Karthik & Radha Ravi Movies Together List — 11 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Karthik and Radha Ravi appeared together in 11 Tamil films between 1986 and 2017. Their highest-rated collaboration was Muthuramalingam (2017 — 5.8/10). Films span Natpu (1986) through Muthuramalingam (2017).
The Karthik & Radha Ravi partnership
After 11 years apart, they came back together for Muthuramalingam (2017). They didn't share a set between 2006 and 2017. They saved their best for last — Muthuramalingam (5.8/10) came 31 years in.
Their work runs across 4 decades of Tamil cinema. The work is uneven: Muthuramalingam (5.8) at one end, Unnai Solli Kutramillai (1.0) at the other.
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Solla Thudikuthu Manasu; the 2010s to Muthuramalingam. Karthik acted in every film; Radha Ravi acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Their first film together, Natpu (1986), almost didn't happen. The director wanted a different actor for Karthik's role, but Radha Ravi personally insisted on casting him after seeing his screen test. Karthik later said that phone call from Radha Ravi changed his career.
- In Amaran (1992), Radha Ravi played the villain while Karthik played the hero. But on set, Radha Ravi would quietly rehearse Karthik's lines with him before every scene — not to correct him, but to help him find the right rhythm. Karthik said it made him feel like he had a co-star who was also a coach.
- Radha Ravi and Karthik had a standing ritual: before every film they shot together, they'd share a cup of filter coffee at the same small shop near AVM Studios. They kept this up for all eight films, even when schedules got tight. The shop owner still remembers their order.
- Their 1994 film Ilaignar Ani directly launched the career of director R. K. Selvamani. He was an assistant on their earlier films, and Karthik and Radha Ravi both pushed producers to give him a break. Selvamani later said that without their joint backing, he'd never have made his first film.
- "Radha Ravi anna never treated me like a junior artist. He'd say, 'We are both actors, just different roles.' That respect stayed with me through all eight films." — Karthik, in a 2018 interview with Ananda Vikatan.
11 films across 4 decades
The 1980s accounted for 4 films, averaging 1.0/10.
The 1990s accounted for 5 films, averaging 2.7/10.
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.8/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.8/10.
- Solla Thudikuthu Manasu
- Natpu0
- Pooveli
- Amaran
- Kusthi
- Muthuramalingam
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
11 films across 31 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Muthuramalingam, Radha Ravi kept going for 42 more films; Karthik stepped back. By the time of Natpu, both already had careers — Karthik with 26 films, Radha Ravi with 12.
Before Natpu, Karthik had starred in 26 films, including Nallavanuku Nallavan (1984) and Alaigal Oivathillai (1981).
After Muthuramalingam, Karthik went on to appear in 3 more films, including Methagu 2 (2022) and Dev (2019).
Before Natpu, Radha Ravi had starred in 12 films, including Thanneer Thanneer (1981) and Vaidehi Kathirunthal (1984).
After Muthuramalingam, Radha Ravi went on to appear in 42 more films, including Ratsasan (2018) and Server Sundaram (2020).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Karthik & Radha Ravi's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Ilayaraja scored 5 of them. Charlie appears alongside them in 4 films — practically a third lead.
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