Ilavarasu & Dhibu Ninan Thomas Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-14 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Ilavarasu and Dhibu Ninan Thomas appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 2018 and 2022. Their highest-rated collaboration was Kanaa (2018 — 7.8/10). Films span Kanaa (2018) through Nenjuku Needhi (2022).
The Ilavarasu & Dhibu Ninan Thomas partnership
From Kanaa (2018) to Nenjuku Needhi (2022). Kanaa is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Kanaa (2018).
The shape of the work
The 2010s belonged to Kanaa; the 2020s to Nenjuku Needhi. Ilavarasu acted in every film; Dhibu Ninan Thomas scored all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 2010s brought 1 film together, anchored by Kanaa (7.8/10).
The 2020s brought 1 film together, anchored by Nenjuku Needhi (7.1/10).
- Kanaa
- Nenjuku Needhi
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 4 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
33% of Dhibu Ninan Thomas's screen credits are with Ilavarasu. When they first worked together, Ilavarasu had 79 films behind them; Dhibu Ninan Thomas had 1. After Nenjuku Needhi, Ilavarasu kept going for 22 more films; Dhibu Ninan Thomas stepped back.
Before Kanaa, Ilavarasu had starred in 79 films, including Autograph (2004) and Rajathandhiram (2015).
After Nenjuku Needhi, Ilavarasu went on to appear in 22 more films, including Viduthalai (2023) and PT Sir (2024).
Before Kanaa, Dhibu Ninan Thomas had starred in 1 film, including Maragadha Naanayam (2017).
After Nenjuku Needhi, Dhibu Ninan Thomas went on to appear in 3 more films, including Chithha (2023) and Diesel (2025).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Ilavarasu & Dhibu Ninan Thomas's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Aari is the through-line — cast on 1 of their 2 films.
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