Vadivelu & Abbas Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Vadivelu and Abbas appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1996 and 1998. Their highest-rated collaboration was Kadhal Desam (1996 — 5.4/10). Films span Kadhal Desam (1996) through Jolly (1998).
The Vadivelu & Abbas partnership
From Kadhal Desam (1996) to Jolly (1998). The ran closed with Jolly in 1998. It started with Kadhal Desam (1996).
2 films across 1 decade
- Kadhal Desam
- Jolly0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 2 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, Vadivelu had 35 films behind them; Abbas had 0. After Jolly, Vadivelu kept going for 138 more films; Abbas stepped back.
Before Kadhal Desam, Vadivelu had starred in 35 films, including Kizhakku Cheemayile (1993) and Gokulam (1993).
After Jolly, Vadivelu went on to appear in 138 more films, including Imsai Arasan 23m Pulikesi (2006) and Arya (2007).
Kadhal Desam was Abbas's acting debut.
After Jolly, Abbas went on to appear in 35 more films, including Azhagiya Theeye (2004) and Thiruttu Payale (2006).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Vadivelu & Abbas's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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