Bose Venkat & Mahanadhi Shankar Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-19 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Bose Venkat and Mahanadhi Shankar appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 2015 and 2023. Their highest-rated collaboration was Eli (2015 — 7.2/10). Films span Eli (2015) through Kulasami (2023).
The Bose Venkat & Mahanadhi Shankar partnership
After 8 years apart, they came back together for Kulasami (2023). They didn't share a set between 2015 and 2023. From Eli (2015) to Kulasami (2023).
Their most recent film, Kulasami, came out in 2023 — the partnership is still active. Eli is the one most viewers reach for.
The shape of the work
The 2010s belonged to Eli ; the 2020s to Kulasami. Bose Venkat acted in every film; Mahanadhi Shankar acted in all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 2010s brought 1 film together, anchored by Eli (7.2/10).
The 2020s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.0/10.
- Eli
- Kulasami
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 8 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 Eli , both already had careers — Bose Venkat with 28 films, Mahanadhi Shankar with 10.
Before Eli , Bose Venkat had starred in 28 films, including Nagaram Marupakkam (2010) and Nagaram (2008).
After Kulasami, Bose Venkat went on to appear in 9 more films, including Viduthalai: Part II (2024) and DNA (2025).
Before Eli , Mahanadhi Shankar had starred in 10 films, including Sindhanai Sei (2009) and Kannamoochi Yenada (2007).
After Kulasami, Mahanadhi Shankar went on to appear in 2 more films, including Maargan (2025) and Lucky the Superstar (2026).
Collaboration Journey
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Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Bava Lakshmanan is the through-line — cast on 1 of their 2 films.
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