Jyothika & R. Rathnavelu Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Jyothika and R. Rathnavelu appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 2003 and 2005. Their highest-rated collaboration was Thirumalai (2003 — 6.7/10). Films span Thirumalai (2003) through Maayavi (2005).
The Jyothika & R. Rathnavelu partnership
From Thirumalai (2003) to Maayavi (2005). The played out closed with Maayavi in 2005. It started with Thirumalai (2003).
The shape of the work
Jyothika acted in every film; R. Rathnavelu shot all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 1 decade
- Thirumalai
- Perazhagan
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 2 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
Before Thirumalai, Jyothika had starred in 15 films, including Kushi (2000) and Thenali (2000).
After Maayavi, Jyothika went on to appear in 22 more films, including Raatchasi (2019) and Srikanth (2024).
Before Thirumalai, R. Rathnavelu had starred in 5 films, including Sethu (1999) and Aravindhan (1997).
After Maayavi, R. Rathnavelu went on to appear in 14 more films, including Vaaranam Aayiram (2008) and Haridas (2013).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Jyothika & R. Rathnavelu's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Suriya is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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