Vijayakumar & Madhan Bob Movies Together List — 6 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Vijayakumar and Madhan Bob appeared together in 6 Tamil films between 1993 and 2017. Their highest-rated collaboration was Youth (2002 — 5.6/10). Films span Uzhaippali (1993) through Pei Irukka Illaya (2017).
The Vijayakumar & Madhan Bob partnership
After 11 years apart, they came back together for Pei Irukka Illaya (2017). They didn't share a set between 2006 and 2017. Their work runs across 3 decades of Tamil cinema.
From Uzhaippali (1993) to Pei Irukka Illaya (2017). It started with Uzhaippali (1993).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Poovellam Kettuppar; the 2010s to Pei Irukka Illaya. Vijayakumar acted in every film; Madhan Bob acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- For 'Youth' (2002), Vijayakumar was the one who suggested Madhan Bob to the director. He had seen Bob in a stage play and insisted he was perfect for the comic role — even though the producers wanted a bigger name.
- In 'Kusthi' (2006), Vijayakumar played the straight man to Madhan Bob's chaotic sidekick. Bob improvised most of his lines on set, and Vijayakumar would deliberately pause his reactions to let Bob's punchlines land harder — a rhythm they perfected together.
- During the shoot of 'Pei Irukka Illaya' (2017), the two shared a room in a small lodge near the set. Madhan Bob later said Vijayakumar would wake him up at 5 AM every day to practice their scenes together before call time.
- Madhan Bob once told a local magazine: 'Vijayakumar is the only co-star who would correct my dialogue delivery without making me feel small. He'd say, "Try it this way, Bob," and I'd instantly get it.'
- Their comic track in 'Youth' (2002) was so popular that the director of 'Kusthi' (2006) specifically wrote a full-length comedy subplot just for the two of them — something that wasn't in the original script.
6 films across 3 decades
The 1990s accounted for 3 films, averaging 4.4/10.
The 2000s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.2/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.3/10.
- Poovellam Kettuppar
- Uzhaippali
- Youth
- Kusthi
- Pei Irukka Illaya
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
6 films across 24 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
30% of Madhan Bob's screen credits are with Vijayakumar. When they first worked together, Vijayakumar had 89 films behind them; Madhan Bob had 3.
Before Uzhaippali, Vijayakumar had starred in 89 films, including Aval Oru Thodar Kathai (1974) and Ninaivu Chinnam (1989).
After Pei Irukka Illaya, Vijayakumar went on to appear in 5 more films, including Entha Manchivaadavuraa (2020) and Oh My Dog (2022).
Before Uzhaippali, Madhan Bob had starred in 3 films, including Thevar Magan (1992) and Vaaname Ellai (1992).
After Pei Irukka Illaya, Madhan Bob went on to appear in 11 more films, including Kalasal (2019) and Nagesh Thiraiyarangam (2018).
Collaboration Journey
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Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Vadivelu is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 6 films. Vadivelu appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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