Murali & Deva Movies Together List — 17 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-18 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Murali and Deva appeared together in 17 Tamil films between 1990 and 2009. Their highest-rated collaboration was Ooty (1999 — 6.5/10). Films span Namma Ooru Poovatha (1990) through Enga Raasi Nalla Raasi (2009).
The Murali & Deva partnership
After 8 years apart, they came back together for Enga Raasi Nalla Raasi (2009). 1998 was their peak — 3 films in twelve months. They didn't share a set between 2001 and 2009.
For 19 years, a Murali–Deva film arrived almost every year. From Namma Ooru Poovatha (1990) to Enga Raasi Nalla Raasi (2009).
The shape of the work
The 1990s account for 71% of everything they made together. The 1990s belonged to Ooty; the 2000s to Kadal Pookkal. Murali acted in every film; Deva scored all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
17 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 12 films, averaging 4.3/10.
The 2000s accounted for 5 films, averaging 5.3/10.
- Ooty
- En Aasai Rasave
- Kadal Pookkal
- Vetri Kodi Kattu
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
17 films across 19 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
44% of Murali's screen credits are with Deva.
Before Namma Ooru Poovatha, Murali had starred in 20 films, including Ninaivu Chinnam (1989) and Poovilangu (1984).
After Enga Raasi Nalla Raasi, Murali went on to appear in 2 more films, including Baana Kaathadi (2010) and Oru Oorla (2014).
Namma Ooru Poovatha was Deva's acting debut.
After Enga Raasi Nalla Raasi, Deva went on to appear in 1 more film, including Kutti Pisasu (2010).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Murali & Deva's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
They worked with the same 10 people again and again — a small repertory company. Charlie appears alongside them in 5 films — practically a third lead.
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