Sriman & Raghava Lawrence Movies Together List — 6 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Sriman and Raghava Lawrence appeared together in 6 Tamil films between 2008 and 2019. Their highest-rated collaboration was Kanchana (2011 — 6.2/10). Films span Pandi (2008) through Kanchana 3 (2019).
The Sriman & Raghava Lawrence partnership
From Pandi (2008) to Kanchana 3 (2019). It started with Pandi (2008).
The shape of the work
The 2010s account for 83% of everything they made together. The 2000s belonged to Pandi; the 2010s to Kanchana. Raghava Lawrence actor in some, director in others.
Partnership facts
- Lawrence didn't just cast Sriman in Kanchana (2011) — he wrote the role of 'Durai' specifically for him after seeing his comic timing in a stage play. Sriman was the first actor Lawrence called before even finalizing the script.
- On the sets of Rebel (2012), Lawrence would deliberately mess up his dance steps during rehearsals just to make Sriman laugh. Sriman's genuine laughter became the take they used in the final cut — Lawrence said it made the scene feel alive.
- Sriman was the only actor Lawrence allowed to improvise his dialogue during horror-comedy scenes. In Kanchana 2 (2015), Sriman ad-libbed the line 'Enna da nadakku' — it became so popular that Lawrence wrote a callback to it in Kanchana 3 (2019).
- The Sriman-Lawrence combo in Kanchana (2011) directly inspired the 'comic sidekick in horror' template that later films like Aranmanai (2014) and Darling (2015) copied. Before them, Tamil horror comedies rarely gave the comedian a full parallel track.
- Lawrence once told a magazine: 'Sriman is my lucky charm. If he says yes to a film, I know the comedy portions will work even before I shoot them.' He said this during the promotions of Motta Shiva Ketta Shiva (2017).
- Their first film together, Pandi (2008), almost didn't happen. Lawrence wanted a bigger name for the comic role, but producer K. Muralidharan insisted on Sriman after seeing his work in TV serials. Lawrence later admitted he was wrong — and called Sriman for Kanchana immediately.
6 films across 2 decades
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.8/10.
The 2010s accounted for 5 films, averaging 5.6/10.
- Pandi
- Kanchana
- Rebel
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
6 films across 11 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, Sriman had 47 films behind them; Raghava Lawrence had 14.
Before Pandi, Sriman had starred in 47 films, including Imsai Arasan 23m Pulikesi (2006) and Satham Podathey (2007).
After Kanchana 3, Sriman went on to appear in 12 more films, including Guardian (2024) and Master (2020).
Before Pandi, Raghava Lawrence had starred in 14 films, including Muni (2007) and Muni (2007).
After Kanchana 3, Raghava Lawrence went on to appear in 3 more films, including Jigarthanda Double X (2023) and Rudhran (2023).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Sriman & Raghava Lawrence's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Devadarshini is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 6 films. Devadarshini appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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