R. Madhavan & Kaali Venkat Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
R. Madhavan and Kaali Venkat appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 2016 and 2025. Their highest-rated collaboration was Irudhi Suttru (2016 — 7.6/10). Films span Irudhi Suttru (2016) through Test (2025).
The R. Madhavan & Kaali Venkat partnership
After 9 years apart, they came back together for Test (2025). They didn't share a set between 2016 and 2025. From Irudhi Suttru (2016) to Test (2025).
Their most recent film, Test, came out in 2025 — the partnership is still active. Irudhi Suttru is the one most viewers reach for.
The shape of the work
The 2010s belonged to Irudhi Suttru; the 2020s to Test. R. Madhavan acted in every film; Kaali Venkat acted in all of them.
3 films across 2 decades
The 2010s brought 2 films together, anchored by Irudhi Suttru (7.6/10).
The 2020s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.5/10.
- Irudhi Suttru
- Saala Khadoos
- Test
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 9 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
By the time of Irudhi Suttru, both already had careers — R. Madhavan with 42 films, Kaali Venkat with 20.
Before Irudhi Suttru, R. Madhavan had starred in 42 films, including 3 Idiots (2009) and Anbe Sivam (2003).
After Test, R. Madhavan went on to appear in 3 more films, including Dhurandhar: The Revenge (2026) and G.D.N (2026).
Before Irudhi Suttru, Kaali Venkat had starred in 20 films, including Mouna Guru (2011) and Pannaiyarum Padminiyum (2014).
After Test, Kaali Venkat went on to appear in 6 more films, including Karuppu (2026) and Parasakthi (2026).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of R. Madhavan & Kaali Venkat's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Nassar is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 3 films. Nassar appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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