Livingston & Meena Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Livingston and Meena appeared together in 5 Tamil films between 1995 and 2021. Their highest-rated collaboration was Oru Oorla Oru Rajakumari (1995 — 6.5/10). Films span Oru Oorla Oru Rajakumari (1995) through Annaatthe (2021).
The Livingston & Meena partnership
After 13 years apart, they came back together for Annaatthe (2021). They didn't share a set between 2008 and 2021. Their work runs across 3 decades of Tamil cinema.
From Oru Oorla Oru Rajakumari (1995) to Annaatthe (2021). It started with Oru Oorla Oru Rajakumari (1995).
The shape of the work
The 2000s account for 60% of everything they made together. The 1990s belonged to Oru Oorla Oru Rajakumari; the 2020s to Annaatthe. Livingston acted in every film; Meena acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Livingston and Meena first worked together in 'Oru Oorla Oru Rajakumari' (1995) because director K. S. Ravi Kumar wanted a fresh pair. Livingston was still a newcomer, and Meena was already a known face. The director bet on their awkwardness — and it worked.
- In 'Vanathai Pola' (2000), Livingston played a mute character. Meena had to carry most of the dialogue and emotional weight. She later said in an interview that Livingston's silence made her act more with her eyes — it pushed her to be quieter on screen too.
- By the time 'Namma Veetu Kalyanam' (2002) released, both Livingston and Meena had drifted apart professionally. They never publicly fell out — they just stopped getting cast together. Neither has spoken about why in any interview since.
- Meena once told a Tamil magazine: 'Livingston is the only co-star who never once tried to flirt or make me uncomfortable. He was like a brother on set.' She said this around the time of 'Vanathai Pola'.
- Their first film 'Oru Oorla Oru Rajakumari' (1995) was one of the early Tamil films to use a fairy-tale framing device — a grandmother telling a story to kids. That structure later got copied in at least two low-budget TV serials in the early 2000s.
5 films across 3 decades
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.5/10.
The 2000s accounted for 3 films, averaging 4.6/10.
The 2020s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.7/10.
- Oru Oorla Oru Rajakumari
- Kuselan
- Vanathai Pola
- Annaatthe
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 films across 26 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
By the time of Oru Oorla Oru Rajakumari, both already had careers — Livingston with 13 films, Meena with 28.
Before Oru Oorla Oru Rajakumari, Livingston had starred in 13 films, including Irumbu Pookkal (1991) and Pattukku Naan Adimai (1990).
After Annaatthe, Livingston went on to appear in 16 more films, including Chennai City Gangsters (2025) and Taanakkaran (2022).
Before Oru Oorla Oru Rajakumari, Meena had starred in 28 films, including Thai Maaman (1994) and Nenjangal (1982).
After Annaatthe, Meena went on to appear in 3 more films, including Drishyam 3 (2026) and Organic Mama Hybrid Alludu (2023).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Livingston & Meena's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
People who worked on Livingston & Meena's films together
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