Vadivelu & V. Shekar Movies Together List — 7 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Vadivelu and V. Shekar appeared together in 7 Tamil films between 1994 and 2003. Their highest-rated collaboration was Viralukketha Veekkam (1999 — 4.7/10). Films span Varavu Ettana Selavu Pathana (1994) through Aalukkoru Aasai (2003).
The Vadivelu & V. Shekar partnership
From Varavu Ettana Selavu Pathana (1994) to Aalukkoru Aasai (2003). For 9 years, a Vadivelu–V. film arrived almost every year. The played out closed with Aalukkoru Aasai in 2003.
It started with Varavu Ettana Selavu Pathana (1994).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Viralukketha Veekkam; the 2000s to Koodi Vazhndhal Kodi Nanmai. Vadivelu acted in every film; V. Shekar directed all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Vadivelu was still a struggling comedian when V. Shekar cast him in 'Kaalam Maari Pochu' (1996). Shekar took a risk — Vadivelu had no major solo comedy track before this film. That movie gave him his first big break as a standalone comic lead.
- In 'Viralukketha Veekkam' (1999), Shekar wrote a role specifically where Vadivelu could improvise entire stretches of dialogue. Vadivelu would arrive on set with new punchlines, and Shekar would rewrite scenes around them the same morning. The final film is basically a live-wire recording of that back-and-forth.
- Shekar and Vadivelu had a running joke on every set: whoever finished their shot first had to buy the other a plate of biryani from the nearest stall. By 'Koodi Vazhndhal Kodi Nanmai' (2000), the crew started placing bets on who'd win each day.
- The success of their first two films together directly led to 'Koodi Vazhndhal Kodi Nanmai' (2000) being remade in Telugu as 'Snehamante Idera' — a rare instance where a Vadivelu-Shekar comedy got a full-language remake. The Telugu version kept the same comic structure but swapped in local actors.
- Vadivelu once said in an interview: 'Shekar sir was the first director who told me, "Don't act like a comedian. Act like a normal man who happens to be funny." That changed everything for me.'
7 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 4 films, averaging 4.1/10.
The 2000s accounted for 3 films, averaging 3.7/10.
- Viralukketha Veekkam
- Varavu Ettana Selavu Pathana
- Koodi Vazhndhal Kodi Nanmai
- Namma Veetu Kalyanam
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
7 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
54% of V. Shekar's screen credits are with Vadivelu. After Aalukkoru Aasai, Vadivelu kept going for 85 more films; V. Shekar stepped back.
Before Varavu Ettana Selavu Pathana, Vadivelu had starred in 13 films, including Kizhakku Cheemayile (1993) and Gokulam (1993).
After Aalukkoru Aasai, Vadivelu went on to appear in 85 more films, including Imsai Arasan 23m Pulikesi (2006) and Arya (2007).
Before Varavu Ettana Selavu Pathana, V. Shekar had directed 6 films, including Porantha Veeda Puguntha Veeda (1993) and Parvathi Ennai Paradi (1993).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Vadivelu & V. Shekar's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Deva is the through-line — music on 5 of their 7 films. Kovai Sarala appears alongside them in 4 films — practically a third lead. Deva scored 5 of them.
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