Nayantara & Suriya Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Nayantara and Suriya 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 & Suriya 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; Suriya acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Suriya was already a star when Ghajini (2005) happened, but Nayantara was the one who pushed for the pairing. She had just come off a hit in Malayalam and told director A.R. Murugadoss she wanted to work with Suriya. He cast her on the spot.
- In Ghajini, Suriya’s character is violent and broken. Nayantara’s character is the only one who makes him smile. She improvised the little laugh he does in the park scene — Suriya said later that her natural warmth forced him to soften his performance.
- During Aadhavan (2009), Nayantara was going through a very public breakup. Suriya made sure the shoot schedule was adjusted so she never had to work late nights. The unit said he’d wait in his van until she finished her scenes, then drive off without a word.
- Suriya once said in an interview: 'Nayantara doesn't act — she reacts. That's why every scene with her feels real. I just had to stay in front of her and let her pull the emotion out of me.'
- The 'Oru Maalai' song from Ghajini (2005) became the template for romantic duets in Tamil action films for the next five years. Every hero-villain movie after that tried to copy that exact vibe — a soft love track placed right before the violence kicks in.
- In Massu Engira Masilamani (2015), Nayantara played a journalist who doesn't take nonsense. Suriya said she rewrote her own lines for the confrontation scene in the newsroom — she made her character sharper, and that forced him to raise his own energy to match her pace.
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; Suriya 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, Suriya had starred in 15 films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Kaakha Kaakha (2003).
After Massu Engira Masilamani, Suriya went on to appear in 15 more films, including Jai Bhim (2021) and Sarfira (2024).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Nayantara & Suriya's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Riyaz Khan is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 3 films. Riyaz Khan appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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