Pandu & Ashvin Raja Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Pandu and Ashvin Raja appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 2016 and 2017. Their highest-rated collaboration was Vaaliba Raja (2016 — 5.8/10). Films span Vaaliba Raja (2016) through Motta Shiva Ketta Shiva (2017).
The Pandu & Ashvin Raja partnership
From Vaaliba Raja (2016) to Motta Shiva Ketta Shiva (2017). It started with Vaaliba Raja (2016).
The shape of the work
Pandu acted in every film; Ashvin Raja acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Pandu and Ashvin Raja didn't plan to be a duo. Ashvin Raja was a debut director looking for a fresh face for Vaaliba Raja (2016). Pandu, then a TV anchor, auditioned and got the lead — but only after Ashvin made him lose 12 kilos in 45 days.
- On the sets of Narathan (2016), Ashvin Raja would rewrite scenes the night before based on Pandu's improv during rehearsals. Pandu's comic timing pushed Ashvin to add more slapstick — something the director hadn't originally written into the horror-comedy script.
- During the shoot of Motta Shiva Ketta Shiva (2017), Pandu and Ashvin Raja shared a room in a budget lodge in Kodaikanal for 22 days. They'd order the same biryani every night and argue over which Rajinikanth film had the best climax.
- Ashvin Raja once said in a 2017 interview: 'Pandu is the only actor who can make me laugh even when I'm angry about a bad shot. He'd do a stupid face, and I'd forget why I was yelling.'
- Their third film, Motta Shiva Ketta Shiva (2017), directly inspired a minor trend in Tamil low-budget horror-comedies — at least three small-budget films in 2018 copied its 'bald hero vs supernatural' premise, though none matched its box office.
3 films across 1 decade
- Vaaliba Raja
- Narathan
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 1 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, Pandu had 129 films behind them; Ashvin Raja had 13.
Before Vaaliba Raja, Pandu had starred in 129 films, including Nadigan (1990) and Meesai Madhavan (2004).
After Motta Shiva Ketta Shiva, Pandu went on to appear in 2 more films, including Panjumittai (2018) and Indha Nilai Maarum (2020).
Before Vaaliba Raja, Ashvin Raja had starred in 13 films, including Kumki (2012) and Eetti (2015).
After Motta Shiva Ketta Shiva, Ashvin Raja went on to appear in 1 more film, including Chennai 2 Bangkok (2019).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Pandu & Ashvin Raja's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Devadarshini is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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