Vadivelu & Shanmugarajan Movies Together List — 6 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Vadivelu and Shanmugarajan appeared together in 6 Tamil films between 2005 and 2015. Their highest-rated collaboration was Eli (2015 — 7.2/10). Films span Daas (2005) through Eli (2015).
The Vadivelu & Shanmugarajan partnership
They saved their best for last — Eli (7.2/10) came 10 years in. From Daas (2005) to Eli (2015). Eli is the one most viewers reach for.
It started with Daas (2005).
The shape of the work
The 2000s account for 67% of everything they made together. The 2000s belonged to Daas; the 2010s to Eli . Vadivelu acted in every film; Shanmugarajan acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
6 films across 2 decades
The 2000s accounted for 4 films, averaging 6.0/10.
The 2010s brought 2 films together, anchored by Eli (7.2/10).
- Daas
- Thambi
- Eli
- Tenaliraman
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
6 films across 10 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
32% of Shanmugarajan's screen credits are with Vadivelu. When they first worked together, Vadivelu had 118 films behind them; Shanmugarajan had 2.
Before Daas, Vadivelu had starred in 118 films, including Kizhakku Cheemayile (1993) and Piriyadha Varam Vendum (2001).
After Eli , Vadivelu went on to appear in 10 more films, including Sivalinga (2017) and Mersal (2017).
Before Daas, Shanmugarajan had starred in 2 films, including Virumaandi (2004) and Adhu (2004).
After Eli , Shanmugarajan went on to appear in 11 more films, including Karnan (2021) and Peranbu (2019).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Vadivelu & Shanmugarajan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Manobala is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 6 films. Manobala appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead. Vidyasagar scored 3 of them.
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