Sriman & Radha Ravi Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Sriman and Radha Ravi appeared together in 4 Tamil films between 2001 and 2017. Their highest-rated collaboration was Friends (2001 — 6.4/10). Films span Friends (2001) through Sathuranga Vettai 2 (2017).
The Sriman & Radha Ravi partnership
From Friends (2001) to Sathuranga Vettai 2 (2017). It started with Friends (2001).
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to Friends; the 2010s to Sura. Sriman acted in every film; Radha Ravi acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Radha Ravi was the one who recommended Sriman for a key role in Friends (2001). The director had someone else in mind, but Radha Ravi insisted Sriman had the right energy for the part.
- In Friends (2001), Radha Ravi played the strict father to Sriman's rebellious son. Off-camera, Radha Ravi actually coached Sriman on how to deliver the emotional outburst scenes — telling him to 'forget the camera and just react to my face.'
- After Friends (2001), Radha Ravi and Sriman stayed in touch and would often meet for tea at Radha Ravi's house. Sriman has said in interviews that Radha Ravi treated him like a younger brother, not just a co-star.
- Their pairing in Nayagan (2008) — where Radha Ravi played a ruthless don and Sriman his loyal henchman — directly inspired a minor trend in Tamil cinema: the 'boss and right-hand man' dynamic in gangster films that followed.
- Sriman once said about Radha Ravi: 'He doesn't just act with you — he acts for you. In Friends, he made sure my scenes looked good even if it meant adjusting his own performance.'
- Sathuranga Vettai 2 (2017) almost didn't happen for this pair. Radha Ravi had a scheduling conflict, but Sriman personally went to his house and waited three hours to convince him to take the role.
4 films across 2 decades
The 2000s accounted for 2 films, averaging 6.4/10.
The 2010s accounted for 2 films, averaging 2.9/10.
- Friends
- Nayagan0
- Sura
- Sathuranga Vettai 20
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 16 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, Sriman had 8 films behind them; Radha Ravi had 85. After Sathuranga Vettai 2, Radha Ravi kept going for 42 more films; Sriman stepped back.
Before Friends, Sriman had starred in 8 films, including Love Today (1997) and Sethu (1999).
After Sathuranga Vettai 2, Sriman went on to appear in 14 more films, including Guardian (2024) and Master (2020).
Before Friends, Radha Ravi had starred in 85 films, including Thanneer Thanneer (1981) and Vazhga! Valarga! (1987).
After Sathuranga Vettai 2, Radha Ravi went on to appear in 42 more films, including Ratsasan (2018) and Server Sundaram (2020).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Sriman & Radha Ravi's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Madhan Bob is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 4 films.
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