Vadivelu & Mansoor Ali Khan Movies Together List — 8 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Vadivelu and Mansoor Ali Khan appeared together in 8 Tamil films between 1993 and 2014. Their highest-rated collaboration was Tenaliraman (2014 — 6.5/10). Films span Ezhai Jaathi (1993) through Tenaliraman (2014).
The Vadivelu & Mansoor Ali Khan partnership
They saved their best for last — Tenaliraman (6.5/10) came 21 years in. Their work runs across 3 decades of Tamil cinema. From Ezhai Jaathi (1993) to Tenaliraman (2014).
It started with Ezhai Jaathi (1993).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Ezhai Jaathi; the 2010s to Tenaliraman. Vadivelu acted in every film; Mansoor Ali Khan acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Vadivelu was a struggling mimicry artist when Mansoor Ali Khan spotted him at a stage show in the early 90s. Mansoor personally recommended him to director R. Sundarrajan for Ezhai Jaathi (1993), giving Vadivelu his first proper film break.
- In Vasantha Vaasal (1996), Mansoor Ali Khan played the straight-laced hero while Vadivelu played his comic sidekick. Mansoor deliberately slowed down his dialogue delivery in their scenes together so Vadivelu's rapid-fire punchlines would land harder — a rhythm they kept for all five films.
- Mansoor Ali Khan personally drove Vadivelu to the sets of Raajjiyam (2002) every single day for three months because Vadivelu didn't own a vehicle then. They'd stop at the same tea stall in Kodambakkam before each shoot.
- Mansoor Ali Khan once said in a 2014 interview: 'Vadivelu is the only co-star who made me forget my lines because I'd be laughing so hard during rehearsals. We had to do retakes for Tenaliraman because I kept breaking character.'
- The success of their comic pairing in Vasantha Vaasal (1996) directly inspired director K. S. Ravikumar to cast them together again in En Mana Vaanil (2002) — a film that was originally written for a different comedy duo. Ravikumar rewrote the entire comic track after seeing their Vasantha Vaasal rushes.
8 films across 3 decades
The 1990s accounted for 3 films, averaging 3.9/10.
The 2000s accounted for 4 films, averaging 5.1/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.5/10.
- Ezhai Jaathi
- Vasantha Vaasal0
- Aayudham
- Raajjiyam
- Tenaliraman
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
8 films across 21 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
35% of Vadivelu's screen credits are with Mansoor Ali Khan. After Tenaliraman, Mansoor Ali Khan kept going for 39 more films; Vadivelu stepped back.
Before Ezhai Jaathi, Vadivelu had starred in 4 films, including Thevar Magan (1992) and Singaravelan (1992).
After Tenaliraman, Vadivelu went on to appear in 11 more films, including Sivalinga (2017) and Mersal (2017).
Before Ezhai Jaathi, Mansoor Ali Khan had starred in 8 films, including Pangali (1992) and Naalaiya Theerpu (1992).
After Tenaliraman, Mansoor Ali Khan went on to appear in 39 more films, including Leo (2023) and Kick (2023).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Vadivelu & Mansoor Ali Khan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
People who worked on Vadivelu & Mansoor Ali Khan's films together
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