Riyaz Khan & Sayaji Shinde Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Riyaz Khan and Sayaji Shinde appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 2008 and 2016. Their highest-rated collaboration was Vaitheeswaran (2008 — 6.8/10). Films span Vaitheeswaran (2008) through Padam Pesum (2016).
The Riyaz Khan & Sayaji Shinde partnership
From Vaitheeswaran (2008) to Padam Pesum (2016). It started with Vaitheeswaran (2008).
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to Vaitheeswaran; the 2010s to Padam Pesum. Riyaz Khan acted in every film; Sayaji Shinde acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 2 decades
The 2000s accounted for 2 films, averaging 6.4/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film.
- Vaitheeswaran
- Aadhavan
- Padam Pesum0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 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
After Padam Pesum, Sayaji Shinde kept going for 29 more films; Riyaz Khan stepped back. By the time of Vaitheeswaran, both already had careers — Riyaz Khan with 19 films, Sayaji Shinde with 35.
Before Vaitheeswaran, Riyaz Khan had starred in 19 films, including Dongodu (2003) and Athma (1993).
After Padam Pesum, Riyaz Khan went on to appear in 8 more films, including 2.0 (2018) and WWW (2021).
Before Vaitheeswaran, Sayaji Shinde had starred in 35 films, including Athadu (2005) and Tagore (2003).
After Padam Pesum, Sayaji Shinde went on to appear in 29 more films, including Ajmer 92 (2023) and Johnny (2018).
Collaboration Journey
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