Shanmugarajan & Mayilsamy Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-18 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Shanmugarajan and Mayilsamy appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 2014 and 2020. Their highest-rated collaboration was Server Sundaram (2020 — 7.6/10). Films span Veeram (2014) through Server Sundaram (2020).
The Shanmugarajan & Mayilsamy partnership
From Veeram (2014) to Server Sundaram (2020). Server Sundaram is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Veeram (2014).
The shape of the work
The 2010s belonged to Veeram; the 2020s to Server Sundaram . Shanmugarajan acted in every film; Mayilsamy acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Shanmugarajan was a first-time director when he cast Mayilsamy in Veeram (2014). Mayilsamy was already a known comedian, but he took a chance on a debut filmmaker because the script had a rare emotional arc for his character.
- In Server Sundaram (2020), Shanmugarajan deliberately gave Mayilsamy long, unbroken takes where he had to react silently. Mayilsamy later said that no other director had trusted him to hold a scene without dialogue for that long.
- Between Veeram (2014) and Mappilai Vinayagar (2015), Shanmugarajan and Mayilsamy would meet every Sunday at a tea stall in Kodambakkam to discuss comedy timing. They never missed a single Sunday for two years.
- The success of Server Sundaram (2020) directly led to Mayilsamy being offered lead roles in two other films that year — a career shift from supporting comedian to protagonist that started with Shanmugarajan's casting.
- Mayilsamy once told a Chennai press meet: 'Shanmugarajan is the only director who made me cry on screen and then laugh in the next scene. He knows my face better than I do.'
3 films across 2 decades
The 2010s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.9/10.
The 2020s brought 1 film together, anchored by Server Sundaram (7.6/10).
- Veeram
- Mappilai Vinayagar0
- Server Sundaram
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 6 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, Shanmugarajan had 14 films behind them; Mayilsamy had 52.
Before Veeram, Shanmugarajan had starred in 14 films, including Anniyan (2005) and Virumaandi (2004).
After Server Sundaram , Shanmugarajan went on to appear in 7 more films, including Karnan (2021) and Merry Christmas (2024).
Before Veeram, Mayilsamy had starred in 52 films, including Maasi (2012) and Jayam (2003).
After Server Sundaram , Mayilsamy went on to appear in 16 more films, including Idiot (2022) and Nenjuku Needhi (2022).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Shanmugarajan & Mayilsamy's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Santhanam is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 3 films. Santhanam appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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