D. Imman & John Kokken Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
D. Imman and John Kokken appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1983 and 2022. Their highest-rated collaboration was Poikkal Kudhirai (2022 — 7.8/10).
The D. Imman & John Kokken partnership
After 39 years apart, they came back together for Poikkal Kudhirai (2022). They didn't share a set between 1983 and 2022. Poikkal Kudhirai is the one most viewers reach for.
It started with Poikkal Kudhirai (1983).
The shape of the work
D. Imman scored every film; John Kokken acted in all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 1980s brought 1 film together, anchored by Poikkal Kudhirai (7.5/10).
The 2020s brought 1 film together, anchored by Poikkal Kudhirai (7.8/10).
- Poikkal Kudhirai
- Poikkal Kudhirai
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 39 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
33% of John Kokken's screen credits are with D. Imman.
Before Poikkal Kudhirai, D. Imman had starred in 1 film, including Valli Mayil (1980).
After Poikkal Kudhirai, D. Imman went on to appear in 7 more films, including Chennai City Gangsters (2025) and Inga Naan Thaan Kingu (2024).
Poikkal Kudhirai was John Kokken's acting debut.
After Poikkal Kudhirai, John Kokken went on to appear in 4 more films, including Captain Miller (2024) and Thunivu (2023).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of D. Imman & John Kokken's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Baby Aazhiya is the through-line — cast on 1 of their 2 films.
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