Ravi Varman & A. R. Rahman Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-22 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Ravi Varman and A. R. Rahman appeared together in 4 Tamil films between 2015 and 2023. Their highest-rated collaboration was Ponniyin Selvan 1 (2022 — 7.8/10). Films span Tamasha (2015) through Ponniyin Selvan 2 (2023).
The Ravi Varman & A. R. Rahman partnership
They saved their best for last — Ponniyin Selvan 1 (7.8/10) came 7 years in. From Tamasha (2015) to Ponniyin Selvan 2 (2023). Their most recent film, Ponniyin Selvan 2, came out in 2023 — the partnership is still active.
Ponniyin Selvan 1 is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Tamasha (2015).
The shape of the work
The 2010s belonged to Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy; the 2020s to Ponniyin Selvan 1. Ravi Varman cinematographer in some, director of photography in others. Mostly Tamil, with 1 film in Hindi .
4 films across 2 decades
The 2010s accounted for 2 films, averaging 6.2/10.
The 2020s brought 2 films together, anchored by Ponniyin Selvan 1 (7.8/10).
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- Ponniyin Selvan 1
- Ponniyin Selvan 2
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 8 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 3 languages, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, Ravi Varman had 10 films behind them; A. R. Rahman had 166.
Before Tamasha, Ravi Varman had starred in 10 films, including Autograph (2004) and Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu (2006).
After Ponniyin Selvan 2, Ravi Varman went on to appear in 2 more films, including Love Insurance Kompany (2026) and V. Shantaram (2026).
Before Tamasha, A. R. Rahman had starred in 166 films, including Indian (1996) and Indian (1996).
After Ponniyin Selvan 2, A. R. Rahman went on to appear in 9 more films, including Peddi (2026) and Maidaan (2024).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Ravi Varman & A. R. Rahman's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 4 films.
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