Nizhalgal Ravi & Mahendran Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Nizhalgal Ravi and Mahendran appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 1999 and 2025. Films span Maanaseega Kadhal (1999) through UnPaarvayil (2025).
The Nizhalgal Ravi & Mahendran partnership
After 26 years apart, they came back together for UnPaarvayil (2025). They didn't share a set between 1999 and 2025. From Maanaseega Kadhal (1999) to UnPaarvayil (2025).
Their most recent film, UnPaarvayil, came out in 2025 — the partnership is still active. It started with Maanaseega Kadhal (1999).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Maanaseega Kadhal; the 2020s to UnPaarvayil. Nizhalgal Ravi acted in every film; Mahendran acted in all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 1 film.
The 2020s accounted for 1 film.
- Maanaseega Kadhal0
- UnPaarvayil
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 26 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, Nizhalgal Ravi had 94 films behind them; Mahendran had 5.
Before Maanaseega Kadhal, Nizhalgal Ravi had starred in 94 films, including Nizhalgal (1980) and Indian (1996).
After UnPaarvayil, Nizhalgal Ravi went on to appear in 5 more films, including Vaa Vaathiyaar (2026) and Nee Forever (2026).
Before Maanaseega Kadhal, Mahendran had starred in 5 films, including En Uyir Nee Thaane (1998) and Aahaa (1997).
After UnPaarvayil, Mahendran went on to appear in 3 more films, including 29 (2026) and Karaa (2026).
Collaboration Journey
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