Prabhu Deva & Karthik Raja Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Prabhu Deva and Karthik Raja appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1998 and 2001. Their highest-rated collaboration was Kaathala Kaathala (1998 — 5.9/10). Films span Naam Iruvar Namakku Iruvar (1998) through Ullam Kollai Poguthae (2001).
The Prabhu Deva & Karthik Raja partnership
From Naam Iruvar Namakku Iruvar (1998) to Ullam Kollai Poguthae (2001). The played out closed with Ullam Kollai Poguthae in 2001. It started with Naam Iruvar Namakku Iruvar (1998).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Kaathala Kaathala; the 2000s to Ullam Kollai Poguthae. Prabhu Deva acted in every film; Karthik Raja scored all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.0/10.
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.2/10.
- Kaathala Kaathala
- Naam Iruvar Namakku Iruvar
- Ullam Kollai Poguthae
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 3 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Ullam Kollai Poguthae, Prabhu Deva kept going for 64 more films; Karthik Raja stepped back.
Before Naam Iruvar Namakku Iruvar, Prabhu Deva had starred in 10 films, including Minsara Kanavu (1997) and Idhayam (1991).
After Ullam Kollai Poguthae, Prabhu Deva went on to appear in 64 more films, including Michael Madana Kamaraju (2008) and Poikkal Kudhirai (2022).
Before Naam Iruvar Namakku Iruvar, Karthik Raja had starred in 6 films, including Ullaasam (1997) and Uzhaippali (1993).
After Ullam Kollai Poguthae, Karthik Raja went on to appear in 28 more films, including Achchamundu! Achchamundu! (2009) and Neranja Manasu (2004).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Prabhu Deva & Karthik Raja's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Senthil is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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