Deva & Guru Dhanapal Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-18 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Deva and Guru Dhanapal appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1994 and 1997. Their highest-rated collaboration was Thai Maaman (1994 — 7.5/10). Films span Thai Maaman (1994) through Periya Manushan (1997).
The Deva & Guru Dhanapal partnership
From Thai Maaman (1994) to Periya Manushan (1997). Thai Maaman is the one most viewers reach for. The ran closed with Periya Manushan in 1997.
It started with Thai Maaman (1994).
The shape of the work
Deva scored every film; Guru Dhanapal directed all of them.
2 films across 1 decade
- Thai Maaman
- Periya Manushan0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 3 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 52 films behind them; Guru Dhanapal had 1. After Periya Manushan, Deva kept going for 134 more films; Guru Dhanapal stepped back.
Before Thai Maaman, Deva had starred in 52 films, including Pudhu Manithan (1991) and Annamalai (1992).
After Periya Manushan, Deva went on to appear in 134 more films, including Ellame En Pondattidhan (1998) and Kannedhirey Thondrinal (1998).
Before Thai Maaman, Guru Dhanapal had directed 1 film, including Unna Nenachen Pattu Padichen (1992).
After Periya Manushan, Guru Dhanapal went on to direct 1 more film, including Suyetchai MLA (2006).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Deva & Guru Dhanapal's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Sathyaraj is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 2 films.
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