Suman & Yogi Babu Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-02 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Suman and Yogi Babu appeared together in 4 Tamil films between 2019 and 2023. Their highest-rated collaboration was Varisu (2023 — 5.8/10). Films span Vantha Rajavathaan Varuven (2019) through Varisu (2023).
The Suman & Yogi Babu partnership
Between 2019 and 2023, they barely worked apart — 4 films in 4 years. 2019 was their peak — 3 films in twelve months. For 4 years, a Suman–Yogi film arrived almost every year.
They saved their best for last — Varisu (5.8/10) came 4 years in. From Vantha Rajavathaan Varuven (2019) to Varisu (2023).
The shape of the work
The 2010s account for 75% of everything they made together. The 2010s belonged to Vantha Rajavathaan Varuven; the 2020s to Varisu. Suman acted in every film; Yogi Babu acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Suman actually recommended Yogi Babu for Watchman (2019) after the director struggled to find a comedian who could match the film's dark tone. Suman told the team, 'This guy can make you laugh even when the scene is tense.' That call got Yogi Babu the role.
- In Vantha Rajavathaan Varuven (2019), Yogi Babu improvised an entire 3-minute rant about Suman's character's fashion sense. Suman stayed in character and reacted live, feeding him cues. The director kept the first take because their back-and-forth was too natural to recreate.
- During Mr.Local (2019), Suman and Yogi Babu shared a vanity van because the budget was tight. They ended up writing alternate dialogues together every morning. Yogi Babu later said, 'We'd rewrite our scenes over chai. That van was our writers' room.'
- Their double-act in Varisu (2023) — where Yogi Babu plays Suman's loyal sidekick who gets the film's biggest laugh lines — directly inspired the producer to greenlight a separate comedy spin-off featuring Yogi Babu as the lead. That spin-off is currently in pre-production.
- Yogi Babu on Suman: 'He never treated me like a supporting actor. On the sets of Watchman, he'd ask me, 'Is this line working for you?' That's rare. Most heroes just deliver their lines and walk away.'
4 films across 2 decades
The 2010s accounted for 3 films, averaging 5.2/10.
The 2020s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.8/10.
- Vantha Rajavathaan Varuven
- Mr.Local
- Varisu
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 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
After Varisu, Yogi Babu kept going for 45 more films; Suman stepped back. By the time of Vantha Rajavathaan Varuven, both already had careers — Suman with 77 films, Yogi Babu with 56.
Before Vantha Rajavathaan Varuven, Suman had starred in 77 films, including Jagadguru Adi Shankara (2013) and Gangotri (2003).
Before Vantha Rajavathaan Varuven, Yogi Babu had starred in 56 films, including Pariyerum Perumal (2018) and Kaaka Muttai (2015).
After Varisu, Yogi Babu went on to appear in 45 more films, including Boat (2024) and Tourist Family (2025).
Collaboration Journey
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