Vadivelu & Selva Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Vadivelu and Selva appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 2004 and 2007. Their highest-rated collaboration was Jore (2004 — 6.5/10). Films span Jore (2004) through Manikanda (2007).
The Vadivelu & Selva partnership
From Jore (2004) to Manikanda (2007). It started with Jore (2004).
The shape of the work
Vadivelu acted in every film; Selva directed all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- During the shoot of Manikanda (2007), Vadivelu and Selva had a falling out over a scheduling clash. They didn't speak for three days on set. A mutual friend had to mediate before they finished the film.
- Selva once said in an interview: 'Vadivelu doesn't just act — he rewrites the scene as he performs. I learned to keep the camera rolling and let him go.'
- Vadivelu was the one who pushed Selva to direct Jore (2004). Selva was hesitant to helm a full-length comedy, but Vadivelu insisted he could handle the tone. That film became their first collaboration.
- On the sets of Nenjil Jil Jil (2006), Vadivelu would deliberately flub his lines to make Selva laugh during rehearsals. Selva then built those flubs into the final script, turning mistakes into running gags.
- The comedy track in Jore (2004) — where Vadivelu plays a bumbling thief — directly inspired a similar character in the 2008 film 'Kuselan'. The director of that film admitted he rewatched Jore for reference.
3 films across 1 decade
- Jore
- Manikanda
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
When they first worked together, Vadivelu had 108 films behind them; Selva had 11. After Manikanda, Vadivelu kept going for 36 more films; Selva stepped back.
Before Jore, Vadivelu had starred in 108 films, including Kizhakku Cheemayile (1993) and Piriyadha Varam Vendum (2001).
After Manikanda, Vadivelu went on to appear in 36 more films, including Sivalinga (2017) and Mersal (2017).
Before Jore, Selva had directed 11 films, including Thalaivaasal (1992) and Pudhayal (1997).
After Manikanda, Selva went on to direct 6 more films, including Naanga (2012) and Thotta (2008).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Vadivelu & Selva's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Sibiraj is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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