Kovai Sarala & Roja Selvamani Movies Together List — 7 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Kovai Sarala and Roja Selvamani appeared together in 7 Tamil films between 1999 and 2002. Their highest-rated collaboration was Mitta Miraasu (2001 — 6.7/10). Films span Thirupathi Ezhumalai Venkatesa (1999) through Shakalaka Baby (2002).
The Kovai Sarala & Roja Selvamani partnership
Between 1999 and 2002, they barely worked apart — 7 films in 3 years. 2001 was their peak — 3 films in twelve months. From Thirupathi Ezhumalai Venkatesa (1999) to Shakalaka Baby (2002).
The played out closed with Shakalaka Baby in 2002. It started with Thirupathi Ezhumalai Venkatesa (1999).
The shape of the work
The 2000s account for 86% of everything they made together. The 1990s belonged to Thirupathi Ezhumalai Venkatesa; the 2000s to Mitta Miraasu. Kovai Sarala acted in every film; Roja Selvamani acted in all of them.
Partnership facts
- They first met on the set of Thirupathi Ezhumalai Venkatesa (1999). Roja was already a star. Kovai Sarala was a stage comedian making her big screen leap. The director paired them because he needed a comic duo that could match the film's chaotic energy — and neither had done a full-length comedy pairing before.
- In Kandha Kadamba Kathir Vela (2000), Sarala would set up the joke with her deadpan timing, then Roja would deliver the punchline with a wild physical reaction. They never rehearsed — they'd just nod at each other and go. The crew said it felt like watching a tennis match.
- During the shoot of Kshemanga Velli Labanga Randi (2000), Sarala's mother passed away. Roja quietly took over her scenes for two days, mimicking Sarala's mannerisms so the director wouldn't have to reschedule. Sarala never forgot it — she called Roja 'my sister on and off screen' in a 2019 interview.
- Their success in Shakalaka Baby (2002) directly inspired director K. S. Ravikumar to cast them again in a cameo for his next film. That cameo became so popular that it spawned a separate comedy track in the movie — something that had never happened for a supporting pair in Tamil cinema before.
- Roja once said: 'Sarala akka would whisper the next line in my ear if I forgot it. She never let me look bad on screen. I owe my comedy timing to her.' — Roja Selvamani, in a 2015 TV interview.
7 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 2.8/10.
The 2000s accounted for 6 films, averaging 4.8/10.
- Thirupathi Ezhumalai Venkatesa
- Mitta Miraasu
- Kshemanga Velli Labanga Randi
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
7 films across 3 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Shakalaka Baby, Kovai Sarala kept going for 73 more films; Roja Selvamani stepped back. By the time of Thirupathi Ezhumalai Venkatesa, both already had careers — Kovai Sarala with 46 films, Roja Selvamani with 43.
Before Thirupathi Ezhumalai Venkatesa, Kovai Sarala had starred in 46 films, including Mundhanai Mudichu (1983) and Chinna Vathiyar (1995).
After Shakalaka Baby, Kovai Sarala went on to appear in 73 more films, including Mersal (2017) and Hero (2008).
Before Thirupathi Ezhumalai Venkatesa, Roja Selvamani had starred in 43 films, including Kadavul (1997) and Rajali (1996).
After Shakalaka Baby, Roja Selvamani went on to appear in 24 more films, including Parijatham (2006) and Veera (2011).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Kovai Sarala & Roja Selvamani's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Vadivelu is the through-line — cast on 4 of their 7 films. S. A. Rajkumar scored 4 of them. Vadivelu appears alongside them in 4 films — practically a third lead.
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