Samuthirakani & Nirav Shah Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Samuthirakani and Nirav Shah appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 2019 and 2023. Their highest-rated collaboration was Thunivu (2023 — 6.3/10). Films span Namma Veettu Pillai (2019) through Thunivu (2023).
The Samuthirakani & Nirav Shah partnership
From Namma Veettu Pillai (2019) to Thunivu (2023). Their most recent film, Thunivu, came out in 2023 — the partnership is still active. It started with Namma Veettu Pillai (2019).
The shape of the work
The 2010s belonged to Namma Veettu Pillai; the 2020s to Thunivu. Samuthirakani acted in every film; Nirav Shah shot all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.1/10.
The 2020s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.3/10.
- Namma Veettu Pillai
- Thunivu
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 4 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Thunivu, Samuthirakani kept going for 24 more films; Nirav Shah stepped back. By the time of Namma Veettu Pillai, both already had careers — Samuthirakani with 53 films, Nirav Shah with 32.
Before Namma Veettu Pillai, Samuthirakani had starred in 53 films, including Rajini Murugan (2016) and Visaranai (2016).
After Thunivu, Samuthirakani went on to appear in 24 more films, including Garudan (2024) and Hanu-Man (2024).
Before Namma Veettu Pillai, Nirav Shah had starred in 32 films, including Gabbar is Back (2015) and Saivam (2014).
After Thunivu, Nirav Shah went on to appear in 2 more films, including My Lord (2026) and Ranabaali (2026).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Samuthirakani & Nirav Shah's professional partnership
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