Prabhu & Ilavarasu Movies Together List — 6 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Prabhu and Ilavarasu appeared together in 6 Tamil films between 1995 and 2024. Their highest-rated collaboration was PT Sir (2024 — 8.1/10). Films span Pasumpon (1995) through PT Sir (2024).
The Prabhu & Ilavarasu partnership
After 10 years apart, they came back together for Vetrivel (2016). They didn't share a set between 2006 and 2016. One film towers over the rest: PT Sir at 8.1/10.
They saved their best for last — PT Sir (8.1/10) came 29 years in. Their work runs across 4 decades of Tamil cinema.
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Pasumpon; the 2020s to PT Sir. Prabhu acted in every film; Ilavarasu acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- For Kusthi (2006), director S. S. Stanley originally wanted a different actor for Prabhu's opponent. Ilavarasu was a last-minute replacement after the first choice backed out. Prabhu personally vouched for Ilavarasu, saying he had the right 'body language' for the role.
- In Vetrivel (2016), Prabhu and Ilavarasu played brothers with a simmering rivalry. The key scene — a tense face-off in a tea shop — was entirely improvised. Ilavarasu started the argument, and Prabhu responded by silently pouring tea and walking away. The director kept the camera rolling. That take made the final cut.
- Ilavarasu has said in interviews that Prabhu is the only co-star who calls him 'anna' (elder brother) off-screen, even though Ilavarasu is older. They share a ritual: before every scene together, Prabhu touches Ilavarasu's feet. Ilavarasu then pulls him up and says, 'Enna da, over-aa?'
- Raavana Kottam (2023) was the first time Prabhu played a full-length negative role in his career. Ilavarasu, playing the hero's father, pushed Prabhu to go darker in their confrontation scene. That performance directly led to Prabhu being cast in a similar villain role in a 2024 web series.
- Ilavarasu once told a Tamil magazine: 'Prabhu is the only actor who can make you feel like you're the hero even when he's the star. In Kusthi, he deliberately let me have the last word in every scene. That's not acting. That's generosity.'
6 films across 4 decades
The 1990s accounted for 2 films, averaging 4.3/10.
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.8/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.4/10.
The 2020s brought 2 films together, anchored by PT Sir (8.1/10).
- Pasumpon
- Periya Thambi0
- Kusthi
- Vetrivel
- PT Sir
- Raavana Kottam
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
6 films across 29 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
40% of Ilavarasu's screen credits are with Prabhu. When they first worked together, Prabhu had 106 films behind them; Ilavarasu had 2.
Before Pasumpon, Prabhu had starred in 106 films, including Ninaivu Chinnam (1989) and Uzhavan (1993).
After PT Sir, Prabhu went on to appear in 4 more films, including Kiss (2025) and Good Bad Ugly (2025).
Before Pasumpon, Ilavarasu had starred in 2 films, including Kodi Parakuthu (1988) and Vedham Pudhithu (1987).
After PT Sir, Ilavarasu went on to appear in 7 more films, including Idli Kadai (2025) and Thaai Kizhavi (2026).





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