Yuvan Shankar Raja & R. Rathnavelu Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Yuvan Shankar Raja and R. Rathnavelu appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1997 and 2004. Their highest-rated collaboration was Perazhagan (2004 — 6.5/10). Films span Aravindhan (1997) through Perazhagan (2004).
The Yuvan Shankar Raja & R. Rathnavelu partnership
From Aravindhan (1997) to Perazhagan (2004). The played out closed with Perazhagan in 2004. It started with Aravindhan (1997).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Aravindhan; the 2000s to Perazhagan. Yuvan Shankar Raja scored every film; R. Rathnavelu shot all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.3/10.
The 2000s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.7/10.
- Aravindhan
- Perazhagan
- Nandha
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 7 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Perazhagan, Yuvan Shankar Raja kept going for 143 more films; R. Rathnavelu stepped back.
Aravindhan was Yuvan Shankar Raja's acting debut.
After Perazhagan, Yuvan Shankar Raja went on to appear in 143 more films, including Super Deluxe (2019) and Pudhupettai (2006).
Aravindhan was R. Rathnavelu's acting debut.
After Perazhagan, R. Rathnavelu went on to appear in 15 more films, including Vaaranam Aayiram (2008) and Haridas (2013).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Yuvan Shankar Raja & R. Rathnavelu's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Suriya is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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