Imman Annachi & Yogi Babu Movies Together List — 7 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Imman Annachi and Yogi Babu appeared together in 7 Tamil films between 2016 and 2026. Their highest-rated collaboration was Theal (2022 — 6.9/10). Films span Paandiyoda Galatta Thaangala (2016) through Con City (2026).
The Imman Annachi & Yogi Babu partnership
From Paandiyoda Galatta Thaangala (2016) to Con City (2026). Their most recent film, Con City, came out in 2026 — the partnership is still active. It started with Paandiyoda Galatta Thaangala (2016).
The shape of the work
The 2010s belonged to Butler Balu; the 2020s to Theal. Imman Annachi acted in every film; Yogi Babu acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Imman Annachi and Yogi Babu first met on the set of Paandiyoda Galatta Thaangala (2016) — but they weren't supposed to share screen time. The director, S. N. Prasad, saw them improvising during a lunch break and rewrote a scene on the spot to pair them together.
- In Butler Balu (2019), Yogi Babu would deliberately flub his lines to make Imman Annachi break character. Imman would then retaliate by adding random Tamil proverbs mid-scene. The director kept rolling because the genuine laughter worked better than the script.
- Their double-act in Jeyikkira Kuthira (2017) directly inspired the comedy track in the 2023 hit Maaveeran — the writer admitted in an interview that he rewatched their scenes to study how two comedians could carry a subplot without a lead actor.
- During the shoot of Theal (2022), Imman Annachi's father passed away. Yogi Babu quietly took over his dialogue rehearsals for three days, feeding him lines from off-camera so Imman could keep working without breaking down.
- Yogi Babu once said about Imman Annachi: 'He’s the only co-actor who can make me laugh even when the director is yelling at us. We don’t need a script — we just need each other to start talking.'
- In Yaanai (2022), they played rival henchmen who never actually fight. Instead, they argue about who gets to deliver the villain's threat first. Imman would slow down his speech to force Yogi to jump in — a trick they developed during Butler Balu and reused in every film after.
7 films across 2 decades
The 2010s accounted for 3 films, averaging 4.9/10.
The 2020s accounted for 4 films, averaging 5.6/10.
- Butler Balu
- Paandiyoda Galatta Thaangala0
- Theal
- Yaanai
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
7 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
39% of Yogi Babu's screen credits are with Imman Annachi. By the time of Paandiyoda Galatta Thaangala, both already had careers — Imman Annachi with 17 films, Yogi Babu with 11.
Before Paandiyoda Galatta Thaangala, Imman Annachi had starred in 17 films, including Goli Soda (2014) and Kayal (2014).
Before Paandiyoda Galatta Thaangala, Yogi Babu had starred in 11 films, including Kaaka Muttai (2015) and Attakathi (2012).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Imman Annachi & Yogi Babu's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Mayilsamy appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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