Deva & M. V. Panneerselvam Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Deva and M. V. Panneerselvam appeared together in 4 Tamil films between 1997 and 2007. Their highest-rated collaboration was Ooty (1999 — 6.5/10). Films span Abhimanyu (1997) through Viyabari (2007).
The Deva & M. V. Panneerselvam partnership
From Abhimanyu (1997) to Viyabari (2007). It started with Abhimanyu (1997).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Ooty; the 2000s to Devathayai Kanden. Deva scored every film; M. V. Panneerselvam directed all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
4 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 2 films, averaging 6.2/10.
The 2000s accounted for 2 films, averaging 6.5/10.
- Ooty
- Abhimanyu
- Devathayai Kanden
- Viyabari
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 10 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
31% of M. V. Panneerselvam's screen credits are with Deva. When they first worked together, Deva had 133 films behind them; M. V. Panneerselvam had 4.
Before Abhimanyu, Deva had starred in 133 films, including Chakravarthy (1995) and Thai Maaman (1994).
After Viyabari, Deva went on to appear in 7 more films, including Aarumugam (2009) and Kutti Pisasu (2010).
Before Abhimanyu, M. V. Panneerselvam had starred in 4 films, including Makkal Aatchi (1995) and Ulle Veliye (1993).
After Viyabari, M. V. Panneerselvam went on to appear in 5 more films, including Johnny (2018) and Mirugaa (2021).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Deva & M. V. Panneerselvam's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Nassar is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 4 films.
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