Aadukalam Naren & Balaji Sakthivel Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Aadukalam Naren and Balaji Sakthivel appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 2019 and 2022. Their highest-rated collaboration was Asuran (2019 — 8.0/10). Films span Asuran (2019) through Kaari (2022).
The Aadukalam Naren & Balaji Sakthivel partnership
From Asuran (2019) to Kaari (2022). Asuran is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Asuran (2019).
The shape of the work
The 2010s belonged to Asuran; the 2020s to Kaari. Aadukalam Naren acted in every film; Balaji Sakthivel acted in all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 2010s brought 1 film together, anchored by Asuran (8.0/10).
The 2020s brought 1 film together, anchored by Kaari (7.1/10).
- Asuran
- Kaari
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 3 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, Aadukalam Naren had 60 films behind them; Balaji Sakthivel had 4. After Kaari, Aadukalam Naren kept going for 34 more films; Balaji Sakthivel stepped back.
Before Asuran, Aadukalam Naren had starred in 60 films, including Aadukalam (2011) and Jigarthanda (2014).
After Kaari, Aadukalam Naren went on to appear in 34 more films, including Peddha Kapu - 1 (2023) and Tenant (2024).
Before Asuran, Balaji Sakthivel had starred in 4 films, including Kaadhal (2004) and Vazhakku Enn 18/9 (2012).
After Kaari, Balaji Sakthivel went on to appear in 12 more films, including Viduthalai: Part II (2024) and Good Night (2023).
Collaboration Journey
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Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Ammu Abhirami is the through-line — cast on 1 of their 2 films.
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