Karthik & Roja Selvamani Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Karthik and Roja Selvamani appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1998 and 2000. Their highest-rated collaboration was Unnidathil Ennai Koduthen (1998 — 4.3/10). Films span Unnidathil Ennai Koduthen (1998) through Sandhitha Velai (2000).
The Karthik & Roja Selvamani partnership
From Unnidathil Ennai Koduthen (1998) to Sandhitha Velai (2000). The played out closed with Sandhitha Velai in 2000. It started with Unnidathil Ennai Koduthen (1998).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Unnidathil Ennai Koduthen; the 2000s to Sandhitha Velai. Karthik acted in every film; Roja Selvamani acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- On the sets of Chinna Raja (1999), Karthik would deliberately flub his lines to make Roja laugh. She said it helped her loosen up for emotional scenes — he broke her tension, she gave him a real reaction.
- Roja Selvamani was already a known face when she cast Karthik as her hero in Unnidathil Ennai Koduthen (1998). She picked him because she wanted a 'soft, non-aggressive' male lead — a rare choice in late-90s Tamil cinema.
- Roja Selvamani personally chose the costumes for Karthik in Sandhitha Velai (2000). She felt his usual on-screen style was too 'city boy' and wanted him to look more grounded for their village-set scenes.
- Roja once said in an interview: 'Karthik was the only hero who never tried to dominate me on screen. He let me take the lead in our films.'
- Their pairing in Unnidathil Ennai Koduthen (1998) directly inspired director K. S. Ravikumar to cast them again in Chinna Raja (1999). He saw their easy rhythm and wanted to bottle it for a family drama.
3 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 2 films, averaging 3.9/10.
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 2.7/10.
- Unnidathil Ennai Koduthen
- Chinna Raja
- Sandhitha Velai
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 2 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, Karthik had 90 films behind them; Roja Selvamani had 39. After Sandhitha Velai, Roja Selvamani kept going for 37 more films; Karthik stepped back.
Before Unnidathil Ennai Koduthen, Karthik had starred in 90 films, including Nallavanuku Nallavan (1984) and Alaigal Oivathillai (1981).
After Sandhitha Velai, Karthik went on to appear in 21 more films, including Raavanan (2010) and Anegan (2015).
Before Unnidathil Ennai Koduthen, Roja Selvamani had starred in 39 films, including Kadavul (1997) and Rajali (1996).
After Sandhitha Velai, Roja Selvamani went on to appear in 37 more films, including Mitta Miraasu (2001) and Parijatham (2006).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Karthik & Roja Selvamani's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Manivannan is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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