Vadivelu & Livingston Movies Together List — 11 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Vadivelu and Livingston appeared together in 11 Tamil films between 1995 and 2025. Their highest-rated collaboration was Maareesan (2025 — 7.2/10). Films span Chellakannu (1995) through Maareesan (2025).
The Vadivelu & Livingston partnership
After 11 years apart, they came back together for Naai Sekar (2022). They didn't share a set between 2011 and 2022. They saved their best for last — Maareesan (7.2/10) came 30 years in.
Their work runs across 4 decades of Tamil cinema. From Chellakannu (1995) to Maareesan (2025).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Viralukketha Veekkam; the 2020s to Maareesan. Vadivelu acted in every film; Livingston acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
11 films across 4 decades
The 1990s accounted for 3 films, averaging 4.7/10.
The 2000s accounted for 5 films, averaging 5.3/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.2/10.
The 2020s brought 2 films together, anchored by Maareesan (7.2/10).
- Viralukketha Veekkam
- Chellakannu0
- Aai
- Daas
- Kaavalan
- Maareesan
- Naai Sekar
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
11 films across 30 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
32% of Vadivelu's screen credits are with Livingston. By the time of Chellakannu, both already had careers — Vadivelu with 23 films, Livingston with 13.
Before Chellakannu, Vadivelu had starred in 23 films, including Kizhakku Cheemayile (1993) and Gokulam (1993).
Before Chellakannu, Livingston had starred in 13 films, including Irumbu Pookkal (1991) and Pattukku Naan Adimai (1990).
After Maareesan, Livingston went on to appear in 5 more films, including Couple Friendly (2026) and Lockdown (2026).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Vadivelu & Livingston's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Deva scored 3 of them. Kovai Sarala appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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