Vadivelu & Deva Movies Together List — 37 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-17 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Vadivelu and Deva appeared together in 37 Tamil films between 1991 and 2007. Their highest-rated collaboration was Engal Anna (2004 — 6.5/10). Films span Aatha Un Koyilile (1991) through Cheena Thaana 001 (2007).
The Vadivelu & Deva partnership
They saved their best for last — Engal Anna (6.5/10) came 13 years in. 2001 was their peak — 5 films in twelve months. For 16 years, a Vadivelu–Deva film arrived almost every year.
The work is uneven: Engal Anna (6.5) at one end, Maayan (1.0) at the other. From Aatha Un Koyilile (1991) to Cheena Thaana 001 (2007).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Aasai; the 2000s to Engal Anna. Vadivelu acted in every film; Deva scored all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
37 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 20 films, averaging 3.6/10.
The 2000s accounted for 17 films, averaging 4.7/10.
- Aasai
- Viralukketha Veekkam
- Engal Anna
- Jore
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
37 films across 16 years represents focused partnership.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
51% of Vadivelu's screen credits are with Deva. After Cheena Thaana 001, Vadivelu kept going for 36 more films; Deva stepped back.
Aatha Un Koyilile was Vadivelu's acting debut.
After Cheena Thaana 001, Vadivelu went on to appear in 36 more films, including Sivalinga (2017) and Mersal (2017).
Aatha Un Koyilile was Deva's acting debut.
After Cheena Thaana 001, Deva went on to appear in 7 more films, including Aarumugam (2009) and Kutti Pisasu (2010).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Vadivelu & Deva's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
They worked with the same 34 people again and again — a small repertory company. Kovai Sarala appears alongside them in 6 films — practically a third lead.
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