Ilavarasu & Ravi Mariya Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Ilavarasu and Ravi Mariya appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 2010 and 2012. Their highest-rated collaboration was Goripalayam (2010 — 6.5/10). Films span Goripalayam (2010) through Manam Kothi Paravai (2012).
The Ilavarasu & Ravi Mariya partnership
From Goripalayam (2010) to Manam Kothi Paravai (2012). It started with Goripalayam (2010).
The shape of the work
Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Ilavarasu was the one who pushed director Ravi Mariya to cast him in Goripalayam (2010). Ravi had initially planned a younger actor for the role, but Ilavarasu convinced him he could pull off the gritty father figure.
- On the sets of Milaga (2010), Ravi Mariya let Ilavarasu improvise most of his dialogue. Ilavarasu’s natural, raw delivery set the tone for the entire film, and Ravi would adjust the camera around his pauses.
- Their third film together, Manam Kothi Paravai (2012), directly launched the career of actor Siddharth. Ravi Mariya cast Siddharth after Ilavarasu recommended him from a stage play they had both watched.
- Ilavarasu and Ravi Mariya never worked together after 2012. Ravi moved into television serials, and Ilavarasu later admitted in a 2018 interview that they simply drifted apart — no fight, just different paths.
- Ravi Mariya once said about Ilavarasu: 'He doesn't act — he just becomes the character. I didn't direct him; I just pointed the camera.'
3 films across 1 decade
- Goripalayam
- Milaga
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 2 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Manam Kothi Paravai, Ilavarasu kept going for 67 more films; Ravi Mariya stepped back.
Before Goripalayam, Ilavarasu had starred in 37 films, including Autograph (2004) and Meesai Madhavan (2004).
After Manam Kothi Paravai, Ilavarasu went on to appear in 67 more films, including Sila Nerangalil Sila Manidhargal (2022) and Jai Bhim (2021).
Before Goripalayam, Ravi Mariya had starred in 9 films, including Veyil (2006) and New (2004).
After Manam Kothi Paravai, Ravi Mariya went on to appear in 35 more films, including Naan Sirithal (2020) and Idiot (2022).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Ilavarasu & Ravi Mariya's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Singampuli is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 3 films. Singampuli appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
