R. Madhavan & Abbas Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
R. Madhavan and Abbas appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 2001 and 2009. Their highest-rated collaboration was Guru En Aalu (2009 — 5.5/10). Films span Minnale (2001) through Guru En Aalu (2009).
The R. Madhavan & Abbas partnership
After 8 years apart, they came back together for Guru En Aalu (2009). They didn't share a set between 2001 and 2009. From Minnale (2001) to Guru En Aalu (2009).
It started with Minnale (2001).
The shape of the work
R. Madhavan acted in every film; Abbas acted in all of them.
2 films across 1 decade
- Guru En Aalu
- Minnale
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 8 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Guru En Aalu, R. Madhavan kept going for 32 more films; Abbas stepped back.
Before Minnale, R. Madhavan had starred in 3 films, including Ennavale (2000) and Alaipayuthey (2000).
After Guru En Aalu, R. Madhavan went on to appear in 32 more films, including Rocketry: The Nambi Effect (2022) and Rocketry: The Nambi Effect (2022).
Before Minnale, Abbas had starred in 16 films, including Padayappa (1999) and Kandukondain Kandukondain (2000).
After Guru En Aalu, Abbas went on to appear in 2 more films, including Happy Raj (2026) and Maaro (2011).
Collaboration Journey
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Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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