizh Selvan (1996).
The Vadivelu & M. Rathnakumar partnership
One film towers over the rest: Kizhakku Cheemayile at 8.2/10. From Kizhakku Cheemayile (1993) to Tamizh Selvan (1996). It started with Kizhakku Cheemayile (1993).
The played out closed with Tamizh Selvan in 1996. Kizhakku Cheemayile is the one most viewers reach for.
The shape of the work
Vadivelu acted in every film; M. Rathnakumar story all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 1 decade
- Kizhakku Cheemayile
- Tamizh Selvan
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
60% of M. Rathnakumar's screen credits are with Vadivelu. After Tamizh Selvan, Vadivelu kept going for 149 more films; M. Rathnakumar stepped back.
Before Kizhakku Cheemayile, Vadivelu had starred in 4 films, including Thevar Magan (1992) and Singaravelan (1992).
After Tamizh Selvan, Vadivelu went on to appear in 149 more films, including Imsai Arasan 23m Pulikesi (2006) and Arya (2007).
Kizhakku Cheemayile was M. Rathnakumar's acting debut.
After Tamizh Selvan, M. Rathnakumar went on to appear in 2 more films, including Thirumagan (2007) and Sengathu Bhoomiyilae (2012).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Vadivelu & M. Rathnakumar's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
B. Kannan is the through-line — cinematography on 3 of their 3 films.
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