Singampuli & M. S. Bhaskar Movies Together List — 8 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-02 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Singampuli and M. S. Bhaskar appeared together in 8 Tamil films between 2011 and 2021. Their highest-rated collaboration was Demonte Colony (2015 — 6.8/10). Films span Eththan (2011) through Pei Mama (2021).
The Singampuli & M. S. Bhaskar partnership
From Eththan (2011) to Pei Mama (2021). For 10 years, a Singampuli–M. film arrived almost every year. It started with Eththan (2011).
The shape of the work
The 2010s account for 88% of everything they made together. The 2010s belonged to Demonte Colony ; the 2020s to Pei Mama. Singampuli acted in every film; M. S. Bhaskar acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- They first met on the set of Ragalaipuram (2013). Singampuli was a last-minute replacement for another actor who dropped out. M. S. Bhaskar personally recommended him to the director after they shared a cigarette break.
- In Vellaikaara Durai (2014), Singampuli kept flubbing a key dialogue. M. S. Bhaskar didn't correct him — instead, he started improvising his own lines to match the flubs. The director kept the take. That scene is the one fans still clip.
- During the shoot of Karaioram (2016), Singampuli's father passed away. M. S. Bhaskar drove 200 km to his village, sat with him for two hours, and didn't say a word about the film. They never spoke about it later.
- M. S. Bhaskar once said in a 2017 interview: 'Singampuli is the only actor who makes me forget my lines because I'm too busy laughing at his timing. Then he forgets his lines too. We just stand there, laughing at each other.'
- Their double-act in Kadavul Irukaan Kumaru (2016) was so popular that the director wrote a spin-off script for just the two of them. It never got made, but the script still circulates among producers.
- In Yaakkai (2017), Singampuli insisted on doing a 3-minute single-take scene with M. S. Bhaskar. Bhaskar set the rhythm by tapping his foot off-camera. Singampuli matched his pace beat for beat. No rehearsal. One take.
8 films across 2 decades
The 2010s accounted for 7 films, averaging 5.7/10.
The 2020s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.3/10.
- Demonte Colony
- Eththan
- Pei Mama
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
8 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
Before Eththan, Singampuli had starred in 7 films, including Naan Kadavul (2009) and Milaga (2010).
After Pei Mama, Singampuli went on to appear in 36 more films, including Maharaja (2024) and Azhagiya Kanne (2023).
Before Eththan, M. S. Bhaskar had starred in 28 films, including Mozhi (2007) and Velli Thirai (2008).
After Pei Mama, M. S. Bhaskar went on to appear in 31 more films, including Taanakkaran (2022) and Red Sandal Wood (2023).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Singampuli & M. S. Bhaskar's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Manobala is the through-line — cast on 4 of their 8 films. Manobala appears alongside them in 4 films — practically a third lead.
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