S. J. Surya & A. R. Rahman Movies Together List — 6 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-18 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
S. J. Surya and A. R. Rahman appeared together in 6 Tamil films between 2004 and 2024. Their highest-rated collaboration was Mersal (2017 — 7.7/10). Films span Naani (2004) through Raayan (2024).
The S. J. Surya & A. R. Rahman partnership
Remarkably even — every film rates between 6.5 and 7.7. Their work runs across 3 decades of Tamil cinema. From Naani (2004) to Raayan (2024).
Naani (2004, 7.5/10) is the underseen one in the catalogue. Their most recent film, Raayan, came out in 2024 — the partnership is still active.
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to Naani; the 2020s to Raayan. S. J. Surya director in some, actor in others. Mostly Tamil, with 2 films in Telugu.
6 films across 3 decades
The 2000s brought 3 films together, anchored by Naani (7.5/10).
The 2010s brought 2 films together, anchored by Mersal (7.7/10).
The 2020s brought 1 film together, anchored by Raayan (7.0/10).
- Naani
- New
- Mersal
- Puli
- Raayan
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
6 films across 20 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
40% of S. J. Surya's screen credits are with A. R. Rahman. When they first worked together, S. J. Surya had 5 films behind them; A. R. Rahman had 103.
Before Naani, S. J. Surya had starred in 5 films, including Khushi (2001) and Kushi (2000).
After Raayan, S. J. Surya went on to appear in 4 more films, including Veera Dheera Sooran: Part 2 (2025) and Game Changer (2025).
Before Naani, A. R. Rahman had starred in 103 films, including Indian (1996) and Indian (1996).
After Raayan, A. R. Rahman went on to appear in 4 more films, including Gandhi Talks (2026) and Peddi (2026).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of S. J. Surya & A. R. Rahman's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
People who worked on S. J. Surya & A. R. Rahman's films together
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