Vadivelu & Vidyasagar Movies Together List — 17 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Vadivelu and Vidyasagar appeared together in 17 Tamil films between 1995 and 2015. Their highest-rated collaboration was Eli (2015 — 7.2/10). Films span Pasumpon (1995) through Eli (2015).
The Vadivelu & Vidyasagar partnership
Their work runs across 3 decades of Tamil cinema. They saved their best for last — Eli (7.2/10) came 20 years in. 2006 was their peak — 3 films in twelve months.
For 20 years, a Vadivelu–Vidyasagar film arrived almost every year. From Pasumpon (1995) to Eli (2015).
The shape of the work
The 2000s account for 71% of everything they made together. The 1990s belonged to Pasumpon; the 2010s to Eli . Vadivelu acted in every film; Vidyasagar scored all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
17 films across 3 decades
The 1990s accounted for 3 films, averaging 3.3/10.
The 2000s brought 12 films together, anchored by Chandramukhi (7.0/10).
The 2010s brought 2 films together, anchored by Eli (7.2/10).
- Pasumpon
- Sengottai
- Chandramukhi
- Peranmai
- Eli
- Kaavalan
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
17 films across 20 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
34% of Vadivelu's screen credits are with Vidyasagar. By the time of Pasumpon, both already had careers — Vadivelu with 23 films, Vidyasagar with 13.
Before Pasumpon, Vadivelu had starred in 23 films, including Kizhakku Cheemayile (1993) and Gokulam (1993).
After Eli , Vadivelu went on to appear in 10 more films, including Sivalinga (2017) and Mersal (2017).
Before Pasumpon, Vidyasagar had starred in 13 films, including Nila Penne (1990) and Alibaba Aradajanu Dongalu (1994).
After Eli , Vidyasagar went on to appear in 5 more films, including Aaruthra (2018) and Thiruttu Payale 2 (2017).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Vadivelu & Vidyasagar's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
They worked with the same 8 people again and again — a small repertory company. Nassar appears alongside them in 5 films — practically a third lead.
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