A. R. Rahman & R. Rathnavelu Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
A. R. Rahman and R. Rathnavelu appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 2010 and 2019. Their highest-rated collaboration was Enthiran (2010 — 6.9/10). Films span Enthiran (2010) through Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy (2019).
The A. R. Rahman & R. Rathnavelu partnership
From Enthiran (2010) to Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy (2019). It started with Enthiran (2010).
The shape of the work
Never on the same side of the camera — A. R. Rahman music composer, R. Rathnavelu cinematographer, across all 3 films.
3 films across 1 decade
- Enthiran
- Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 9 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, A. R. Rahman had 138 films behind them; R. Rathnavelu had 12. After Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy, A. R. Rahman kept going for 31 more films; R. Rathnavelu stepped back.
Before Enthiran, A. R. Rahman had starred in 138 films, including Indian (1996) and Indian (1996).
After Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy, A. R. Rahman went on to appear in 31 more films, including Maidaan (2024) and Amar Singh Chamkila (2024).
Before Enthiran, R. Rathnavelu had starred in 12 films, including Vaaranam Aayiram (2008) and Jayam (2003).
After Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy, R. Rathnavelu went on to appear in 2 more films, including Sarileru Neekevvaru (2020) and Etharkkum Thunindhavan (2022).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of A. R. Rahman & R. Rathnavelu's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Anushka Shetty is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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