Ramesh Khanna & Deva Movies Together List — 7 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-02 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Ramesh Khanna and Deva appeared together in 7 Tamil films between 1999 and 2005. Their highest-rated collaboration was Gajendra (2004 — 5.8/10). Films span Chinna Raja (1999) through Girivalam (2005).
The Ramesh Khanna & Deva partnership
Between 1999 and 2005, they barely worked apart — 7 films in 6 years. For 6 years, a Ramesh–Deva film arrived almost every year. They saved their best for last — Gajendra (5.8/10) came 5 years in.
From Chinna Raja (1999) to Girivalam (2005). The played out closed with Girivalam in 2005.
The shape of the work
The 2000s account for 86% of everything they made together. The 1990s belonged to Chinna Raja; the 2000s to Gajendra. Ramesh Khanna acted in every film; Deva scored all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
7 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 3.5/10.
The 2000s accounted for 6 films, averaging 4.9/10.
- Chinna Raja
- Gajendra
- Maha Nadigan
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
7 films across 6 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, Ramesh Khanna had 4 films behind them; Deva had 187.
Before Chinna Raja, Ramesh Khanna had starred in 4 films, including Aan Paavam (1985) and Kadhal Mannan (1998).
After Girivalam, Ramesh Khanna went on to appear in 23 more films, including Kanne Kalaimaane (2019) and Vattaram (2006).
Before Chinna Raja, Deva had starred in 187 films, including Chakravarthy (1995) and Thai Maaman (1994).
After Girivalam, Deva went on to appear in 14 more films, including Thirumagan (2007) and Viyabari (2007).
Collaboration Journey
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