Anandaraj & Devan Movies Together List — 3 Films

The shape of the work

Anandaraj acted in every film; Devan acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.

Partnership facts

• Anandaraj was already a busy villain when Baashha (1995) happened. Devan was the one who pushed the director to cast him as the hero's sidekick — a role that changed how Tamil cinema saw Anandaraj.
• In Nandhavana Theru (1995), Devan played the calm, thinking cop while Anandaraj was the hot-headed one. They built every scene on that contrast — Devan would slow down his dialogue to let Anandaraj's anger land harder.
• During the shoot of Ragasiya Police (1995), Anandaraj and Devan shared a room in a small lodge near the set. They'd rehearse lines late into the night, often rewriting their own scenes because they felt the script was weak.
• Their pairing in Baashha (1995) directly led to director Suresh Krissna casting them again in Nandhavana Theru the same year. That film became a sleeper hit, and for a brief moment, producers wanted them as a cop duo in every project.
• Devan once said in an interview: 'Anandaraj doesn't act — he reacts. I just had to feed him the right line and watch him explode. That's why we worked.'