A. R. Rahman & Babu Antony Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-02 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
A. R. Rahman and Babu Antony appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 2010 and 2014. Their highest-rated collaboration was Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa (2010 — 7.8/10). Films span Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa (2010) through Thalaivan (2014).
The A. R. Rahman & Babu Antony partnership
From Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa (2010) to Thalaivan (2014). Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa (2010).
The shape of the work
Never on the same side of the camera — A. R. Rahman original music composer, Babu Antony actor, across all 3 films.
3 films across 1 decade
- Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa
- Thalaivan
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 4 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; Babu Antony had 7. After Thalaivan, A. R. Rahman kept going for 54 more films; Babu Antony stepped back.
Before Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa, A. R. Rahman had starred in 138 films, including Indian (1996) and Indian (1996).
After Thalaivan, A. R. Rahman went on to appear in 54 more films, including Maidaan (2024) and Sachin : A Billion Dreams (2017).
Before Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa, Babu Antony had starred in 7 films, including I Love India (1993) and Attagasam (2004).
After Thalaivan, Babu Antony went on to appear in 2 more films, including Kaaka Muttai (2015) and Adanga Maru (2018).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of A. R. Rahman & Babu Antony's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Lakshmy Ramakrishnan is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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