Yuvan Shankar Raja & Guru Somasundaram Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Yuvan Shankar Raja and Guru Somasundaram appeared together in 4 Tamil films between 2011 and 2022. Their highest-rated collaboration was Aaranya Kaandam (2011 — 7.7/10). Films span Aaranya Kaandam (2011) through Maamanithan (2022).
The Yuvan Shankar Raja & Guru Somasundaram partnership
From Aaranya Kaandam (2011) to Maamanithan (2022). Maamanithan (2022, 7.6/10) is the underseen one in the catalogue. Aaranya Kaandam is the one most viewers reach for.
It started with Aaranya Kaandam (2011).
The shape of the work
The 2010s account for 75% of everything they made together. The 2010s belonged to Aaranya Kaandam; the 2020s to Maamanithan. Never on the same side of the camera — Yuvan Shankar Raja music composer, Guru Somasundaram actor, across all 4 films. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
4 films across 2 decades
The 2010s brought 3 films together, anchored by Aaranya Kaandam (7.7/10).
The 2020s brought 1 film together, anchored by Maamanithan (7.6/10).
- Aaranya Kaandam
- Kanne Kalaimaane
- Maamanithan
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 11 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, Yuvan Shankar Raja had 75 films behind them; Guru Somasundaram had 0.
Before Aaranya Kaandam, Yuvan Shankar Raja had starred in 75 films, including Pudhupettai (2006) and Kadhal Kondein (2003).
After Maamanithan, Yuvan Shankar Raja went on to appear in 17 more films, including Paramporul (2023) and Star (2024).
Aaranya Kaandam was Guru Somasundaram's acting debut.
After Maamanithan, Guru Somasundaram went on to appear in 10 more films, including Yaathisai (2023) and Kudumbasthan (2025).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Yuvan Shankar Raja & Guru Somasundaram's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Shaji Chen is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 4 films.
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