Deva & Raj Kapoor Movies Together List — 8 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Deva and Raj Kapoor appeared together in 8 Tamil films between 1997 and 2012. Their highest-rated collaboration was Vallal (1997 — 6.0/10). Films span Vallal (1997) through Kondaan Koduthaan (2012).
The Deva & Raj Kapoor partnership
After 8 years apart, they came back together for Kondaan Koduthaan (2012). Their work runs across 3 decades of Tamil cinema. They didn't share a set between 2004 and 2012.
From Vallal (1997) to Kondaan Koduthaan (2012). It started with Vallal (1997).
The shape of the work
The 2000s account for 63% of everything they made together. The 1990s belonged to Vallal; the 2010s to Kondaan Koduthaan. Raj Kapoor director in some, actor in others. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
8 films across 3 decades
The 1990s accounted for 2 films, averaging 6.0/10.
The 2000s accounted for 5 films, averaging 4.6/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film.
- Vallal
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- Kadhal Kirukkan
- Maha Nadigan
- Kondaan Koduthaan0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
8 films across 15 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, Deva had 133 films behind them; Raj Kapoor had 11. After Kondaan Koduthaan, Raj Kapoor kept going for 15 more films; Deva stepped back.
Before Vallal, Deva had starred in 133 films, including Chakravarthy (1995) and Thai Maaman (1994).
Before Vallal, Raj Kapoor had directed 11 films, including Seeman (1994) and Prem Rog (1982).
After Kondaan Koduthaan, Raj Kapoor went on to direct 15 more films, including Azhagiya Kanne (2023) and Laththi Charge (2022).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Deva & Raj Kapoor's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Sathyaraj is the through-line — cast on 4 of their 8 films. Sathyaraj appears alongside them in 4 films — practically a third lead.
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