Sundar C. & Soori Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-18 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Sundar C. and Soori appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 2000 and 2016. Their highest-rated collaboration was Aranmanai 2 (2016 — 4.7/10). Films span Kannan Varuvaan (2000) through Aranmanai 2 (2016).
The Sundar C. & Soori partnership
After 15 years apart, they came back together for Aranmanai 2 (2016). They didn't share a set between 2001 and 2016. From Kannan Varuvaan (2000) to Aranmanai 2 (2016).
It started with Kannan Varuvaan (2000).
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to Ullam Kollai Poguthae; the 2010s to Aranmanai 2. Sundar C. directed every film; Soori acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Sundar C. cast Soori in 'Kannan Varuvaan' (2000) after seeing him in a small stage play. Soori was a last-minute replacement — the original actor dropped out two days before shooting started.
- On the sets of 'Ullam Kollai Poguthae' (2001), Sundar C. let Soori improvise most of his comedy lines. Soori would rewrite his dialogues in the morning, and Sundar would shoot them without a rehearsal — trusting his instinct completely.
- Soori has said in interviews that Sundar C. never raised his voice at him on set, even when takes went wrong. They shared the same lunch box every single day during 'Kannan Varuvaan' — Sundar’s wife packed extra.
- The success of 'Ullam Kollai Poguthae' (2001) directly led to Sundar C. casting Soori in his next big project 'Winner' (2003) — which became Soori’s first film to run over 100 days in theaters.
- Soori once told a Tamil magazine: 'Sundar C. gave me my first break when no one else would. I owe him my career.' He said this during the audio launch of 'Aranmanai 2' (2016).
- In 'Aranmanai 2' (2016), Sundar C. deliberately wrote a serious horror role for Soori — breaking his usual comedy track. Soori later admitted he was nervous, but Sundar shot his scenes first to set the tone for the rest of the cast.
3 films across 2 decades
The 2000s accounted for 2 films, averaging 3.8/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.7/10.
- Ullam Kollai Poguthae
- Kannan Varuvaan
- Aranmanai 2
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 16 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Aranmanai 2, Soori kept going for 41 more films; Sundar C. stepped back.
Before Kannan Varuvaan, Sundar C. had directed 10 films, including Unnaithedi (1999) and Arunachalam (1997).
After Aranmanai 2, Sundar C. went on to direct 17 more films, including Naan Sirithal (2020) and Aranmanai 4 (2024).
Kannan Varuvaan was Soori's acting debut.
After Aranmanai 2, Soori went on to appear in 41 more films, including Viduthalai (2023) and Viduthalai: Part II (2024).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Sundar C. & Soori's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Chithra Lakshmanan is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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