Madhan Bob & Robo Shankar Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Madhan Bob and Robo Shankar appeared together in 4 Tamil films between 2005 and 2017. Their highest-rated collaboration was Ka Ka Ka Po (2016 — 5.5/10). Films span Karka Kasadara (2005) through Jeyikkira Kuthira (2017).
The Madhan Bob & Robo Shankar partnership
After 11 years apart, they came back together for Ka Ka Ka Po (2016). They didn't share a set between 2005 and 2016. They saved their best for last — Ka Ka Ka Po (5.5/10) came 11 years in.
From Karka Kasadara (2005) to Jeyikkira Kuthira (2017). It started with Karka Kasadara (2005).
The shape of the work
The 2010s account for 75% of everything they made together. The 2000s belonged to Karka Kasadara; the 2010s to Ka Ka Ka Po. Madhan Bob acted in every film; Robo Shankar acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Robo Shankar was a last-minute replacement in 'Ka Ka Ka Po' (2016). The original actor dropped out days before shooting. Madhan Bob personally recommended Shankar to the director after seeing him in a stage play.
- In 'Saravanan Irukka Bayamaen' (2017), Madhan Bob would deliberately flub his lines to make Robo Shankar break character. Shankar then improvised a comeback that Bob couldn't anticipate. The director kept rolling because the unscripted back-and-forth was funnier than the written scene.
- During the shoot of 'Jeyikkira Kuthira' (2017), the two shared a room in a budget lodge near the set. They spent nights rewriting each other's dialogues. Madhan Bob later said they never fought once — because Shankar always let him have the last word.
- Robo Shankar said in a 2018 interview: 'Madhan Bob is the only co-star who made me forget my lines because I was laughing so hard. He doesn't act — he just becomes the character, and I become the audience.'
- Their double-act in 'Ka Ka Ka Po' (2016) directly inspired the comedy track in the 2018 film 'Kalakalappu 2'. The writer admitted he modeled the bumbling sidekick duo after Bob and Shankar's rhythm.
4 films across 2 decades
The 2000s accounted for 1 film.
The 2010s accounted for 3 films, averaging 5.0/10.
- Karka Kasadara0
- Ka Ka Ka Po
- Saravanan Irukka Bayamaen
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 12 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, Madhan Bob had 47 films behind them; Robo Shankar had 0. After Jeyikkira Kuthira, Robo Shankar kept going for 31 more films; Madhan Bob stepped back.
Before Karka Kasadara, Madhan Bob had starred in 47 films, including Udan Pirappu (1993) and Thendral (2004).
After Jeyikkira Kuthira, Madhan Bob went on to appear in 11 more films, including Kalasal (2019) and Nagesh Thiraiyarangam (2018).
Karka Kasadara was Robo Shankar's acting debut.
After Jeyikkira Kuthira, Robo Shankar went on to appear in 31 more films, including Iravin Nizhal (2022) and Irumbu Thirai (2018).
Collaboration Journey
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