Deva & R. Umashankar Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-02 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Deva and R. Umashankar appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1991 and 1995. Films span Thambi Oorukku Pudhusa (1991) through Mannathottu Kumbidanum (1995).
The Deva & R. Umashankar partnership
From Thambi Oorukku Pudhusa (1991) to Mannathottu Kumbidanum (1995). The ran closed with Mannathottu Kumbidanum in 1995. It started with Thambi Oorukku Pudhusa (1991).
The shape of the work
Deva scored every film; R. Umashankar directed all of them.
2 films across 1 decade
- Thambi Oorukku Pudhusa0
- Mannathottu Kumbidanum0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 4 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Mannathottu Kumbidanum, Deva kept going for 191 more films; R. Umashankar stepped back.
Thambi Oorukku Pudhusa was Deva's acting debut.
After Mannathottu Kumbidanum, Deva went on to appear in 191 more films, including Vidukadhai (1997) and Ellame En Pondattidhan (1998).
Thambi Oorukku Pudhusa was R. Umashankar's directorial debut.
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Deva & R. Umashankar's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Selvaah is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 2 films.
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