Raj Kapoor & Radha Ravi Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Raj Kapoor and Radha Ravi appeared together in 5 Tamil films between 2006 and 2021. Their highest-rated collaboration was Madurai Manikkuravar (2021 — 6.5/10). Films span Kusthi (2006) through Madurai Manikkuravar (2021).
The Raj Kapoor & Radha Ravi partnership
They saved their best for last — Madurai Manikkuravar (6.5/10) came 15 years in. Their work runs across 3 decades of Tamil cinema. From Kusthi (2006) to Madurai Manikkuravar (2021).
It started with Kusthi (2006).
The shape of the work
The 2000s account for 60% of everything they made together. The 2000s belonged to Ainthaam Padai; the 2020s to Madurai Manikkuravar. Raj Kapoor acted in every film; Radha Ravi acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Raj Kapoor was a huge fan of Radha Ravi's dialogue delivery. He personally requested the director of Kusthi (2006) to cast Radha Ravi as his on-screen father. That film became their first collaboration.
- In Aranmanai 2 (2016), Radha Ravi played a strict, comedic father figure. Raj Kapoor matched his energy by improvising most of his reactions during their scenes together. The director later said their timing was so sharp that they rarely needed retakes.
- Despite the 30-year age gap, they became close friends after Kusthi. Radha Ravi would often call Raj Kapoor 'my younger brother' on set. They even celebrated Pongal together at Radha Ravi's farmhouse in 2017.
- Their father-son dynamic in Madurai Manikkuravar (2021) was so well-received that the director immediately wrote a spin-off script centered on their characters. The project is still in development as of 2024.
- Radha Ravi once said in an interview: 'Raj Kapoor has the same fire I had in my 20s. When we act together, I don't feel like I'm acting with a younger man — I feel like I'm looking in a mirror.'
5 films across 3 decades
The 2000s accounted for 3 films, averaging 5.4/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.7/10.
The 2020s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.5/10.
- Ainthaam Padai
- Madurai Sambavam
- Aranmanai 2
- Madurai Manikkuravar
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 films across 15 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, Raj Kapoor had 28 films behind them; Radha Ravi had 91.
Before Kusthi, Raj Kapoor had starred in 28 films, including Seeman (1994) and Prem Rog (1982).
After Madurai Manikkuravar, Raj Kapoor went on to appear in 6 more films, including Azhagiya Kanne (2023) and Laththi Charge (2022).
Before Kusthi, Radha Ravi had starred in 91 films, including Thanneer Thanneer (1981) and Vazhga! Valarga! (1987).
After Madurai Manikkuravar, Radha Ravi went on to appear in 20 more films, including Pichaikkaran 2 (2023) and License (2023).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Raj Kapoor & Radha Ravi's professional partnership
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