Sundar C. & Yogi Babu Movies Together List — 7 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Sundar C. and Yogi Babu appeared together in 7 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 Sundar C. & Yogi Babu partnership
Between 2016 and 2024, they barely worked apart — 7 films in 8 years. 2019 was their peak — 3 films in twelve months. For 8 years, a Sundar–Yogi 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).
The shape of the work
The 2010s belonged to Action; the 2020s to Aranmanai 4. Sundar C. director in some, actor in others. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Sundar C. cast Yogi Babu in 'Vantha Rajavathaan Varuven' (2019) after seeing his comic timing in a small TV skit. Yogi Babu was initially hesitant to take a full-length comedy role in a big-budget film, but Sundar C. convinced him over a single phone call.
- In 'Action' (2019), Sundar C. wrote a chase sequence specifically around Yogi Babu's physical comedy — the shorter actor had to run through a market while dodging pots and pans. Sundar C. directed the scene in one take because Yogi Babu kept improvising new falls.
- Their horror film 'Iruttu' (2019) was the first Tamil movie to use a single-location haunted house setup with a comedian as the lead. It directly inspired two low-budget horror-comedies in 2020 that copied the 'one night, one building' format.
- On the sets of 'Coffee with Kadhal' (2022), Sundar C. and Yogi Babu had a running bet: whoever flubbed a line first had to buy biryani for the entire crew. Yogi Babu lost every single day — but Sundar C. never collected, saying the food kept the energy up.
- Yogi Babu once said in an interview: 'Sundar C. sir is the only director who lets me rewrite my own lines on set. He trusts my rhythm more than my script.'
7 films across 2 decades
The 2010s accounted for 4 films, averaging 5.2/10.
The 2020s accounted for 3 films, averaging 6.0/10.
- Action
- Vantha Rajavathaan Varuven
- Aranmanai 4
- Coffee with Kadhal
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
7 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, Sundar C. had 47 films behind them; Yogi Babu had 11. After Aranmanai 4, Yogi Babu kept going for 34 more films; Sundar C. stepped back.
Before Hello Naan Pei Pesuren, Sundar C. had directed 47 films, including Anbe Sivam (2003) and Nagaram Marupakkam (2010).
After Aranmanai 4, Sundar C. went on to direct 3 more films, including Gangers (2025) and Madha Gaja Raja (2025).
Before Hello Naan Pei Pesuren, Yogi Babu had starred in 11 films, including Kaaka Muttai (2015) and Attakathi (2012).
After Aranmanai 4, Yogi Babu went on to appear in 34 more films, including Tourist Family (2025) and Karuppu (2026).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Sundar C. & Yogi Babu's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
VTV Ganesh is the through-line — cast on 4 of their 7 films. VTV Ganesh appears alongside them in 4 films — practically a third lead.
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