Yuvan Shankar Raja & G. M. Kumar Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Yuvan Shankar Raja and G. M. Kumar appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 2007 and 2011. Their highest-rated collaboration was Machakaaran (2007 — 6.5/10). Films span Machakaaran (2007) through Avan Ivan (2011).
The Yuvan Shankar Raja & G. M. Kumar partnership
From Machakaaran (2007) to Avan Ivan (2011). It started with Machakaaran (2007).
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to Machakaaran; the 2010s to Avan Ivan. Yuvan Shankar Raja scored every film; G. M. Kumar acted in all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.5/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.6/10.
- Machakaaran
- Avan Ivan
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 4 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 42 films behind them; G. M. Kumar had 5. After Avan Ivan, Yuvan Shankar Raja kept going for 91 more films; G. M. Kumar stepped back.
Before Machakaaran, Yuvan Shankar Raja had starred in 42 films, including Pudhupettai (2006) and Kadhal Kondein (2003).
After Avan Ivan, Yuvan Shankar Raja went on to appear in 91 more films, including Super Deluxe (2019) and Peranbu (2019).
Before Machakaaran, G. M. Kumar had starred in 5 films, including Irumbu Pookkal (1991) and Aruvadai Naal (1986).
After Avan Ivan, G. M. Kumar went on to appear in 14 more films, including Karnan (2021) and Bommai Nayagi (2023).
Collaboration Journey
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