R. Madhavan & Zakir Hussain Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
R. Madhavan and Zakir Hussain appeared together in 2 Tamil films. Their highest-rated collaboration was Irudhi Suttru (2016 — 7.6/10). Films span Irudhi Suttru (2016) through Saala Khadoos (2016).
The R. Madhavan & Zakir Hussain partnership
From Irudhi Suttru (2016) to Saala Khadoos (2016). Irudhi Suttru is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Irudhi Suttru (2016).
The shape of the work
R. Madhavan acted in every film; Zakir Hussain acted in all of them.
2 films across 1 decade
- Irudhi Suttru
- Saala Khadoos
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 0 years represents focused partnership.
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, Zakir Hussain with 35.
Before Irudhi Suttru, R. Madhavan had starred in 42 films, including 3 Idiots (2009) and Anbe Sivam (2003).
After Saala Khadoos, R. Madhavan went on to appear in 23 more films, including Rocketry: The Nambi Effect (2022) and Rocketry: The Nambi Effect (2022).
Before Irudhi Suttru, Zakir Hussain had starred in 35 films, including Paan Singh Tomar (2012) and Thuppakki (2012).
After Saala Khadoos, Zakir Hussain went on to appear in 23 more films, including Romeo S3 (2025) and Dhadak 2 (2025).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of R. Madhavan & Zakir Hussain's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Baljinder Kaur is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 2 films.
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