VTV Ganesh & Sundar C. Movies Together List — 6 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
VTV Ganesh and Sundar C. appeared together in 6 Tamil films between 2016 and 2024. Their highest-rated collaboration was Aranmanai 4 (2024 — 6.9/10). Films span Hello Naan Pei Pesuren (2016) through Aranmanai 4 (2024).
The VTV Ganesh & Sundar C. partnership
Between 2016 and 2024, they barely worked apart — 6 films in 8 years. For 8 years, a VTV–Sundar film arrived almost every year. They saved their best for last — Aranmanai 4 (6.9/10) came 8 years in.
From Hello Naan Pei Pesuren (2016) to Aranmanai 4 (2024). Their most recent film, Aranmanai 4, came out in 2024 — the partnership is still active.
The shape of the work
The 2010s account for 83% of everything they made together. The 2010s belonged to Muthina Kathrika; the 2020s to Aranmanai 4. Sundar C. actor in some, director in others. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Sundar C. didn't plan to cast VTV Ganesh in 'Muthina Kathrika' (2016). Ganesh heard about the script and called Sundar directly, begging for a role. Sundar gave him a small part on the spot — and that one call led to three films together.
- On the sets of 'Vantha Rajavathaan Varuven' (2019), Sundar C. let Ganesh improvise most of his comedy lines. Ganesh would rewrite his dialogues in the morning, and Sundar would just nod and say 'do it.' The film's biggest laughs came from those unscripted moments.
- Their horror film 'Iruttu' (2019) was a surprise hit that directly inspired a wave of low-budget Tamil horror-thrillers in 2020-21. At least three indie directors have cited 'Iruttu' as the reason they got funding for their own dark, single-location horror scripts.
- During the shoot of 'Iruttu' (2019), Sundar C. and VTV Ganesh shared a room in a remote hill station for 40 days. They cooked their own meals every night because the location had no restaurants. Ganesh later said those nights made them 'brothers, not just co-stars.'
- VTV Ganesh once said about Sundar C.: 'He is the only director who lets me act like a fool on screen and still calls me for the next film. That's real friendship.'
6 films across 2 decades
The 2010s accounted for 5 films, averaging 5.1/10.
The 2020s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.9/10.
- Muthina Kathrika
- Vantha Rajavathaan Varuven
- Aranmanai 4
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
6 films across 8 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, VTV Ganesh had 12 films behind them; Sundar C. had 47. After Aranmanai 4, VTV Ganesh kept going for 18 more films; Sundar C. stepped back.
Before Hello Naan Pei Pesuren, VTV Ganesh had starred in 12 films, including Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa (2010) and Vaanam (2011).
After Aranmanai 4, VTV Ganesh went on to appear in 18 more films, including Rambo (2025) and Kiss (2025).
Before Hello Naan Pei Pesuren, Sundar C. had starred in 47 films, including Anbe Sivam (2003) and Nagaram Marupakkam (2010).
After Aranmanai 4, Sundar C. went on to appear in 3 more films, including Gangers (2025) and Madha Gaja Raja (2025).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of VTV Ganesh & Sundar C.'s professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Yogi Babu is the through-line — cast on 4 of their 6 films. Yogi Babu appears alongside them in 4 films — practically a third lead.
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