Selva & Deva Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Selva and Deva appeared together in 5 Tamil films between 1997 and 2007. Their highest-rated collaboration was Jore (2004 — 6.5/10). Films span Sishya (1997) through Manikanda (2007).
The Selva & Deva partnership
From Sishya (1997) to Manikanda (2007). It started with Sishya (1997).
The shape of the work
The 1990s account for 60% of everything they made together. The 1990s belonged to Aasaiyil Oru Kaditham; the 2000s to Jore. Selva directed every film; Deva scored all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
5 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 3 films, averaging 4.1/10.
The 2000s accounted for 2 films, averaging 6.0/10.
- Aasaiyil Oru Kaditham
- Sishya
- Jore
- Manikanda
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 films across 10 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
36% of Selva's screen credits are with Deva. When they first worked together, Selva had 3 films behind them; Deva had 133.
Before Sishya, Selva had directed 3 films, including Thalaivaasal (1992) and Amaravathi (1993).
After Manikanda, Selva went on to direct 6 more films, including Naanga (2012) and Thotta (2008).
Before Sishya, Deva had starred in 133 films, including Chakravarthy (1995) and Thai Maaman (1994).
After Manikanda, Deva went on to appear in 7 more films, including Aarumugam (2009) and Kutti Pisasu (2010).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Selva & Deva's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Vivek is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 5 films. Vivek appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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