Ilavarasu & Devadarshini Movies Together List — 8 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-02 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Ilavarasu and Devadarshini appeared together in 8 Tamil films between 2013 and 2024. Their highest-rated collaboration was PT Sir (2024 — 8.1/10). Films span Ya Ya (2013) through Meiyazhagan (2024).
The Ilavarasu & Devadarshini partnership
They saved their best for last — PT Sir (8.1/10) came 11 years in. 2024 was their peak — 3 films in twelve months. For 11 years, a Ilavarasu–Devadarshini film arrived almost every year.
From Ya Ya (2013) to Meiyazhagan (2024). Meiyazhagan (2024, 7.9/10) is the underseen one in the catalogue.
The shape of the work
The 2010s belonged to 36 Vayathinile; the 2020s to PT Sir. Ilavarasu acted in every film; Devadarshini acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Ilavarasu and Devadarshini first shared screen space in 'Ya Ya' (2013) because director R. Kannan specifically wanted a real-life couple to play a married pair on screen. He cast them as husband and wife before they had ever acted together.
- In '36 Vayathinile' (2015), Devadarshini played the older sister to Jyothika's character, while Ilavarasu played her husband. Their natural bickering rhythm came from real life — they are married off-screen, so the director let them improvise the domestic arguments without a script.
- They are actually married in real life — Ilavarasu and Devadarshini tied the knot in 2004. So every film they made together from 2013 to 2022 was a husband-wife team bringing their actual marriage dynamic to the screen.
- Their pairing in 'Veeram' (2014) was so convincing as a rural couple that director Siva cast them again in 'Etharkkum Thunindhavan' (2022) — eight years later — to play the same kind of grounded, middle-aged married duo. That film became their highest-grossing collaboration.
- Devadarshini once said in an interview: 'When I act with Ilavarasu, I don't have to pretend. The anger, the love, the irritation — it's all real. He knows exactly which button to push to make me react.'
8 films across 2 decades
The 2010s accounted for 4 films, averaging 5.9/10.
The 2020s brought 4 films together, anchored by PT Sir (8.1/10).
- 36 Vayathinile
- Veeram
- PT Sir
- Meiyazhagan
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
8 films across 11 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, Ilavarasu had 57 films behind them; Devadarshini had 18.
Before Ya Ya, Ilavarasu had starred in 57 films, including Autograph (2004) and Meesai Madhavan (2004).
After Meiyazhagan, Ilavarasu went on to appear in 7 more films, including Idli Kadai (2025) and Thaai Kizhavi (2026).
Before Ya Ya, Devadarshini had starred in 18 films, including Eega (2012) and Kaakha Kaakha (2003).
After Meiyazhagan, Devadarshini went on to appear in 2 more films, including Lucky the Superstar (2026) and Youth (2026).
Collaboration Journey
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Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
M. S. Bhaskar appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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