Rekha & Kovai Sarala Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Rekha and Kovai Sarala appeared together in 5 Tamil films between 1987 and 2016. Their highest-rated collaboration was Sowkarpettai (2016 — 6.3/10). Films span Enga Ooru Pattukaran (1987) through Sowkarpettai (2016).
The Rekha & Kovai Sarala partnership
After 20 years apart, they came back together for Sowkarpettai (2016). They didn't share a set between 1996 and 2016. They saved their best for last — Sowkarpettai (6.3/10) came 29 years in.
Their work runs across 3 decades of Tamil cinema. From Enga Ooru Pattukaran (1987) to Sowkarpettai (2016).
The shape of the work
The 1990s account for 60% of everything they made together. The 1980s belonged to Enga Ooru Pattukaran; the 2010s to Sowkarpettai . Rekha acted in every film; Kovai Sarala acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
5 films across 3 decades
The 1980s accounted for 1 film, averaging 3.0/10.
The 1990s accounted for 3 films, averaging 3.2/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.3/10.
- Enga Ooru Pattukaran
- En Kadhal Kanmani
- Kaalam Maari Pochu
- Sowkarpettai
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 films across 29 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, Rekha had 54 films behind them; Kovai Sarala had 8. After Sowkarpettai , Kovai Sarala kept going for 24 more films; Rekha stepped back.
Before Enga Ooru Pattukaran, Rekha had starred in 54 films, including Tarang (1984) and Kalyug (1981).
After Sowkarpettai , Rekha went on to appear in 1 more film, including Muthuramalingam (2017).
Before Enga Ooru Pattukaran, Kovai Sarala had starred in 8 films, including Mundhanai Mudichu (1983) and Nooravathu Naal (1984).
After Sowkarpettai , Kovai Sarala went on to appear in 24 more films, including Mersal (2017) and Sembi (2022).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Rekha & Kovai Sarala's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
People who worked on Rekha & Kovai Sarala's films together
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