Anandaraj & Ravi Mariya Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-02 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Anandaraj and Ravi Mariya appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 2003 and 2022. Their highest-rated collaboration was Idiot (2022 — 7.6/10). Films span Aasai Aasaiyai (2003) through Idiot (2022).
The Anandaraj & Ravi Mariya partnership
After 16 years apart, they came back together for Gurkha (2019). They didn't share a set between 2003 and 2019. Their work runs across 3 decades of Tamil cinema.
From Aasai Aasaiyai (2003) to Idiot (2022). Idiot is the one most viewers reach for.
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to Aasai Aasaiyai; the 2020s to Idiot. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- For Aasai Aasaiyai (2003), director S. A. Chandrasekhar paired them because he wanted two actors who looked like they could actually be brothers in real life. Anandaraj and Ravi Mariya had never met before the first day of shoot.
- In Gurkha (2019), Ravi Mariya played the villain while Anandaraj played the hero's father. But on set, Ravi Mariya kept improvising his dialogue in a thick Madurai dialect, and Anandaraj started matching his energy — the director let them rewrite their scenes together on the spot.
- After Gurkha became a hit, Anandaraj personally called Ravi Mariya to thank him for elevating the film. They then made a pact: whenever one of them got a script with a strong father-son or brother dynamic, they'd call the other first. That's how Idiot (2022) happened.
- Idiot (2022) was originally written for a different actor pair. But after Anandaraj and Ravi Mariya signed on, the director rewrote the entire second half to focus on their relationship. The film's emotional climax — a silent scene where they just look at each other — became the most talked-about moment of the year among Tamil film fans.
- Ravi Mariya said in a 2022 interview: 'Anandaraj is the only co-actor who can make me cry with just his eyes. In Idiot, we didn't rehearse the final scene. We just looked at each other and let it happen.'
- They have a running joke: every time they finish a film together, they take a photo making the same angry face they did in Aasai Aasaiyai (2003). Ravi Mariya says the photo from Idiot (2022) is the only one where they both actually laughed mid-shot.
3 films across 3 decades
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.5/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.7/10.
The 2020s brought 1 film together, anchored by Idiot (7.6/10).
- Aasai Aasaiyai
- Gurkha
- Idiot
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 19 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, Anandaraj had 68 films behind them; Ravi Mariya had 2.
Before Aasai Aasaiyai, Anandaraj had starred in 68 films, including Nandhavana Theru (1995) and Pattukku Naan Adimai (1990).
After Idiot, Anandaraj went on to appear in 15 more films, including Chennai City Gangsters (2025) and 80's Buildup (2023).
Before Aasai Aasaiyai, Ravi Mariya had starred in 2 films, including Khushi (2001) and Kushi (2000).
After Idiot, Ravi Mariya went on to appear in 10 more films, including Tamil Kudimagan (2023) and Partner (2023).
Collaboration Journey
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