Livingston & Ravi Mariya Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Livingston and Ravi Mariya appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 2003 and 2019. Their highest-rated collaboration was Gurkha (2019 — 4.7/10). Films span Aasai Aasaiyai (2003) through Gurkha (2019).
The Livingston & Ravi Mariya partnership
After 14 years apart, they came back together for Jeyikkira Kuthira (2017). They didn't share a set between 2003 and 2017. From Aasai Aasaiyai (2003) to Gurkha (2019).
It started with Aasai Aasaiyai (2003).
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to Aasai Aasaiyai; the 2010s to Gurkha. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Livingston didn't just cast Ravi Mariya in 'Aasai Aasaiyai' (2003) — he wrote the role specifically for him after watching his stage work. Ravi was a theatre actor with zero film experience at that point.
- On the set of 'Jeyikkira Kuthira' (2017), Livingston let Ravi Mariya rewrite his own dialogues in real time. Ravi would hear the line, pause, and say 'Let me say it my way' — and Livingston always said yes.
- Between 'Aasai Aasaiyai' and 'Jeyikkira Kuthira', Livingston and Ravi Mariya didn't speak for nearly a decade. They patched things up only when a mutual friend forced them into the same room for a cup of tea in 2015.
- The success of 'Gurkha' (2019) directly led to Ravi Mariya getting cast as the lead in a web series the following year — a role he has said he only got because Livingston's film proved he could carry a project alone.
- Ravi Mariya once said in an interview: 'Livingston is the only director who let me fail on screen and still called me for the next film.' He said this at the audio launch of 'Gurkha'.
3 films across 2 decades
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.5/10.
The 2010s accounted for 2 films, averaging 4.7/10.
- Aasai Aasaiyai
- Gurkha
- Jeyikkira Kuthira0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 16 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, Livingston had 33 films behind them; Ravi Mariya had 2.
Before Aasai Aasaiyai, Livingston had starred in 33 films, including Virumbugiren (2002) and Unnai Kann Theduthey (2000).
After Gurkha, Livingston went on to appear in 21 more films, including Chennai City Gangsters (2025) and Taanakkaran (2022).
Before Aasai Aasaiyai, Ravi Mariya had starred in 2 films, including Khushi (2001) and Kushi (2000).
After Gurkha, Ravi Mariya went on to appear in 18 more films, including Naan Sirithal (2020) and Idiot (2022).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Livingston & Ravi Mariya's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Anandaraj is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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