Nelson Venkatesan & Gokul Benoy Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Nelson Venkatesan and Gokul Benoy appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 2016 and 2023. Their highest-rated collaboration was Farhana (2023 — 7.2/10). Films span Oru Naal Koothu (2016) through Farhana (2023).
The Nelson Venkatesan & Gokul Benoy partnership
From Oru Naal Koothu (2016) to Farhana (2023). Their most recent film, Farhana, came out in 2023 — the partnership is still active. Farhana is the one most viewers reach for.
It started with Oru Naal Koothu (2016).
The shape of the work
The 2010s belonged to Oru Naal Koothu; the 2020s to Farhana. Never on the same side of the camera — Nelson Venkatesan director, Gokul Benoy cinematographer, across all 3 films. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 2 decades
The 2010s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.6/10.
The 2020s brought 1 film together, anchored by Farhana (7.2/10).
- Oru Naal Koothu
- Monster
- Farhana
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 7 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
43% of Gokul Benoy's screen credits are with Nelson Venkatesan.
Oru Naal Koothu was Nelson Venkatesan's directorial debut.
After Farhana, Nelson Venkatesan went on to direct 1 more film, including DNA (2025).
Before Oru Naal Koothu, Gokul Benoy had starred in 1 film, including Pannaiyarum Padminiyum (2014).
After Farhana, Gokul Benoy went on to appear in 3 more films, including Blackmail (2025) and Pechi (2024).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Nelson Venkatesan & Gokul Benoy's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Karunakaran is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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