Nayantara & Riyaz Khan Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Nayantara and Riyaz Khan appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 2005 and 2015. Their highest-rated collaboration was Ghajini (2005 — 7.4/10). Films span Ghajini (2005) through Massu Engira Masilamani (2015).
The Nayantara & Riyaz Khan partnership
From Ghajini (2005) to Massu Engira Masilamani (2015). Ghajini is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Ghajini (2005).
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to Ghajini; the 2010s to Massu Engira Masilamani. Nayantara acted in every film; Riyaz Khan acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 2 decades
The 2000s brought 2 films together, anchored by Ghajini (7.4/10).
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.4/10.
- Ghajini
- Aadhavan
- Massu Engira Masilamani
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 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
After Massu Engira Masilamani, Nayantara kept going for 43 more films; Riyaz Khan stepped back.
Ghajini was Nayantara's acting debut.
After Massu Engira Masilamani, Nayantara went on to appear in 43 more films, including Aramm (2017) and Jawan (2023).
Before Ghajini, Riyaz Khan had starred in 15 films, including Dongodu (2003) and Athma (1993).
After Massu Engira Masilamani, Riyaz Khan went on to appear in 11 more films, including 2.0 (2018) and WWW (2021).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Nayantara & Riyaz Khan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Suriya is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 3 films. Suriya appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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