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3 films·2021–2024·Top co-star: Aadukalam Naren (2 films)

Samuthirakani & Deepa Shankar Movies Together List — 3 Films

Complete Movies List & Collaboration History

Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB

Samuthirakani and Deepa Shankar appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 2021 and 2024. Their highest-rated collaboration was Aelay (2021 — 7.4/10). Films span Aelay (2021) through Rajakili (2024).

3
Films Together
6.5
Average Rating
2021 - 2024
Career Span
Tamil
Primary Language
Credibility
Career Phase
Active×Active

The Samuthirakani & Deepa Shankar partnership

From Aelay (2021) to Rajakili (2024). Their most recent film, Rajakili, came out in 2024 — the partnership is still active. Aelay is the one most viewers reach for.

It started with Aelay (2021).

The shape of the work

Samuthirakani acted in every film; Deepa Shankar acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.

3 films across 1 decade

2020s
Films3
Avg Rating6.5/10
Notable:
  • Aelay(7.4)
  • Udanpirappe(5.5)
Era:
Samuthirakani: ActiveDeepa: Active

The partnership in numbers

Partnership Pattern

Duration20212024
Span3 years
Avg Interval~2 years

3 films across 3 years represents consistent collaboration.

Language Distribution

Tamil
3 films (100%)

Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.

Where each was in their career

38% of Deepa Shankar's screen credits are with Samuthirakani. When they first worked together, Samuthirakani had 66 films behind them; Deepa Shankar had 2.

Samuthirakani

Before Aelay, Samuthirakani had starred in 66 films, including Rajini Murugan (2016) and Visaranai (2016).

After Rajakili, Samuthirakani went on to appear in 15 more films, including Kaantha (2025) and Idli Kadai (2025).

Deepa Shankar

Before Aelay, Deepa Shankar had starred in 2 films, including Paramapatham Vilaiyattu (2020) and Vedigundu Murugesan (2009).

After Rajakili, Deepa Shankar went on to appear in 3 more films, including Karuppu (2026) and Vadam (2026).

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