Prabhu & Major Sundarrajan Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-02 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Prabhu and Major Sundarrajan appeared together in 4 Tamil films between 1984 and 1985. Their highest-rated collaboration was Raja Rishi (1985 — 6.5/10). Films span Sarithira Nayagan (1984) through Raja Rishi (1985).
The Prabhu & Major Sundarrajan partnership
Between 1984 and 1985, they barely worked apart — 4 films in 1 years. From Sarithira Nayagan (1984) to Raja Rishi (1985). The unfolded closed with Raja Rishi in 1985.
It started with Sarithira Nayagan (1984).
The shape of the work
Prabhu acted in every film; Major Sundarrajan acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Major Sundarrajan was a stage veteran and Prabhu was a newcomer. Director S. A. Chandrasekhar paired them in Sarithira Nayagan (1984) specifically to let Prabhu learn on set from Sundarrajan's disciplined method acting.
- In Simma Soppanam (1984), Sundarrajan played the strict father to Prabhu's rebellious son. Sundarrajan would deliberately break character mid-scene to throw Prabhu off, forcing him to react naturally instead of reciting lines.
- During the shoot of Raja Rishi (1985), Prabhu would drive Sundarrajan home every night. Sundarrajan, who never learned to drive, used those 20-minute rides to critique Prabhu's performance from that day's shoot — scene by scene.
- Their father-son dynamic in Simma Soppanam (1984) directly inspired director K. S. Ravikumar to cast Prabhu and Sundarrajan again in the 1995 hit Muthu — which became Rajinikanth's biggest blockbuster at the time.
4 films across 1 decade
- Raja Rishi
- Sarithira Nayagan0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 1 years represents focused partnership.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, Prabhu had 14 films behind them; Major Sundarrajan had 116. After Raja Rishi, Prabhu kept going for 174 more films; Major Sundarrajan stepped back.
Before Sarithira Nayagan, Prabhu had starred in 14 films, including Sandhippu (1983) and Soorakottai Singakutti (1983).
After Raja Rishi, Prabhu went on to appear in 174 more films, including PT Sir (2024) and Ninaivu Chinnam (1989).
Before Sarithira Nayagan, Major Sundarrajan had starred in 116 films, including Major Chandrakanth (1966) and Server Sundaram (1964).
After Raja Rishi, Major Sundarrajan went on to appear in 17 more films, including Chakravarthy (1995) and Iruvar (1997).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Prabhu & Major Sundarrajan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
M. N. Nambiar is the through-line — cast on 4 of their 4 films. M. N. Nambiar appears alongside them in 4 films — practically a third lead.
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