Deva & Nagesh Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Deva and Nagesh appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1996 and 2002. Their highest-rated collaboration was Panchathanthiram (2002 — 6.3/10). Films span Avvai Shanmughi (1996) through Panchathanthiram (2002).
The Deva & Nagesh partnership
From Avvai Shanmughi (1996) to Panchathanthiram (2002). The played out closed with Panchathanthiram in 2002. It started with Avvai Shanmughi (1996).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Avvai Shanmughi; the 2000s to Panchathanthiram. Deva scored every film; Nagesh acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.9/10.
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.3/10.
- Avvai Shanmughi
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- Panchathanthiram
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 6 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 109 films behind them; Nagesh had 259. After Panchathanthiram, Deva kept going for 40 more films; Nagesh stepped back.
Before Avvai Shanmughi, Deva had starred in 109 films, including Chakravarthy (1995) and Thai Maaman (1994).
After Panchathanthiram, Deva went on to appear in 40 more films, including Engal Anna (2004) and Jore (2004).
Before Avvai Shanmughi, Nagesh had starred in 259 films, including Thiruvilaiyadal (1965) and Sila Nerangalil Sila Manithargal (1976).
After Panchathanthiram, Nagesh went on to appear in 11 more films, including Kadhal Kondein (2003) and Vasool Raja MBBS (2004).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Deva & Nagesh's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Delhi Ganesh is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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