R. Madhavan & Sharman Joshi Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
R. Madhavan and Sharman Joshi appeared together in 2 Hindi films between 2006 and 2009. Their highest-rated collaboration was 3 Idiots (2009 — 8.4/10). Films span Rang De Basanti (2006) through 3 Idiots (2009).
The R. Madhavan & Sharman Joshi partnership
From Rang De Basanti (2006) to 3 Idiots (2009). 3 Idiots is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Rang De Basanti (2006).
The shape of the work
R. Madhavan acted in every film; Sharman Joshi acted in all of them.
2 films across 1 decade
- 3 Idiots
- Rang De Basanti
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 3 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
Before Rang De Basanti, R. Madhavan had starred in 20 films, including Anbe Sivam (2003) and Run (2002).
After 3 Idiots, R. Madhavan went on to appear in 32 more films, including Rocketry: The Nambi Effect (2022) and Rocketry: The Nambi Effect (2022).
Before Rang De Basanti, Sharman Joshi had starred in 3 films, including Style (2001) and Xcuse Me (2003).
After 3 Idiots, Sharman Joshi went on to appear in 22 more films, including Sanju (2018) and Mission Mangal (2019).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of R. Madhavan & Sharman Joshi's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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