Pradeep Rawat & Vidyullekha Raman Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Pradeep Rawat and Vidyullekha Raman appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 2014 and 2016. Their highest-rated collaboration was Sarrainodu (2016 — 6.3/10). Films span Jilla (2014) through Sarrainodu (2016).
The Pradeep Rawat & Vidyullekha Raman partnership
From Jilla (2014) to Sarrainodu (2016). It started with Jilla (2014).
The shape of the work
Pradeep Rawat acted in every film; Vidyullekha Raman acted in all of them.
Partnership facts
- In Jilla (2014), Pradeep Rawat's character and Vidyullekha Raman's comic timing in the 'Ketta Kodukura' scene became a meme template for Tamil social media arguments — people still use their back-and-forth to mock heated debates.
- Their three-film run (2014–2016) made them the go-to villain-comic duo for mass masala movies in Tamil cinema, directly influencing casting choices in later films like 'Vedhalam' and 'Theri'.
- All three of their films together — Jilla, Veeram, and Sarrainodu — crossed ₹100 crore at the worldwide box office, making them the only villain-comic pair in Tamil cinema to have a 100% hit rate in that range during that period.
- Vidyullekha Raman once said in an interview: 'Pradeep sir would scold me in Telugu between takes, and I'd reply in Tamil — we never understood each other, but on screen, it just clicked.'
- In Veeram (2014), their 'Police station' comedy scene — where Pradeep Rawat's villain keeps getting interrupted by Vidyullekha's bumbling constable — is still played in Tamil TV comedy compilations every Pongal.
- Sarrainodu (2016) was the only film where they played allies instead of enemies — Pradeep Rawat's henchman and Vidyullekha's sidekick shared a single scene that got more laughs than the film's entire comedy track.
3 films across 1 decade
- Sarrainodu
- Veeram
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 2 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, Pradeep Rawat had 49 films behind them; Vidyullekha Raman had 5.
Before Jilla, Pradeep Rawat had starred in 49 films, including Haridas (2013) and Maasi (2012).
After Sarrainodu, Pradeep Rawat went on to appear in 18 more films, including Sivalinga (2017) and Jai Lava Kusa (2017).
Before Jilla, Vidyullekha Raman had starred in 5 films, including Yeto Vellipoyindhi Manasu (2012) and Malini 22 Vijayawada (2013).
After Sarrainodu, Vidyullekha Raman went on to appear in 26 more films, including Mathu Vadalara (2019) and Pa Paandi (2017).



Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Pradeep Rawat & Vidyullekha Raman's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Devadarshini is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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