Riyaz Khan & Mani Sharma Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Riyaz Khan and Mani Sharma appeared together in 4 Tamil films between 2003 and 2016. Their highest-rated collaboration was Arasu (2003 — 6.5/10). Films span Arasu (2003) through Padam Pesum (2016).
The Riyaz Khan & Mani Sharma partnership
From Arasu (2003) to Padam Pesum (2016). It started with Arasu (2003).
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to Arasu; the 2010s to Sura. Riyaz Khan acted in every film; Mani Sharma scored all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
4 films across 2 decades
The 2000s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.5/10.
The 2010s accounted for 2 films, averaging 2.9/10.
- Arasu
- Malai Malai
- Sura
- Padam Pesum0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 13 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Padam Pesum, Mani Sharma kept going for 27 more films; Riyaz Khan stepped back.
Before Arasu, Riyaz Khan had starred in 6 films, including Athma (1993) and Badri (2001).
After Padam Pesum, Riyaz Khan went on to appear in 8 more films, including 2.0 (2018) and WWW (2021).
Before Arasu, Mani Sharma had starred in 22 films, including Seenu (1999) and Khushi (2001).
After Padam Pesum, Mani Sharma went on to appear in 27 more films, including Narappa (2021) and Ami Thumi (2017).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Riyaz Khan & Mani Sharma's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Vadivelu is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 4 films.
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