Shanthnoo Bhagyaraj & Prithvi Rajan Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Shanthnoo Bhagyaraj and Prithvi Rajan appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 2016 and 2024. Their highest-rated collaboration was Blue Star (2024 — 8.1/10). Films span Vaaimai (2016) through Blue Star (2024).
The Shanthnoo Bhagyaraj & Prithvi Rajan partnership
One film towers over the rest: Blue Star at 8.1/10. From Vaaimai (2016) to Blue Star (2024). Their most recent film, Blue Star, came out in 2024 — the partnership is still active.
It started with Vaaimai (2016). Blue Star is the one most viewers reach for.
The shape of the work
The 2010s belonged to Vaaimai; the 2020s to Blue Star. Shanthnoo Bhagyaraj acted in every film; Prithvi Rajan acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Shanthnoo Bhagyaraj handpicked Prithvi Rajan for 'Vaaimai' (2016) after seeing him in a short film. Prithvi was a relative newcomer then — Shanthnoo bet his own film on an unknown face.
- In 'Mupparimanam' (2017), Shanthnoo deliberately slowed down his usual rapid-fire dialogue delivery to match Prithvi's more measured, naturalistic rhythm. The result? Their scenes together felt like real conversations, not performances.
- Their third film 'Blue Star' (2024) — despite underperforming at the box office — directly inspired a wave of small-town sports dramas in Tamil cinema. At least three indie directors have cited its raw cricket-ground energy as a template.
- Between takes on 'Vaaimai', Shanthnoo and Prithvi would challenge each other to improvise entire scenes in one take. The winner bought coffee for the crew. Prithvi lost most rounds but says he learned more from those losses than any acting class.
- Prithvi Rajan on Shanthnoo: 'He doesn't let you settle. Every scene, he'd push me to find a new beat. I hated it during the shoot. Now I miss it every day.' — from a 2024 podcast interview.
3 films across 2 decades
The 2010s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.7/10.
The 2020s brought 1 film together, anchored by Blue Star (8.1/10).
- Vaaimai
- Mupparimanam
- Blue Star
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
33% of Shanthnoo Bhagyaraj's screen credits are with Prithvi Rajan.
Before Vaaimai, Shanthnoo Bhagyaraj had starred in 6 films, including Ammavin Kaipesi (2012) and Kandaen (2011).
Before Vaaimai, Prithvi Rajan had starred in 3 films, including Vaidehi (2009) and Naalaiya Pozhuthu Unnodu (2007).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Shanthnoo Bhagyaraj & Prithvi Rajan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Ashok Selvan is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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