A. R. Rahman & Praveen Kanth Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
A. R. Rahman and Praveen Kanth appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1997 and 2001. Their highest-rated collaboration was Ratchagan (1997 — 5.0/10). Films span Ratchagan (1997) through Star (2001).
The A. R. Rahman & Praveen Kanth partnership
From Ratchagan (1997) to Star (2001). The played out closed with Star in 2001. It started with Ratchagan (1997).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Ratchagan; the 2000s to Star. Never on the same side of the camera — A. R. Rahman music composer, Praveen Kanth director, across all 3 films. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 2 films, averaging 4.5/10.
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.5/10.
- Ratchagan
- Jodi
- Star
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 4 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
60% of Praveen Kanth's screen credits are with A. R. Rahman. When they first worked together, A. R. Rahman had 46 films behind them; Praveen Kanth had 0. After Star, A. R. Rahman kept going for 128 more films; Praveen Kanth stepped back.
Before Ratchagan, A. R. Rahman had starred in 46 films, including Indian (1996) and Indian (1996).
After Star, A. R. Rahman went on to appear in 128 more films, including Maidaan (2024) and Sachin : A Billion Dreams (2017).
Ratchagan was Praveen Kanth's directorial debut.
After Star, Praveen Kanth went on to direct 2 more films, including Thullal (2007) and Thullal (2007).
Collaboration Journey
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Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Prashanth is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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