Vadivelu & Balasubramaniem Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Vadivelu and Balasubramaniem appeared together in 4 Tamil films between 1999 and 2008. Their highest-rated collaboration was Kannum Kannum (2008 — 6.5/10). Films span Iraniyan (1999) through Kannum Kannum (2008).
The Vadivelu & Balasubramaniem partnership
They saved their best for last — Kannum Kannum (6.5/10) came 9 years in. From Iraniyan (1999) to Kannum Kannum (2008). It started with Iraniyan (1999).
The shape of the work
The 2000s account for 75% of everything they made together. The 1990s belonged to Iraniyan; the 2000s to Kannum Kannum. Vadivelu acted in every film; Balasubramaniem directed all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
4 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 3.1/10.
The 2000s accounted for 3 films, averaging 6.1/10.
- Iraniyan
- Kannum Kannum
- Vaseegara
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 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 55 films behind them; Balasubramaniem had 0.
Before Iraniyan, Vadivelu had starred in 55 films, including Kizhakku Cheemayile (1993) and Gokulam (1993).
After Kannum Kannum, Vadivelu went on to appear in 29 more films, including Sivalinga (2017) and Mersal (2017).
Iraniyan was Balasubramaniem's acting debut.
After Kannum Kannum, Balasubramaniem went on to appear in 15 more films, including The Great Indian Kitchen (2023) and Neerparavai (2012).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Vadivelu & Balasubramaniem's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Manivannan is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 4 films.
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