Vadivelu & Mohan Raman Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-18 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Vadivelu and Mohan Raman appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1996 and 2005. Their highest-rated collaboration was Tamizh Selvan (1996 — 3.9/10). Films span Tamizh Selvan (1996) through Kundakka Mandakka (2005).
The Vadivelu & Mohan Raman partnership
After 9 years apart, they came back together for Kundakka Mandakka (2005). They didn't share a set between 1996 and 2005. From Tamizh Selvan (1996) to Kundakka Mandakka (2005).
The played out closed with Kundakka Mandakka in 2005. It started with Tamizh Selvan (1996).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Tamizh Selvan; the 2000s to Kundakka Mandakka. Vadivelu acted in every film; Mohan Raman acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Vadivelu was still a struggling comedian when director M. Rathnakumar paired him with Mohan Raman in 'Tamizh Selvan' (1996). Raman, already a respected character actor, reportedly vouched for Vadivelu after a screen test — the first time they ever shared a frame.
- In 'Mr. Romeo' (1996), Mohan Raman played the straight-laced father while Vadivelu played the chaotic sidekick. Raman later said in an interview that Vadivelu's improvisations forced him to stay on his toes — he had to react in real time because Vadivelu never delivered the same line twice.
- After 'Kundakka Mandakka' (2005), the two never worked together again. But Mohan Raman once revealed that Vadivelu would call him every Pongal for years just to check in — no film talk, just a 'how's the family' call.
- Mohan Raman said of Vadivelu in a 2018 interview: 'He made me look like a better actor. When you work with someone that spontaneous, you either sink or swim. I chose to swim.'
3 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 2 films, averaging 3.8/10.
The 2000s accounted for 1 film.
- Tamizh Selvan
- Mr. Romeo
- Kundakka Mandakka0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 9 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; Mohan Raman had 4. After Kundakka Mandakka, Vadivelu kept going for 61 more films; Mohan Raman stepped back.
Before Tamizh Selvan, Vadivelu had starred in 35 films, including Kizhakku Cheemayile (1993) and Gokulam (1993).
After Kundakka Mandakka, Vadivelu went on to appear in 61 more films, including Imsai Arasan 23m Pulikesi (2006) and Arya (2007).
Before Tamizh Selvan, Mohan Raman had starred in 4 films, including Endrum Anbudan (1992) and Idhayam (1991).
After Kundakka Mandakka, Mohan Raman went on to appear in 15 more films, including Andhadhi (2015) and Pichaikkaran (2016).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Vadivelu & Mohan Raman's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Madhan Bob is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 3 films. Madhan Bob appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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