Vadivelu averages 6.76 across 29 rated films as an actor, ahead of Joseph Vijay at 6.65.
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
| Chandralekha | 1995 | · | as Sundaram | as Rahim |
| Vasantha Vaasal | 1996 | 8.3 | Actor | as Vijay |
| Friends | 2001 | 7.9 | as Nesamani | as Aravind |
| Bagavathi | 2002 | 5.7 | as Vadivelu | as Bagavathi |
| Vaseegara | 2003 | 6.7 | as Kattabomman | as Bhoopathy |
| Madurey | 2004 | 5.1 | as Pandu | as Madureyvel |
| Sachien | 2005 | 7.4 | as Ayyasamy | as Sachein Singhania |
 Pokkiri | 2007 | 7.6 | as Body Soda | as Sathyamoorthy (Thamizh) |
| Villu | 2009 | 3.7 | as Maadaswamy | as Pugazh |
| Sura | 2010 | 3.1 | as Umbrella | as Sura |
| Kaavalan | 2011 | 7.0 | as Ammavasai | as Boominathan |
 Mersal | 2017 | 7.5 | as Vadivu | as Vetrimaaran |
