Suresh & S. Ve. Shekher Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Suresh and S. Ve. Shekher appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1983 and 1984. Films span Brimmacharigal (1983) through Thiruttu Rajakkal (1984).
The Suresh & S. Ve. Shekher partnership
From Brimmacharigal (1983) to Thiruttu Rajakkal (1984). The played out closed with Thiruttu Rajakkal in 1984. It started with Brimmacharigal (1983).
The shape of the work
Suresh acted in every film; S. Ve. Shekher acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- S. Ve. Shekher was a playwright first. Suresh was a stage actor. They met during a play rehearsal in the late 70s. Shekher liked Suresh's timing so much he wrote Brimmacharigal (1983) specifically for him — their first film together.
- In Seerum Singangal (1983), Suresh played the straight man while S. Ve. Shekher did all the comic improvisation. Shekher would write the scene in the morning, then Suresh would quietly adjust the pacing during rehearsal — he knew exactly when to pause for Shekher's punchlines to land.
- Thiruttu Rajakkal (1984) was a heist comedy that directly inspired the 1990s Tamil comedy duo Goundamani and Senthil's later double-act films. The template — one nervous guy, one overconfident schemer — came straight from Suresh and Shekher's dynamic in this movie.
- After Thiruttu Rajakkal (1984), they never worked together again. No fight, no fallout — S. Ve. Shekher just moved fully into writing and directing, while Suresh shifted to character roles. They stayed friends but never planned another film.
- Suresh once said in a 2005 interview: 'Shekher would write a line, I'd read it, and we'd both laugh before even shooting. That's how easy it was. No ego, just two guys who got each other's rhythm.'
3 films across 1 decade
- Brimmacharigal0
- Seerum Singangal0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 1 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Thiruttu Rajakkal, Suresh kept going for 68 more films; S. Ve. Shekher stepped back.
Before Brimmacharigal, Suresh had starred in 7 films, including Panneer Pushpangal (1981) and Nandu (1981).
After Thiruttu Rajakkal, Suresh went on to appear in 68 more films, including Saivam (2014) and Iniya Uravu Poothathu (1987).
Before Brimmacharigal, S. Ve. Shekher had starred in 5 films, including Varumayin Niram Sigappu (1980) and Manal Kayiru (1982).
After Thiruttu Rajakkal, S. Ve. Shekher went on to appear in 32 more films, including Naam (1985) and Poove Poochooda Vaa (1985).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Suresh & S. Ve. Shekher's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Sankar Ganesh is the through-line — music on 2 of their 3 films.
