Kushboo & Raj Kapoor Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-02 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Kushboo and Raj Kapoor appeared together in 4 Tamil films between 1993 and 2016. Their highest-rated collaboration was Aranmanai 2 (2016 — 4.7/10). Films span Uthama Raasa (1993) through Aranmanai 2 (2016).
The Kushboo & Raj Kapoor partnership
After 11 years apart, they came back together for Villu (2009). They didn't share a set between 1998 and 2009. They saved their best for last — Aranmanai 2 (4.7/10) came 23 years in.
Their work runs across 3 decades of Tamil cinema. From Uthama Raasa (1993) to Aranmanai 2 (2016).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Kalyana Galatta; the 2010s to Aranmanai 2. Raj Kapoor director in some, actor in others. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Kushboo was already a huge star in Tamil when Raj Kapoor was still finding his footing. She personally recommended him for Uthama Raasa (1993) after the director struggled to cast the male lead. That film launched his Tamil career.
- On the sets of Kalyana Galatta (1998), Kushboo would rewrite her own lines in Tamil to make them more natural. Raj Kapoor, who didn't speak the language fluently, would then rehearse those rewritten lines with her before every take. She became his unofficial Tamil coach.
- After Villu (2009) flopped, Raj Kapoor called Kushboo to apologize for the film's failure. She told him: 'We tried something new. That's all that matters.' They stayed in touch through her transition into politics.
- Kushboo once said in an interview: 'Raj Kapoor is the only co-star who would call me before every shoot to ask if I had eaten. He treated me like family, not just a heroine.'
- Their pairing in Uthama Raasa (1993) was so well-received that it directly led to director K. S. Ravikumar casting them again in Kalyana Galatta (1998). That film's comedy track between them became a template for many 2000s Tamil rom-coms.
- In Aranmanai 2 (2016), their only horror-comedy together, Kushboo deliberately played the straight woman to Raj Kapoor's over-the-top comic relief. She later said she 'let him take all the laughs' because she knew his timing was sharper in that genre.
4 films across 3 decades
The 1990s accounted for 2 films, averaging 3.8/10.
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.1/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.7/10.
- Kalyana Galatta
- Uthama Raasa0
- Villu
- Aranmanai 2
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 23 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
Before Uthama Raasa, Kushboo had starred in 33 films, including Nadigan (1990) and En Kitta Mothathey (1990).
After Aranmanai 2, Kushboo went on to appear in 2 more films, including Varisu (2023) and Traffic Ramasamy (2018).
Before Uthama Raasa, Raj Kapoor had directed 7 films, including Prem Rog (1982) and Vakil Babu (1982).
After Aranmanai 2, Raj Kapoor went on to direct 9 more films, including Azhagiya Kanne (2023) and Laththi Charge (2022).
Collaboration Journey
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