M. S. Bhaskar & Mayilsamy Movies Together List — 9 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
M. S. Bhaskar and Mayilsamy appeared together in 9 Tamil films between 2003 and 2021. Their highest-rated collaboration was Kaatrin Mozhi (2018 — 7.9/10). Films span Military (2003) through Sabhaapathy (2021).
The M. S. Bhaskar & Mayilsamy partnership
After 8 years apart, they came back together for Eththan (2011). They saved their best for last — Kaatrin Mozhi (7.9/10) came 15 years in. Their work runs across 3 decades of Tamil cinema.
They didn't share a set between 2003 and 2011. From Military (2003) to Sabhaapathy (2021).
The shape of the work
The 2010s account for 67% of everything they made together. The 2000s belonged to Military; the 2020s to Sabhaapathy. M. S. Bhaskar acted in every film; Mayilsamy acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- They first met on the set of Military (2003) because director R. K. Selvamani needed a pair of actors who could play rough, rural sidekicks without any ego. Bhaskar was already a known face; Mayilsamy was a stage actor making his film debut. Selvamani literally introduced them on the first day of shoot and said, 'You two will be brothers on screen.'
- In Uppu Karuvadu (2015), Bhaskar would set the rhythm of a scene with his deadpan delivery, and Mayilsamy would then break it with sudden, loud improvisations. The director told them to never rehearse together — he wanted that off-balance energy where one guy is calm and the other is chaos. That push-pull became their signature.
- Their comic track in Kaatrin Mozhi (2018) — where they play two bumbling auto drivers who accidentally help the heroine — was so popular that the film's writer, Rajesh, later spun off a short web series concept around those two characters. It never got made, but the fact that a producer considered it shows how much audiences wanted more of them together.
- On every single film they did together, Mayilsamy would bring homemade snacks from his wife's kitchen on the first day of shoot. Bhaskar would pretend to hate them, then finish the entire box by lunch. It became a running joke — the crew would bet on how fast the box would empty.
- Mayilsamy once told a behind-the-scenes interviewer: 'Bhaskar anna doesn't laugh at my jokes on set. He just stares. That stare is my biggest compliment — because if he laughs, I know I've overdone it.'
9 films across 3 decades
The 2000s accounted for 1 film.
The 2010s brought 6 films together, anchored by Kaatrin Mozhi (7.9/10).
The 2020s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.5/10.
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- Kaatrin Mozhi
- Uppu Karuvadu
- Sabhaapathy
- Malaysia to Amnesia
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
9 films across 18 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Sabhaapathy, M. S. Bhaskar kept going for 31 more films; Mayilsamy stepped back.
Before Military, M. S. Bhaskar had starred in 4 films, including University (2002) and Thamizh (2002).
After Sabhaapathy, M. S. Bhaskar went on to appear in 31 more films, including Taanakkaran (2022) and Red Sandal Wood (2023).
Before Military, Mayilsamy had starred in 17 films, including Vedham (2001) and Mugam (1999).
After Sabhaapathy, Mayilsamy went on to appear in 10 more films, including Idiot (2022) and Nenjuku Needhi (2022).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of M. S. Bhaskar & Mayilsamy's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Manobala appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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