Vadivelu & Kumarimuthu Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Vadivelu and Kumarimuthu appeared together in 4 Tamil films between 1995 and 2002. Their highest-rated collaboration was Rajavin Parvaiyile (1995 — 5.7/10). Films span Rajavin Parvaiyile (1995) through Shakalaka Baby (2002).
The Vadivelu & Kumarimuthu partnership
From Rajavin Parvaiyile (1995) to Shakalaka Baby (2002). The unfolded closed with Shakalaka Baby in 2002. It started with Rajavin Parvaiyile (1995).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Rajavin Parvaiyile; the 2000s to Kannukku Kannaga. Vadivelu acted in every film; Kumarimuthu acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Vadivelu was a struggling mimicry artist when Kumarimuthu, already a seasoned character actor, spotted him at a stage show. Kumarimuthu personally recommended him to director R. K. Selvamani for Rajavin Parvaiyile (1995), giving Vadivelu his first proper film break.
- In Sengottai (1996), Kumarimuthu played the straight man to Vadivelu's chaotic comedy. Kumarimuthu would deliberately pause his lines to let Vadivelu's physical reactions land — a rhythm they perfected on set without rehearsal.
- Their only hit together, Rajavin Parvaiyile, directly led to Vadivelu being cast in his breakout comedy role in Kaalamellam Kaathiruppen (1997). The film's producer saw their chemistry and signed Vadivelu for a solo comedy track.
- Kumarimuthu was the only co-star Vadivelu called 'anna' (elder brother) on set. After Sengottai flopped, Kumarimuthu told Vadivelu to never give up — and Vadivelu later credited that pep talk for keeping him in the industry.
- Vadivelu once said in a 2010 interview: 'Kumarimuthu anna taught me that comedy is not about making noise — it's about the silence between the lines.'
4 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 2 films, averaging 4.3/10.
The 2000s accounted for 2 films.
- Rajavin Parvaiyile
- Sengottai
- Kannukku Kannaga0
- Shakalaka Baby0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 7 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Shakalaka Baby, Vadivelu kept going for 95 more films; Kumarimuthu stepped back. By the time of Rajavin Parvaiyile, both already had careers — Vadivelu with 23 films, Kumarimuthu with 15.
Before Rajavin Parvaiyile, Vadivelu had starred in 23 films, including Kizhakku Cheemayile (1993) and Gokulam (1993).
After Shakalaka Baby, Vadivelu went on to appear in 95 more films, including Imsai Arasan 23m Pulikesi (2006) and Arya (2007).
Before Rajavin Parvaiyile, Kumarimuthu had starred in 15 films, including Nandu (1981) and Johnny (1980).
After Shakalaka Baby, Kumarimuthu went on to appear in 1 more film, including Pallavan (2003).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Vadivelu & Kumarimuthu's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Anu Mohan is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 4 films.
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