Nayantara & Dhanush Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Nayantara and Dhanush appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 2008 and 2015. Their highest-rated collaboration was Yaaradi Nee Mohini (2008 — 6.9/10). Films span Yaaradi Nee Mohini (2008) through Naanum Rowdydhaan (2015).
The Nayantara & Dhanush partnership
From Yaaradi Nee Mohini (2008) to Naanum Rowdydhaan (2015). It started with Yaaradi Nee Mohini (2008).
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to Yaaradi Nee Mohini; the 2010s to Naanum Rowdydhaan.
2 films across 2 decades
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.9/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.7/10.
- Yaaradi Nee Mohini
- Naanum Rowdydhaan
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 7 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Naanum Rowdydhaan, Nayantara kept going for 43 more films; Dhanush stepped back. By the time of Yaaradi Nee Mohini, both already had careers — Nayantara with 22 films, Dhanush with 12.
Before Yaaradi Nee Mohini, Nayantara had starred in 22 films, including E (2006) and Ayya (2005).
After Naanum Rowdydhaan, Nayantara went on to appear in 43 more films, including Aramm (2017) and Jawan (2023).
Before Yaaradi Nee Mohini, Dhanush had starred in 12 films, including Pudhupettai (2006) and Kadhal Kondein (2003).
After Naanum Rowdydhaan, Dhanush went on to appear in 26 more films, including Vada Chennai (2018) and Asuran (2019).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Nayantara & Dhanush's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Anandaraj is the through-line — cast on 1 of their 2 films.
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