Vadivelu & Raja Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Vadivelu and Raja appeared together in 4 Tamil films between 1994 and 2009. Their highest-rated collaboration was Love Birds (1996 — 4.9/10). Films span Karuththamma (1994) through Jaganmohini (2009).
The Vadivelu & Raja partnership
After 9 years apart, they came back together for Jaganmohini (2009). They didn't share a set between 2000 and 2009. From Karuththamma (1994) to Jaganmohini (2009).
It started with Karuththamma (1994).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Love Birds; the 2000s to Jaganmohini. Vadivelu acted in every film; Raja acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Vadivelu was a struggling mimicry artist when director Bharathiraja cast him as the comic sidekick in Karuththamma (1994). Raja was already a star. That film put Vadivelu on the map as a film actor.
- In Love Birds (1996), Raja played the straight man to Vadivelu's chaos. Raja would set up a line with deadpan timing, then Vadivelu would explode into physical comedy. They worked like a comedy relay — Raja passed the baton, Vadivelu sprinted.
- Raja personally recommended Vadivelu to director Bharathiraja for Karuththamma. He saw Vadivelu's stage act and told the director: 'This guy will steal every scene.' He was right.
- The success of their comic pairing in Karuththamma directly led to Vadivelu getting his own solo comedy tracks in later films. Before Raja, Vadivelu was just a side character. After, he became a bankable comic lead.
- Vadivelu once said in an interview: 'Raja anna gave me my first break. Without him, I would still be doing stage shows for 50 rupees.'
4 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 2 films, averaging 4.3/10.
The 2000s accounted for 2 films, averaging 4.8/10.
- Love Birds
- Karuththamma
- Jaganmohini
- Kannukku Kannaga0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 15 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Jaganmohini, Vadivelu kept going for 22 more films; Raja stepped back. By the time of Karuththamma, both already had careers — Vadivelu with 13 films, Raja with 22.
Before Karuththamma, Vadivelu had starred in 13 films, including Kizhakku Cheemayile (1993) and Gokulam (1993).
After Jaganmohini, Vadivelu went on to appear in 22 more films, including Sivalinga (2017) and Mersal (2017).
Before Karuththamma, Raja had starred in 22 films, including Kadalora Kavithaigal (1986) and Thuruva Natchathiram (1993).
After Jaganmohini, Raja went on to appear in 6 more films, including Inkosari (2010) and FCUK: Father Chitti Umaa Kaarthik (2021).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Vadivelu & Raja's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
A. R. Rahman is the through-line — music on 2 of their 4 films.
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