Deva & Chithra Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Deva and Chithra appeared together in 4 Tamil films between 1992 and 2001. Their highest-rated collaboration was Kabadi Kabadi (2001 — 4.0/10). Films span Pondatti Rajyam (1992) through Kabadi Kabadi (2001).
The Deva & Chithra partnership
They saved their best for last — Kabadi Kabadi (4.0/10) came 9 years in. From Pondatti Rajyam (1992) to Kabadi Kabadi (2001). The unfolded closed with Kabadi Kabadi in 2001.
It started with Pondatti Rajyam (1992).
The shape of the work
The 1990s account for 75% of everything they made together. The 1990s belonged to Pondatti Rajyam; the 2000s to Kabadi Kabadi. Deva scored every film; Chithra acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
4 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 3 films, averaging 3.3/10.
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.0/10.
- Pondatti Rajyam
- Gopala Gopala
- Kabadi Kabadi
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 9 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Kabadi Kabadi, Deva kept going for 50 more films; Chithra stepped back.
Before Pondatti Rajyam, Deva had starred in 6 films, including Pudhu Manithan (1991) and Naadu Athai Naadu (1991).
After Kabadi Kabadi, Deva went on to appear in 50 more films, including Virumbugiren (2002) and Engal Anna (2004).
Before Pondatti Rajyam, Chithra had starred in 15 films, including Aval Appadithan (1978) and Ninaivu Chinnam (1989).
Collaboration Journey
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Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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