K. V. Anand & A. R. Rahman Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
K. V. Anand and A. R. Rahman appeared together in 5 Tamil films between 1996 and 2007. Their highest-rated collaboration was Sivaji (2007 — 7.2/10). Films span Kadhal Desam (1996) through Sivaji (2007).
The K. V. Anand & A. R. Rahman partnership
They saved their best for last — Sivaji (7.2/10) came 11 years in. From Kadhal Desam (1996) to Sivaji (2007). Sivaji is the one most viewers reach for.
It started with Kadhal Desam (1996).
The shape of the work
The 2000s account for 60% of everything they made together. The 1990s belonged to Mudhalvan; the 2000s to Sivaji. K. V. Anand directed every film; A. R. Rahman scored all of them. Mostly Tamil, with 2 films in Hindi.
5 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.5/10.
The 2000s brought 3 films together, anchored by Sivaji (7.2/10).
- Mudhalvan
- Kadhal Desam
- Sivaji
- The Legend of Bhagat Singh
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 films across 11 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
45% of K. V. Anand's screen credits are with A. R. Rahman. When they first worked together, K. V. Anand had 0 films behind them; A. R. Rahman had 35. After Sivaji, A. R. Rahman kept going for 94 more films; K. V. Anand stepped back.
Kadhal Desam was K. V. Anand's acting debut.
After Sivaji, K. V. Anand went on to appear in 6 more films, including Ayan (2009) and Ko (2011).
Before Kadhal Desam, A. R. Rahman had starred in 35 films, including Kizhakku Cheemayile (1993) and Kizhakku Cheemayile (1993).
After Sivaji, A. R. Rahman went on to appear in 94 more films, including Maidaan (2024) and Sachin : A Billion Dreams (2017).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of K. V. Anand & A. R. Rahman's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
People who worked on K. V. Anand & A. R. Rahman's films together
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