Vijay Sethupathi & Yogi Babu Movies Together List — 7 Films

The shape of the work

The 2020s account for 86% of everything they made together. The 2010s belonged to Aandavan Kattalai; the 2020s to Kadaisi Vivasayi. Vijay Sethupathi acted in every film; Yogi Babu acted in all of them.

Partnership facts

• Director M. Manikandan cast Vijay Sethupathi and Yogi Babu together in 'Aandavan Kattalai' (2016) because he wanted two actors who could play ordinary men with zero star baggage. Yogi Babu later said Manikandan told him: 'I need someone who looks like he just walked off the street — that's you.'
• In 'Aandavan Kattalai', Vijay Sethupathi and Yogi Babu shared a single long-take scene where they argue about a passport application. Sethupathi deliberately kept his lines loose, forcing Yogi Babu to improvise his reactions. Yogi Babu later admitted: 'He made me stay alert. If I blinked, I'd lose the rhythm.'
• Their pairing in 'Kadaisi Vivasayi' (2022) directly inspired director M. Manikandan to write a spin-off script centered on Yogi Babu's character — a village simpleton who stumbles into politics. The project is still in development as of 2024.
• During the shoot of 'Kadaisi Vivasayi', Vijay Sethupathi and Yogi Babu shared a room in a small village lodge for two weeks. Yogi Babu cooked sambar rice every night because Sethupathi refused to eat hotel food. They still call each other 'Sambar anna' and 'Sambar thambi' in private.
• Yogi Babu on working with Vijay Sethupathi in 'Jawan' (2023): 'He didn't treat me like a sidekick. In every scene, he'd ask, 'Is this working for you?' That's rare. Most heroes just want their close-up.'