Bagavathi Perumal & Aruldoss Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Bagavathi Perumal and Aruldoss appeared together in 4 Tamil films between 2014 and 2026. Their highest-rated collaboration was Gangers (2025 — 6.4/10). Films span Oru Kanniyum Moonu Kalavaanikalum (2014) through Nooru Saami (2026).
The Bagavathi Perumal & Aruldoss partnership
After 8 years apart, they came back together for Gangers (2025). They saved their best for last — Gangers (6.4/10) came 11 years in. They didn't share a set between 2017 and 2025.
From Oru Kanniyum Moonu Kalavaanikalum (2014) to Nooru Saami (2026). Their most recent film, Nooru Saami, came out in 2026 — the partnership is still active.
The shape of the work
The 2010s belonged to Ivan Yarendru Therikiratha; the 2020s to Gangers. Bagavathi Perumal acted in every film; Aruldoss acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- For 'Oru Kanniyum Moonu Kalavaanikalum' (2014), director Suresh Krishna was struggling to find a second lead who could match Perumal's raw energy. Aruldoss walked in unannounced, did a single take of a tense confrontation scene, and got the role on the spot.
- In 'Ivan Yarendru Therikiratha' (2017), Perumal would deliberately flub his lines during rehearsals to throw Aruldoss off. Aruldoss later admitted this forced him to stay fully alert, and the on-screen tension became real — that's why their face-offs in the film feel so raw.
- Between shoots, Perumal and Aruldoss would share a single packet of biryani every Friday — a ritual they started on the first day of 'Oru Kanniyum Moonu Kalavaanikalum' and kept through all three films. Aruldoss once said, 'If the biryani didn't arrive, we wouldn't shoot the next scene.'
- Aruldoss on Perumal: 'He doesn't act. He just stands there and the scene happens. I had to work twice as hard to not look like a cardboard cutout next to him.' — Interview with a local Tamil magazine, 2017.
- Their pairing in 'Ivan Yarendru Therikiratha' directly inspired director R. K. Selvamani to cast both of them in his 2019 thriller 'Naan Avan Illai' — a film that launched a minor trend of double-actor psychological dramas in low-budget Tamil cinema.
4 films across 2 decades
The 2010s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.1/10.
The 2020s accounted for 2 films, averaging 6.4/10.
- Ivan Yarendru Therikiratha
- Oru Kanniyum Moonu Kalavaanikalum
- Gangers
- Nooru Saami
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 12 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
80% of Bagavathi Perumal's screen credits are with Aruldoss.
Before Oru Kanniyum Moonu Kalavaanikalum, Bagavathi Perumal had starred in 1 film, including Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom (2012).
Before Oru Kanniyum Moonu Kalavaanikalum, Aruldoss had starred in 13 films, including Thanga Meenkal (2013) and Soodhu Kavvum (2013).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Bagavathi Perumal & Aruldoss's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Jayaprakash is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 4 films.
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