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).
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
- Aelay
- Udanpirappe
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 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
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.
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).
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).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Samuthirakani & Deepa Shankar's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Aadukalam Naren is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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