Imman Annachi & Kovai Sarala Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Imman Annachi and Kovai Sarala appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 2017 and 2021. Their highest-rated collaboration was Itly (Inba Twinkle Lilly) (2018 — 4.5/10). Films span Jeyikkira Kuthira (2017) through Pei Mama (2021).
The Imman Annachi & Kovai Sarala partnership
From Jeyikkira Kuthira (2017) to Pei Mama (2021). It started with Jeyikkira Kuthira (2017).
The shape of the work
The 2010s belonged to Itly (Inba Twinkle Lilly); the 2020s to Pei Mama. Imman Annachi acted in every film; Kovai Sarala acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Kovai Sarala was the one who pushed for Imman Annachi to be cast in 'Jeyikkira Kuthira' (2017). The director had a different actor in mind, but Sarala insisted Annachi would bring the right comic timing. That film became their first collaboration.
- In 'Itly' (2018), Sarala deliberately slowed down her delivery in every scene with Annachi. She knew he needed space to land his punchlines. He later said she 'gave him the rhythm' for their comedy tracks.
- During the shoot of 'Pei Mama' (2021), Annachi and Sarala had a running bet: whoever flubbed a line first had to buy the other a box of 'Itly' brand snacks. Annachi lost every single day. He still jokes about it.
- The success of 'Itly' (2018) directly led to a small wave of horror-comedy films in Tamil cinema pairing older comedians with younger leads. At least three low-budget films in 2019–2020 tried to copy their 'scared uncle + loud aunt' dynamic.
- Kovai Sarala told a Chennai radio station in 2019: 'Imman Annachi is the only co-star who makes me forget my lines because I'm laughing so hard. We had to reshoot half of 'Itly' because of that.'
3 films across 2 decades
The 2010s accounted for 2 films, averaging 4.5/10.
The 2020s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.3/10.
- Itly (Inba Twinkle Lilly)
- Jeyikkira Kuthira0
- Pei Mama
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 4 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, Imman Annachi had 21 films behind them; Kovai Sarala had 120.
Before Jeyikkira Kuthira, Imman Annachi had starred in 21 films, including Goli Soda (2014) and Kayal (2014).
After Pei Mama, Imman Annachi went on to appear in 17 more films, including My Dear Bootham (2022) and Theal (2022).
Before Jeyikkira Kuthira, Kovai Sarala had starred in 120 films, including Mundhanai Mudichu (1983) and Piriyadha Varam Vendum (2001).
After Pei Mama, Kovai Sarala went on to appear in 9 more films, including Sembi (2022) and Kick (2023).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Imman Annachi & Kovai Sarala's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Manobala is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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