Bharani & Barani Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-18 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Bharani and Barani appeared together in 5 Tamil films between 2009 and 2023. Their highest-rated collaboration was Naadodigal (2009 — 8.1/10). Films span Naadodigal (2009) through Aneethi (2023).
The Bharani & Barani partnership
One film towers over the rest: Naadodigal at 8.1/10. After 9 years apart, they came back together for Naadodigal 2 (2020). Their work runs across 3 decades of Tamil cinema.
They didn't share a set between 2011 and 2020. From Naadodigal (2009) to Aneethi (2023).
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to Naadodigal; the 2020s to Aneethi. Bharani acted in every film; Barani acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
5 films across 3 decades
The 2000s brought 1 film together, anchored by Naadodigal (8.1/10).
The 2010s accounted for 2 films, averaging 6.7/10.
The 2020s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.7/10.
- Naadodigal
- Thoonga Nagaram
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- Aneethi
- Naadodigal 2
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 films across 14 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
100% of Barani's screen credits are with Bharani.
Before Naadodigal, Bharani had starred in 13 films, including Anandha Ragam (1982) and Jaya (2002).
After Aneethi, Bharani went on to appear in 3 more films, including Thanal (2025) and Angammal (2025).
Naadodigal was Barani's acting debut.
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Bharani & Barani's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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