Murali & Roja Selvamani Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-02 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Murali and Roja Selvamani appeared together in 4 Tamil films between 1998 and 2006. Their highest-rated collaboration was Ooty (1999 — 6.5/10). Films span En Aasai Rasave (1998) through Pasa Kiligal (2006).
The Murali & Roja Selvamani partnership
From En Aasai Rasave (1998) to Pasa Kiligal (2006). The unfolded closed with Pasa Kiligal in 2006. It started with En Aasai Rasave (1998).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Ooty; the 2000s to Sonnal Thaan Kathala. Murali acted in every film; Roja Selvamani acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Murali was the one who pushed for Roja Selvamani to be cast in 'En Aasai Rasave' (1998). He saw her in a small role and told the director she had the fire for the lead. That film became her big break.
- On the set of 'Ooty' (1999), Murali would deliberately mess up his lines in the first take just to make Roja laugh and loosen up. She was nervous around him initially, and he used that trick to get her natural, unguarded reactions on camera.
- Roja Selvamani has said in interviews that Murali was the only co-star who would call her before every shoot to discuss the scene's emotional arc. They'd rehearse over the phone for 20 minutes before reaching the set. No other actor did that with her.
- Their pairing in 'Sonnal Thaan Kathala' (2001) was so mismatched on paper — a serious actor and a glamorous star — that it accidentally created a template for 'odd couple' romances in Tamil cinema. Two years later, directors started deliberately casting against type for love stories.
4 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.8/10.
The 2000s accounted for 2 films, averaging 2.9/10.
- Ooty
- En Aasai Rasave
- Sonnal Thaan Kathala
- Pasa Kiligal0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 8 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
By the time of En Aasai Rasave, both already had careers — Murali with 49 films, Roja Selvamani with 39.
Before En Aasai Rasave, Murali had starred in 49 films, including Ninaivu Chinnam (1989) and Thanga Manasukkaran (1992).
After Pasa Kiligal, Murali went on to appear in 5 more films, including Baana Kaathadi (2010) and Oru Oorla (2014).
Before En Aasai Rasave, Roja Selvamani had starred in 39 films, including Kadavul (1997) and Rajali (1996).
After Pasa Kiligal, Roja Selvamani went on to appear in 18 more films, including Veera (2011) and Masani (2013).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Murali & Roja Selvamani's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Deva is the through-line — music on 2 of their 4 films.
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