Yuvan Shankar Raja & Ponvannan Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Yuvan Shankar Raja and Ponvannan appeared together in 5 Tamil films between 1998 and 2021. Their highest-rated collaboration was Paruthiveeran (2007 — 7.3/10). Films span Velai (1998) through Sulthan (2021).
The Yuvan Shankar Raja & Ponvannan partnership
After 12 years apart, they came back together for Sulthan (2021). They didn't share a set between 2009 and 2021. Their work runs across 3 decades of Tamil cinema.
The work is uneven: Paruthiveeran (7.3) at one end, Velai (2.9) at the other. From Velai (1998) to Sulthan (2021).
The shape of the work
The 2000s account for 60% of everything they made together. The 1990s belonged to Velai; the 2020s to Sulthan. Yuvan Shankar Raja scored every film; Ponvannan acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
5 films across 3 decades
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 2.9/10.
The 2000s brought 3 films together, anchored by Paruthiveeran (7.3/10).
The 2020s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.4/10.
- Velai
- Paruthiveeran
- Yogi
- Sulthan
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 films across 23 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Sulthan, Yuvan Shankar Raja kept going for 28 more films; Ponvannan stepped back.
Before Velai, Yuvan Shankar Raja had starred in 1 film, including Aravindhan (1997).
After Sulthan, Yuvan Shankar Raja went on to appear in 28 more films, including Love Today (2022) and Maamanithan (2022).
Before Velai, Ponvannan had starred in 11 films, including Pudhu Nellu Pudhu Naathu (1991) and Senathipathi (1996).
After Sulthan, Ponvannan went on to appear in 4 more films, including Miss You (2024) and Saayam (2022).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Yuvan Shankar Raja & Ponvannan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
People who worked on Yuvan Shankar Raja & Ponvannan's films together
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