Deva & Malavika Movies Together List — 8 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Deva and Malavika appeared together in 8 Tamil films between 1999 and 2007. Their highest-rated collaboration was Unnaithedi (1999 — 6.5/10). Films span Unnaithedi (1999) through Viyabari (2007).
The Deva & Malavika partnership
Between 1999 and 2007, they barely worked apart — 8 films in 8 years. 2007 was their peak — 3 films in twelve months. For 8 years, a Deva–Malavika film arrived almost every year.
From Unnaithedi (1999) to Viyabari (2007). It started with Unnaithedi (1999).
The shape of the work
The 2000s account for 75% of everything they made together. The 1990s belonged to Unnaithedi; the 2000s to Thirumagan. Deva scored every film; Malavika acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
8 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 2 films, averaging 6.5/10.
The 2000s accounted for 6 films, averaging 5.0/10.
- Unnaithedi
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- Thirumagan
- Viyabari
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
8 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
57% of Malavika's screen credits are with Deva. When they first worked together, Deva had 187 films behind them; Malavika had 0.
Before Unnaithedi, Deva had starred in 187 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).
Unnaithedi was Malavika's acting debut.
After Viyabari, Malavika went on to appear in 6 more films, including Anjaneyulu (2009) and Singakutty (2008).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Deva & Malavika's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Karthik appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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