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3 films·2002–2011·Top Music Composer: Bharadwaj (1 films)·Top co-star: Vidhya (2 films)

Vadivelu & N. K. Ekambaram Movies Together List — 3 Films

Complete Movies List & Collaboration History

Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB

Vadivelu and N. K. Ekambaram appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 2002 and 2011. Their highest-rated collaboration was Kaavalan (2011 — 6.2/10). Films span Thamizh (2002) through Kaavalan (2011).

3
Films Together
5.6
Average Rating
2002 - 2011
Career Span
Tamil
Primary Language
Credibility
Career Phase
Active×Active

The Vadivelu & N. K. Ekambaram partnership

From Thamizh (2002) to Kaavalan (2011). It started with Thamizh (2002).

The shape of the work

The 2000s belonged to Thamizh; the 2010s to Kaavalan. Vadivelu acted in every film; N. K. Ekambaram directed all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.

3 films across 2 decades

The 2000s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.3/10.

The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.2/10.

2000s
Films2
Avg Rating5.3/10
Notable:
  • Thamizh(5.7)
  • Kanthaswamy(4.8)
Era:
Vadivelu: ActiveN.: Active
2010s
Films1
Avg Rating6.2/10
Notable:
  • Kaavalan(6.2)
Era:
Vadivelu: ActiveN.: Active

The partnership in numbers

Partnership Pattern

Duration20022011
Span9 years
Avg Interval~5 years

3 films across 9 years represents consistent collaboration.

Language Distribution

Tamil
3 films (100%)

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; N. K. Ekambaram had 0.

Vadivelu

Before Thamizh, Vadivelu had starred in 86 films, including Kizhakku Cheemayile (1993) and Piriyadha Varam Vendum (2001).

After Kaavalan, Vadivelu went on to appear in 14 more films, including Sivalinga (2017) and Mersal (2017).

N. K. Ekambaram

Thamizh was N. K. Ekambaram's acting debut.

After Kaavalan, N. K. Ekambaram went on to appear in 14 more films, including Sivaranjiniyum Innum Sila Pengalum (2021) and Nimir (2018).

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