Arya & Vanitha Krishnachandran Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Arya and Vanitha Krishnachandran appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 2006 and 2016. Their highest-rated collaboration was Chikku Bukku (2010 — 5.7/10). Films span Kalabha Kadhalan (2006) through Nambiar (2016).
The Arya & Vanitha Krishnachandran partnership
From Kalabha Kadhalan (2006) to Nambiar (2016). It started with Kalabha Kadhalan (2006).
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to Kalabha Kadhalan; the 2010s to Chikku Bukku. Arya acted in every film; Vanitha Krishnachandran acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Arya was already a star when he signed Kalabha Kadhalan (2006), but Vanitha was a newcomer. He personally asked the director to cast her after seeing her audition tape — he felt she had the exact 'raw energy' the role needed.
- On the sets of Chikku Bukku (2010), Arya would deliberately mess up his lines in the first take just to make Vanitha laugh. She told a magazine later that his goofing off helped her relax — she was nervous about doing comedy for the first time.
- Vanitha and Arya stayed in touch even after their films stopped. She was one of the first people he called when he decided to produce his own film — she gave him notes on the script over chai at his house.
- Their pairing in Kalabha Kadhalan (2006) was so well-received that the director immediately wrote a second film for them — Chikku Bukku (2010). That film's road-trip vibe later inspired a whole wave of Tamil travel rom-coms in the early 2010s.
3 films across 2 decades
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.5/10.
The 2010s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.7/10.
- Kalabha Kadhalan
- Chikku Bukku
- Nambiar
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 10 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Nambiar, Arya kept going for 22 more films; Vanitha Krishnachandran stepped back.
Before Kalabha Kadhalan, Arya had starred in 3 films, including Arinthum Ariyamalum (2005) and Oru Kalluriyin Kathai (2005).
After Nambiar, Arya went on to appear in 22 more films, including Sarpatta Parambarai (2021) and Captain (2022).
Before Kalabha Kadhalan, Vanitha Krishnachandran had starred in 13 films, including Kalyana Agathigal (1985) and Nandu (1981).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Arya & Vanitha Krishnachandran's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Santhanam is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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