Ganja Karuppu & Radha Ravi Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Ganja Karuppu and Radha Ravi appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 2013 and 2021. Their highest-rated collaboration was Madurai Manikkuravar (2021 — 6.5/10). Films span Chithirayil Nilachoru (2013) through Madurai Manikkuravar (2021).
The Ganja Karuppu & Radha Ravi partnership
From Chithirayil Nilachoru (2013) to Madurai Manikkuravar (2021). It started with Chithirayil Nilachoru (2013).
The shape of the work
The 2010s belonged to Chithirayil Nilachoru; the 2020s to Madurai Manikkuravar. Ganja Karuppu acted in every film; Radha Ravi acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Radha Ravi personally recommended Ganja Karuppu for a key role in Chithirayil Nilachoru (2013) after the director struggled to find someone who could pull off both comedy and pathos. That film became their first pairing.
- In Seeni (2019), Radha Ravi deliberately slowed down his dialogue delivery to match Ganja Karuppu's natural rhythm. This let Ganja Karuppu's reactions land harder — and turned their scenes into the film's most quoted moments.
- During the shoot of Madurai Manikkuravar (2021), Ganja Karuppu would wait for Radha Ravi to finish his lunch before starting his own — a habit from their earlier days when Radha Ravi had helped him get his first break in the industry.
- The success of Seeni (2019) directly led to a wave of rural-comedy-dramas pairing older character actors with younger comedians — a trend that lasted until 2022. Producers started actively seeking similar duos after seeing how audiences reacted to Radha Ravi and Ganja Karuppu's banter.
- Ganja Karuppu once said in an interview: 'Radha Ravi sir doesn't act with me — he acts for me. He knows exactly when to pause so my face gets the full frame.'
3 films across 2 decades
The 2010s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.5/10.
The 2020s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.5/10.
- Chithirayil Nilachoru
- Seeni0
- Madurai Manikkuravar
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 8 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, Ganja Karuppu had 44 films behind them; Radha Ravi had 109.
Before Chithirayil Nilachoru, Ganja Karuppu had starred in 44 films, including Naadodigal (2009) and Pithamagan (2003).
After Madurai Manikkuravar, Ganja Karuppu went on to appear in 10 more films, including Mayan (2024) and Marutha (2022).
Before Chithirayil Nilachoru, Radha Ravi had starred in 109 films, including Thanneer Thanneer (1981) and Vazhga! Valarga! (1987).
After Madurai Manikkuravar, Radha Ravi went on to appear in 20 more films, including Pichaikkaran 2 (2023) and License (2023).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Ganja Karuppu & Radha Ravi's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
People who worked on Ganja Karuppu & Radha Ravi's films together
