Prakash Raj & Yogi Babu Movies Together List — 4 Films

The shape of the work

The 2010s account for 75% of everything they made together. The 2010s belonged to Asuran; the 2020s to Varisu. Prakash Raj acted in every film; Yogi Babu acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.

Partnership facts

• Prakash Raj and Yogi Babu first shared screen space in Velaikkaran (2017) because director Mohan Raja specifically wanted a comedic tension between a ruthless villain and a quirky sidekick. Yogi Babu later said Prakash Raj's intensity on set pushed him to drop his usual comic timing and play it straight.
• In Asuran (2019), Prakash Raj played the oppressive landlord while Yogi Babu played a terrified villager. Yogi Babu revealed in an interview that Prakash Raj deliberately stayed in character between takes — glaring at him — to keep Yogi's fear real for the camera.
• During the shoot of Sollividava (2018), Yogi Babu was struggling with a personal loss. Prakash Raj quietly arranged for a counselor to visit the set and told the crew to give Yogi space. They've never spoken about it publicly.
• Yogi Babu once said in a 2023 podcast: 'Prakash Raj sir doesn't act with you — he acts at you. If you're not alert, he'll eat you alive on screen. I learned to stay on my toes every single time.'
• Their pairing in Varisu (2023) — where Prakash Raj played the villain and Yogi Babu the comic relief — directly inspired the casting of a similar villain-comic duo in the 2024 film 'Lal Salaam', though that film didn't feature either actor.