Jayaprakash & Radha Ravi Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Jayaprakash and Radha Ravi appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 2017 and 2021. Their highest-rated collaboration was Sivalinga (2017 — 7.7/10). Films span Sivalinga (2017) through Rajavamsam (2021).
The Jayaprakash & Radha Ravi partnership
From Sivalinga (2017) to Rajavamsam (2021). Sivalinga is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Sivalinga (2017).
The shape of the work
The 2010s belonged to Sivalinga; the 2020s to Rajavamsam. Jayaprakash acted in every film; Radha Ravi acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Radha Ravi personally called Jayaprakash to offer him the role in Sivalinga (2017). He said he needed a solid antagonist who could match his own screen presence. Jayaprakash said yes without reading the full script.
- In Sivalinga, Radha Ravi played the comic villain while Jayaprakash played the straight-laced hero's father. Their scenes worked because Radha Ravi kept improvising one-liners, and Jayaprakash reacted with deadpan silence — making the comedy land harder.
- During Maniyaar Kudumbam (2018) shoot, the two would share a cup of filter coffee between takes. Jayaprakash later said Radha Ravi insisted on it — calling it their 'peace treaty' before facing off on screen.
- Maniyaar Kudumbam (2018) became a sleeper hit largely because of the unexpected comic timing between these two. That film's success directly led to the director casting them again in Rajavamsam (2021) — a film that flopped hard.
- Jayaprakash told a Tamil magazine in 2019: 'Radha Ravi sir doesn't act with you — he wrestles you on screen. If you blink, he wins. I learned to keep my eyes wide open.'
3 films across 2 decades
The 2010s brought 2 films together, anchored by Sivalinga (7.7/10).
The 2020s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.5/10.
- Sivalinga
- Maniyaar Kudumbam
- Rajavamsam
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 4 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, Jayaprakash had 75 films behind them; Radha Ravi had 129. After Rajavamsam, Jayaprakash kept going for 41 more films; Radha Ravi stepped back.
Before Sivalinga, Jayaprakash had starred in 75 films, including Naadodigal (2009) and Indru Netru Naalai (2015).
After Rajavamsam, Jayaprakash went on to appear in 41 more films, including Meiyazhagan (2024) and Gargi (2022).
Before Sivalinga, Radha Ravi had starred in 129 films, including Thanneer Thanneer (1981) and Soodhu Kavvum (2013).
After Rajavamsam, Radha Ravi went on to appear in 20 more films, including Pichaikkaran 2 (2023) and License (2023).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Jayaprakash & Radha Ravi's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Singampuli is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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