Ganja Karuppu & Riyaz Khan Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Ganja Karuppu and Riyaz Khan appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 2009 and 2010. Their highest-rated collaboration was Malai Malai (2009 — 4.5/10). Films span Malai Malai (2009) through Maanja Velu (2010).
The Ganja Karuppu & Riyaz Khan partnership
From Malai Malai (2009) to Maanja Velu (2010). It started with Malai Malai (2009).
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to Malai Malai; the 2010s to Maanja Velu. Ganja Karuppu acted in every film; Riyaz Khan acted in all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.5/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.5/10.
- Malai Malai
- Maanja Velu
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 1 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Maanja Velu, Ganja Karuppu kept going for 66 more films; Riyaz Khan stepped back. By the time of Malai Malai, both already had careers — Ganja Karuppu with 18 films, Riyaz Khan with 26.
Before Malai Malai, Ganja Karuppu had starred in 18 films, including Pithamagan (2003) and Subramaniapuram (2008).
After Maanja Velu, Ganja Karuppu went on to appear in 66 more films, including Kurangu Bommai (2017) and Nimir (2018).
Before Malai Malai, Riyaz Khan had starred in 26 films, including Dongodu (2003) and Athma (1993).
After Maanja Velu, Riyaz Khan went on to appear in 16 more films, including 2.0 (2018) and WWW (2021).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Ganja Karuppu & Riyaz Khan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Arun Vijay is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 2 films.
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