Goundamani & Yuvan Shankar Raja Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Goundamani and Yuvan Shankar Raja appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1999 and 2019. Their highest-rated collaboration was Kanne Kalaimaane (2019 — 7.6/10). Films span Unakkaga Ellam Unakkaga (1999) through Kanne Kalaimaane (2019).
The Goundamani & Yuvan Shankar Raja partnership
After 15 years apart, they came back together for Kanne Kalaimaane (2019). They didn't share a set between 2004 and 2019. Their work runs across 3 decades of Tamil cinema.
From Unakkaga Ellam Unakkaga (1999) to Kanne Kalaimaane (2019). Kanne Kalaimaane is the one most viewers reach for.
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Unakkaga Ellam Unakkaga; the 2010s to Kanne Kalaimaane. Goundamani acted in every film; Yuvan Shankar Raja scored all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 3 decades
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.5/10.
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.5/10.
The 2010s brought 1 film together, anchored by Kanne Kalaimaane (7.6/10).
- Unakkaga Ellam Unakkaga
- Manmadhan
- Kanne Kalaimaane
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 20 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, Goundamani had 179 films behind them; Yuvan Shankar Raja had 3. After Kanne Kalaimaane, Yuvan Shankar Raja kept going for 37 more films; Goundamani stepped back.
Before Unakkaga Ellam Unakkaga, Goundamani had starred in 179 films, including Server Sundaram (1964) and Padhinaru Vayadhiniley (1977).
After Kanne Kalaimaane, Goundamani went on to appear in 1 more film, including Otha Votu Muthaiya (2025).
Before Unakkaga Ellam Unakkaga, Yuvan Shankar Raja had starred in 3 films, including Aravindhan (1997) and Kalyana Galatta (1998).
After Kanne Kalaimaane, Yuvan Shankar Raja went on to appear in 37 more films, including Love Today (2022) and Maamanithan (2022).
Collaboration Journey
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Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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