Karthik & Deva Movies Together List — 16 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Karthik and Deva appeared together in 16 Tamil films between 1994 and 2003. Their highest-rated collaboration was Chakravarthy (1995 — 7.5/10). Films span Ilaignar Ani (1994) through Indru (2003).
The Karthik & Deva partnership
1999 was their peak — 3 films in twelve months. For 9 years, a Karthik–Deva film arrived almost every year. The work is uneven: Chakravarthy (7.5) at one end, Sundara Pandian (1.0) at the other.
From Ilaignar Ani (1994) to Indru (2003). Chakravarthy is the one most viewers reach for.
The shape of the work
The 1990s account for 63% of everything they made together. The 1990s belonged to Chakravarthy; the 2000s to Azhagana Naatkal. Karthik acted in every film; Deva scored all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
16 films across 2 decades
The 1990s brought 10 films together, anchored by Chakravarthy (7.5/10).
The 2000s accounted for 6 films, averaging 3.1/10.
- Chakravarthy
- Marumagan
- Azhagana Naatkal
- Sandhitha Velai
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
16 films across 9 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
By the time of Ilaignar Ani, both already had careers — Karthik with 74 films, Deva with 52.
Before Ilaignar Ani, Karthik had starred in 74 films, including Nallavanuku Nallavan (1984) and Alaigal Oivathillai (1981).
After Indru, Karthik went on to appear in 16 more films, including Raavanan (2010) and Anegan (2015).
Before Ilaignar Ani, Deva had starred in 52 films, including Pudhu Manithan (1991) and Annamalai (1992).
After Indru, Deva went on to appear in 29 more films, including Engal Anna (2004) and Jore (2004).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Karthik & Deva's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
They worked with the same 5 people again and again — a small repertory company. Manivannan appears alongside them in 7 films — practically a third lead.
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