Prabhu & Sanghavi Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Prabhu and Sanghavi appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1995 and 2009. Their highest-rated collaboration was Malai Malai (2009 — 4.5/10). Films span Kattumarakaran (1995) through Malai Malai (2009).
The Prabhu & Sanghavi partnership
After 8 years apart, they came back together for Malai Malai (2009). They didn't share a set between 2001 and 2009. From Kattumarakaran (1995) to Malai Malai (2009).
It started with Kattumarakaran (1995).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Kattumarakaran; the 2000s to Malai Malai. Prabhu acted in every film; Sanghavi acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Prabhu was already a star when Sanghavi was cast opposite him in Kattumarakaran (1995). She was just 14 years old at the time — the film was her Tamil debut.
- In Kattumarakaran, Prabhu played a rugged fisherman while Sanghavi played a village belle. Their age gap (he was 39, she was 14) meant the romance was heavily downplayed — the film focused more on action and family drama.
- After Kattumarakaran, they didn't work together for six years. When they reunited for Thaalikaatha Kaaliamman (2001), Sanghavi had grown up — but the film was a low-budget devotional drama that barely registered at the box office.
- Their third and final film together, Malai Malai (2009), was a comedy directed by A. Venkatesh. It's the only one of their three films that had a proper theatrical run in the 2000s — but it's mostly remembered today for its title song, not their pairing.
- Sanghavi once said in an interview that working with Prabhu felt like acting opposite an 'elder brother' because of the age difference — she never felt any romantic tension on set.
3 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 3.6/10.
The 2000s accounted for 2 films, averaging 4.5/10.
- Kattumarakaran
- Malai Malai
- Thaalikaatha Kaaliamman0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 14 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
43% of Sanghavi's screen credits are with Prabhu. When they first worked together, Prabhu had 106 films behind them; Sanghavi had 3. After Malai Malai, Prabhu kept going for 59 more films; Sanghavi stepped back.
Before Kattumarakaran, Prabhu had starred in 106 films, including Ninaivu Chinnam (1989) and Uzhavan (1993).
After Malai Malai, Prabhu went on to appear in 59 more films, including PT Sir (2024) and Kiss (2025).
Before Kattumarakaran, Sanghavi had starred in 3 films, including Rasigan (1994) and Amaravathi (1993).
After Malai Malai, Sanghavi went on to appear in 1 more film, including Kolanji (2019).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Prabhu & Sanghavi's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
