Deva & Roja Selvamani Movies Together List — 23 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Deva and Roja Selvamani appeared together in 23 Tamil films between 1992 and 2001. Their highest-rated collaboration was Veera (1994 — 6.5/10). Films span Suriyan (1992) through Kottai Mariamman (2001).
The Deva & Roja Selvamani partnership
1999 was their peak — 4 films in twelve months. For 9 years, a Deva–Roja film arrived almost every year. The work is uneven: Veera (6.5) at one end, Maayan (1.0) at the other.
From Suriyan (1992) to Kottai Mariamman (2001). The played out closed with Kottai Mariamman in 2001.
The shape of the work
The 1990s account for 65% of everything they made together. The 1990s belonged to Veera; the 2000s to Koodi Vazhndhal Kodi Nanmai. Deva scored every film; Roja Selvamani acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
23 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 15 films, averaging 4.4/10.
The 2000s accounted for 8 films, averaging 3.4/10.
- Veera
- Ooty
- Koodi Vazhndhal Kodi Nanmai
- Looty
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
23 films across 9 years represents focused partnership.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
46% of Roja Selvamani's screen credits are with Deva. After Kottai Mariamman, Deva kept going for 50 more films; Roja Selvamani stepped back.
Before Suriyan, Deva had starred in 6 films, including Pudhu Manithan (1991) and Naadu Athai Naadu (1991).
After Kottai Mariamman, Deva went on to appear in 50 more films, including Virumbugiren (2002) and Engal Anna (2004).
Suriyan was Roja Selvamani's acting debut.
After Kottai Mariamman, Roja Selvamani went on to appear in 27 more films, including Parijatham (2006) and Veera (2011).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Deva & Roja Selvamani's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
They worked with the same 13 people again and again — a small repertory company. Manivannan appears alongside them in 8 films — practically a third lead.
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