Vadivelu & Devan Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Vadivelu and Devan appeared together in 5 Tamil films between 1995 and 2006. Their highest-rated collaboration was Nandhavana Theru (1995 — 6.5/10). Films span Nandhavana Theru (1995) through Vathiyar (2006).
The Vadivelu & Devan partnership
From Nandhavana Theru (1995) to Vathiyar (2006). The spanned closed with Vathiyar in 2006. It started with Nandhavana Theru (1995).
The shape of the work
The 1990s account for 60% of everything they made together. The 1990s belonged to Nandhavana Theru; the 2000s to Vathiyar. Vadivelu acted in every film; Devan acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
5 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 3 films, averaging 5.7/10.
The 2000s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.3/10.
- Nandhavana Theru
- En Swasa Kaatre
- Vathiyar
- Ennamma Kannu
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 films across 11 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
33% of Devan's screen credits are with Vadivelu. After Vathiyar, Vadivelu kept going for 47 more films; Devan stepped back.
Before Nandhavana Theru, Vadivelu had starred in 23 films, including Kizhakku Cheemayile (1993) and Gokulam (1993).
After Vathiyar, Vadivelu went on to appear in 47 more films, including Arya (2007) and Sivalinga (2017).
Before Nandhavana Theru, Devan had starred in 4 films, including Jai Hind (1994) and Dharma Kshetram (1992).
After Vathiyar, Devan went on to appear in 6 more films, including Ye Maaya Chesave (2010) and Chennaiyil Oru Naal (2013).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Vadivelu & Devan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Thalaivasal Vijay is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 5 films. Thalaivasal Vijay appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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