Nizhalgal Ravi & Mansoor Ali Khan Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Nizhalgal Ravi and Mansoor Ali Khan appeared together in 4 Tamil films between 1993 and 2023. Their highest-rated collaboration was Pulan Visaranai 2 (2015 — 6.5/10). Films span Moondravadhu Kann (1993) through Sooragan (2023).
The Nizhalgal Ravi & Mansoor Ali Khan partnership
After 20 years apart, they came back together for Pulan Visaranai 2 (2015). They didn't share a set between 1995 and 2015. Their work runs across 3 decades of Tamil cinema.
From Moondravadhu Kann (1993) to Sooragan (2023). Their most recent film, Sooragan, came out in 2023 — the partnership is still active.
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Moondravadhu Kann; the 2020s to Sooragan. Nizhalgal Ravi acted in every film; Mansoor Ali Khan acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Nizhalgal Ravi and Mansoor Ali Khan first shared screen in Moondravadhu Kann (1993), a film that was originally planned as a solo hero vehicle for Ravi. Mansoor was brought in late to play the antagonist after the director felt the script needed a stronger villain presence.
- In Gangai Karai Paattu (1995), Mansoor Ali Khan's loud, theatrical style forced Nizhalgal Ravi to dial down his own performance. Ravi later admitted in an interview that he had to play 'the quiet anchor' to Mansoor's storm, which made their scenes together feel like a natural push-and-pull.
- Despite playing rivals on screen, the two became close friends during the shoot of Moondravadhu Kann. They would often drive together to the sets from Chennai, and Mansoor once said Ravi taught him how to read a script properly — something no other co-star had done.
- Their 22-year gap between Gangai Karai Paattu (1995) and Pulan Visaranai 2 (2015) was broken only because director R. K. Selvamani specifically wanted the original pair back. He felt no other actor duo could recreate the tension of the first Pulan Visaranai, which had launched both their careers in the crime thriller space.
- Mansoor Ali Khan once said about Nizhalgal Ravi: 'He is the only actor who made me feel like I was acting in a real fight, not a film fight. His eyes don't lie.'
4 films across 3 decades
The 1990s accounted for 2 films, averaging 3.7/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.5/10.
The 2020s accounted for 1 film.
- Moondravadhu Kann
- Gangai Karai Paattu0
- Pulan Visaranai 2
- Sooragan
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 30 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 67 films behind them; Mansoor Ali Khan had 8.
Before Moondravadhu Kann, Nizhalgal Ravi had starred in 67 films, including Nizhalgal (1980) and Mann Vasanai (1983).
After Sooragan, Nizhalgal Ravi went on to appear in 20 more films, including Masthu Shades Unnai Ra (2024) and Kaantha (2025).
Before Moondravadhu Kann, Mansoor Ali Khan had starred in 8 films, including Pangali (1992) and Naalaiya Theerpu (1992).
After Sooragan, Mansoor Ali Khan went on to appear in 6 more films, including Kanguva (2024) and Vasco Da Gama (2024).
Collaboration Journey
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Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Deva is the through-line — music on 2 of their 4 films.
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