Vishnuvardhan & Yuvan Shankar Raja Movies Together List — 9 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Vishnuvardhan and Yuvan Shankar Raja appeared together in 9 Tamil films between 2003 and 2017. Their highest-rated collaboration was Arinthum Ariyamalum (2005 — 7.1/10). Films span Kurumbu (2003) through Thala 58 (2017).
The Vishnuvardhan & Yuvan Shankar Raja partnership
From Kurumbu (2003) to Thala 58 (2017). Arinthum Ariyamalum is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Kurumbu (2003).
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to Arinthum Ariyamalum; the 2010s to Arrambam. Vishnuvardhan directed every film; Yuvan Shankar Raja scored all of them.
9 films across 2 decades
The 2000s brought 5 films together, anchored by Arinthum Ariyamalum (7.1/10).
The 2010s accounted for 4 films, averaging 5.9/10.
- Arinthum Ariyamalum
- Pattiyal
- Arrambam
- Panjaa
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
9 films across 14 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
53% of Vishnuvardhan's screen credits are with Yuvan Shankar Raja. After Thala 58, Yuvan Shankar Raja kept going for 55 more films; Vishnuvardhan stepped back.
Before Kurumbu, Vishnuvardhan had directed 8 films, including Alaigal (1973) and Inspector Dhanush (1991).
Before Kurumbu, Yuvan Shankar Raja had starred in 14 films, including Dheena (2001) and Poovellam Kettuppar (1999).
After Thala 58, Yuvan Shankar Raja went on to appear in 55 more films, including Super Deluxe (2019) and Peranbu (2019).
Collaboration Journey
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Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Arya is the through-line — cast on 5 of their 9 films. Arya appears alongside them in 5 films — practically a third lead.
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