Vadivelu & D. Imman Movies Together List — 14 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Vadivelu and D. Imman appeared together in 14 Tamil films between 2002 and 2014. Their highest-rated collaboration was Giri (2004 — 6.8/10). Films span Thamizh (2002) through Tenaliraman (2014).
The Vadivelu & D. Imman partnership
2006 was their peak — 6 films in twelve months. For 12 years, a Vadivelu–D. film arrived almost every year. From Thamizh (2002) to Tenaliraman (2014).
It started with Thamizh (2002).
The shape of the work
The 2000s account for 86% of everything they made together. The 2000s belonged to Giri; the 2010s to Kacheri Arambam. D. Imman original music composer in some, music composer in others. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
14 films across 2 decades
The 2000s accounted for 12 films, averaging 6.0/10.
The 2010s accounted for 2 films, averaging 6.5/10.
- Giri
- ABCD
- Kacheri Arambam
- Tenaliraman
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
14 films across 12 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 86 films behind them; D. Imman had 2. After Tenaliraman, D. Imman kept going for 61 more films; Vadivelu stepped back.
Before Thamizh, Vadivelu had starred in 86 films, including Kizhakku Cheemayile (1993) and Piriyadha Varam Vendum (2001).
After Tenaliraman, Vadivelu went on to appear in 11 more films, including Sivalinga (2017) and Mersal (2017).
Before Thamizh, D. Imman had starred in 2 films, including Poikkal Kudhirai (1983) and Valli Mayil (1980).
After Tenaliraman, D. Imman went on to appear in 61 more films, including Chennai City Gangsters (2025) and 10 Enradhukulla (2015).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Vadivelu & D. Imman'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. Manobala appears alongside them in 4 films — practically a third lead.
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