Vadivelu & Lal Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Vadivelu and Lal appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 2004 and 2023. Their highest-rated collaboration was Engal Anna (2004 — 6.5/10). Films span Engal Anna (2004) through Maamannan (2023).
The Vadivelu & Lal partnership
After 16 years apart, they came back together for Maamannan (2023). They didn't share a set between 2007 and 2023. From Engal Anna (2004) to Maamannan (2023).
Their most recent film, Maamannan, came out in 2023 — the partnership is still active. It started with Engal Anna (2004).
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to Engal Anna; the 2020s to Maamannan. Vadivelu acted in every film; Lal acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 2 decades
The 2000s accounted for 2 films, averaging 6.2/10.
The 2020s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.5/10.
- Engal Anna
- Marudhamalai
- Maamannan
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 19 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
38% of Lal 's screen credits are with Vadivelu. When they first worked together, Vadivelu had 108 films behind them; Lal had 0.
Before Engal Anna, Vadivelu had starred in 108 films, including Kizhakku Cheemayile (1993) and Piriyadha Varam Vendum (2001).
After Maamannan, Vadivelu went on to appear in 2 more films, including Maareesan (2025) and Gangers (2025).
Engal Anna was Lal 's acting debut.
After Maamannan, Lal went on to appear in 5 more films, including Star (2024) and Singapore Saloon (2024).
Collaboration Journey
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