Deva & V. Shekar Movies Together List — 7 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-18 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Deva and V. Shekar appeared together in 7 Tamil films between 1994 and 2001. Their highest-rated collaboration was Ellame En Pondattidhan (1998 — 6.8/10). Films span Varavu Ettana Selavu Pathana (1994) through Veettoda Mappillai (2001).
The Deva & V. Shekar partnership
Between 1994 and 2001, they barely worked apart — 7 films in 7 years. For 7 years, a Deva–V. film arrived almost every year. From Varavu Ettana Selavu Pathana (1994) to Veettoda Mappillai (2001).
The played out closed with Veettoda Mappillai in 2001. It started with Varavu Ettana Selavu Pathana (1994).
The shape of the work
The 1990s account for 71% of everything they made together. The 1990s belonged to Ellame En Pondattidhan; the 2000s to Koodi Vazhndhal Kodi Nanmai. Deva scored every film; V. Shekar directed all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
7 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 5 films, averaging 4.7/10.
The 2000s accounted for 2 films, averaging 4.5/10.
- Ellame En Pondattidhan
- Viralukketha Veekkam
- Koodi Vazhndhal Kodi Nanmai
- Veettoda Mappillai0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
7 films across 7 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
47% of V. Shekar's screen credits are with Deva. When they first worked together, Deva had 52 films behind them; V. Shekar had 6. After Veettoda Mappillai, Deva kept going for 50 more films; V. Shekar stepped back.
Before Varavu Ettana Selavu Pathana, Deva had starred in 52 films, including Pudhu Manithan (1991) and Annamalai (1992).
After Veettoda Mappillai, Deva went on to appear in 50 more films, including Virumbugiren (2002) and Engal Anna (2004).
Before Varavu Ettana Selavu Pathana, V. Shekar had directed 6 films, including Porantha Veeda Puguntha Veeda (1993) and Parvathi Ennai Paradi (1993).
After Veettoda Mappillai, V. Shekar went on to direct 2 more films, including Namma Veetu Kalyanam (2002) and Aalukkoru Aasai (2003).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Deva & V. Shekar's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Kovai Sarala is the through-line — cast on 5 of their 7 films. Kovai Sarala appears alongside them in 5 films — practically a third lead. They worked with the same 6 people again and again — a small repertory company.
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