Soori & Ilavarasu Movies Together List — 9 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-02 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Soori and Ilavarasu appeared together in 9 Tamil films between 2010 and 2024. Their highest-rated collaboration was Viduthalai (2023 — 8.1/10). Films span Kalavani (2010) through Viduthalai: Part II (2024).
The Soori & Ilavarasu partnership
They saved their best for last — Viduthalai (8.1/10) came 13 years in. From Kalavani (2010) to Viduthalai: Part II (2024). Viduthalai: Part II (2024, 7.8/10) is the underseen one in the catalogue.
Their most recent film, Viduthalai: Part II, came out in 2024 — the partnership is still active. Viduthalai is the one most viewers reach for.
The shape of the work
The 2010s belonged to Kalavani; the 2020s to Viduthalai. Soori acted in every film; Ilavarasu acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Ilavarasu was a last-minute replacement in Velayudham (2011). The original actor dropped out days before the shoot, and Soori personally recommended Ilavarasu to director Jayam Raja. That one call turned into a 11-year partnership.
- In Manam Kothi Paravai (2012), Soori and Ilavarasu played a father-son duo. Soori later said Ilavarasu would deliberately flub his lines during rehearsals to make Soori laugh on camera — and the director kept those takes because the natural irritation looked real.
- On the sets of Sangili Bungili Kathava Thorae (2017), the two shared a room during the entire shoot in Kumbakonam. Ilavarasu would wake up at 4 AM to practice his lines aloud, and Soori would throw pillows at him. They still joke about it.
- Soori once said in an interview: 'Ilavarasu sir is the only actor who can make me forget my lines just by looking at me. We don't act together — we react together.'
- Their comic track in Etharkkum Thunindhavan (2022) was so well-received that the director Pandiraj wrote a separate spin-off scene just for them — which wasn't in the original script. That scene became the most shared clip from the film on social media.
9 films across 2 decades
The 2010s brought 5 films together, anchored by Kalavani (7.3/10).
The 2020s brought 4 films together, anchored by Viduthalai (8.1/10).
- Kalavani
- Manam Kothi Paravai
- Viduthalai
- Viduthalai: Part II
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
9 films across 14 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
53% of Soori's screen credits are with Ilavarasu. When they first worked together, Soori had 6 films behind them; Ilavarasu had 37.
Before Kalavani, Soori had starred in 6 films, including Kaadhal (2004) and Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu (2009).
After Viduthalai: Part II, Soori went on to appear in 2 more films, including Maaman (2025) and Badava (2025).
Before Kalavani, Ilavarasu had starred in 37 films, including Autograph (2004) and Meesai Madhavan (2004).
After Viduthalai: Part II, Ilavarasu went on to appear in 7 more films, including Idli Kadai (2025) and Thaai Kizhavi (2026).









Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Soori & Ilavarasu's professional partnership
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