Raadhika Sarathkumar & Yogi Babu Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Raadhika Sarathkumar and Yogi Babu appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 2019 and 2021. Their highest-rated collaboration was Jail (2021 — 7.0/10). Films span Mr.Local (2019) through Jail (2021).
The Raadhika Sarathkumar & Yogi Babu partnership
From Mr.Local (2019) to Jail (2021). Jail is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Mr.Local (2019).
The shape of the work
The 2010s belonged to Mr.Local; the 2020s to Jail. Raadhika Sarathkumar acted in every film; Yogi Babu acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- They first shared screen space in Mr. Local (2019), but Yogi Babu almost didn't get the role. Director M. Rajesh initially wanted a different comedian. Yogi Babu auditioned twice before Rajesh finally said yes.
- In Market Raja MBBS (2019), Raadhika played the strict hospital dean while Yogi Babu played a bumbling ward boy. She set the serious tone in every scene, and he broke it with deadpan one-liners. The contrast made their scenes the film's most rewatchable bits.
- Their pairing in Jail (2021) directly inspired director Vasanthabalan to cast them again in a cameo for his next film, though that project never materialized. Fans still ask for a full-length comedy film starring just the two of them.
- On the sets of Mr. Local, Raadhika noticed Yogi Babu was nervous around her because of her seniority. She started calling him 'thambi' (younger brother) and insisted they eat lunch together every day. By Jail (2021), he was comfortable enough to improvise dialogues in front of her.
- "She treated me like family from day one. Most senior actors keep distance, but Raadhika akka would pull me aside and say, 'If the joke doesn't land, we'll try again.' That's rare." — Yogi Babu, in a 2021 interview about Jail.
3 films across 2 decades
The 2010s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.2/10.
The 2020s brought 1 film together, anchored by Jail (7.0/10).
- Mr.Local
- Market Raja MBBS
- Jail
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 2 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, Raadhika Sarathkumar had 110 films behind them; Yogi Babu had 56. After Jail, Yogi Babu kept going for 89 more films; Raadhika Sarathkumar stepped back.
Before Mr.Local, Raadhika Sarathkumar had starred in 110 films, including Kizhakku Cheemayile (1993) and Ninaivu Chinnam (1989).
After Jail, Raadhika Sarathkumar went on to appear in 5 more films, including Merry Christmas (2024) and Aadavallu Meeku Johaarlu (2022).
Before Mr.Local, Yogi Babu had starred in 56 films, including Pariyerum Perumal (2018) and Kaaka Muttai (2015).
After Jail, Yogi Babu went on to appear in 89 more films, including Kadaisi Vivasayi (2022) and The Great Indian Kitchen (2023).
Collaboration Journey
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