A. R. Rahman & Kathir Subbiah Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
A. R. Rahman and Kathir Subbiah appeared together in 5 Tamil films between 1993 and 2002. Their highest-rated collaboration was Uzhavan (1993 — 7.6/10). Films span Uzhavan (1993) through Kadhal Virus (2002).
The A. R. Rahman & Kathir Subbiah partnership
From Uzhavan (1993) to Kadhal Virus (2002). Uzhavan is the one most viewers reach for. The spanned closed with Kadhal Virus in 2002.
It started with Uzhavan (1993).
The shape of the work
The 1990s account for 80% of everything they made together. The 1990s belonged to Uzhavan; the 2000s to Kadhal Virus. A. R. Rahman scored every film; Kathir Subbiah directed all of them. Mostly Tamil, with 1 film in Telugu.
5 films across 2 decades
The 1990s brought 4 films together, anchored by Uzhavan (7.6/10).
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.4/10.
- Uzhavan
- Kadhalar Dhinam
- Kadhal Virus
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 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
83% of Kathir Subbiah's screen credits are with A. R. Rahman. After Kadhal Virus, A. R. Rahman kept going for 120 more films; Kathir Subbiah stepped back.
Before Uzhavan, A. R. Rahman had starred in 3 films, including Roja (1992) and Roja (1992).
After Kadhal Virus, A. R. Rahman went on to appear in 120 more films, including Maidaan (2024) and Sachin : A Billion Dreams (2017).
Before Uzhavan, Kathir Subbiah had directed 1 film, including Idhayam (1991).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of A. R. Rahman & Kathir Subbiah's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Chinni Jayanth is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 5 films. Chinni Jayanth appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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