Ponnambalam & Deva Movies Together List — 19 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-02 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Ponnambalam and Deva appeared together in 19 Tamil films between 1991 and 2005. Their highest-rated collaboration was Thai Maaman (1994 — 7.5/10). Films span Pudhu Manithan (1991) through Devathayai Kanden (2005).
The Ponnambalam & Deva partnership
1992 was their peak — 3 films in twelve months. For 14 years, a Ponnambalam–Deva film arrived almost every year. The work is uneven: Thai Maaman (7.5) at one end, Kottai Vaasal (1.0) at the other.
From Pudhu Manithan (1991) to Devathayai Kanden (2005). Nila (1994, 7.5/10) is the underseen one in the catalogue.
The shape of the work
The 1990s account for 84% of everything they made together. The 1990s belonged to Thai Maaman; the 2000s to Devathayai Kanden. Ponnambalam acted in every film; Deva scored all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
19 films across 2 decades
The 1990s brought 16 films together, anchored by Thai Maaman (7.5/10).
The 2000s accounted for 3 films, averaging 4.6/10.
- Thai Maaman
- Nila
- Devathayai Kanden
- Bagavathi
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
19 films across 14 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
45% of Ponnambalam's screen credits are with Deva.
Before Pudhu Manithan, Ponnambalam had starred in 5 films, including Michael Madana Kama Rajan (1990) and Apoorva Sagodharargal (1989).
After Devathayai Kanden, Ponnambalam went on to appear in 18 more films, including Arya (2007) and Nagaram Marupakkam (2010).
Pudhu Manithan was Deva's acting debut.
After Devathayai Kanden, Deva went on to appear in 14 more films, including Thirumagan (2007) and Viyabari (2007).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Ponnambalam & Deva's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
They worked with the same 11 people again and again — a small repertory company. Goundamani appears alongside them in 7 films — practically a third lead.
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