Ravichandran & Srividya Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Ravichandran and Srividya appeared together in 4 Tamil films between 1968 and 1998. Their highest-rated collaboration was Kannedhirey Thondrinal (1998 — 6.5/10). Films span Moondrezhuthu (1968) through Kannedhirey Thondrinal (1998).
The Ravichandran & Srividya partnership
After 18 years apart, they came back together for Amman Kovil Kizhakale (1986). They didn't share a set between 1968 and 1986. They saved their best for last — Kannedhirey Thondrinal (6.5/10) came 30 years in.
Their work runs across 3 decades of Tamil cinema. From Moondrezhuthu (1968) to Kannedhirey Thondrinal (1998).
The shape of the work
The 1960s belonged to Moondrezhuthu; the 1990s to Kannedhirey Thondrinal. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- For Amman Kovil Kizhakale (1986), director Mani Ratnam was unsure about casting Srividya opposite Ravichandran — she was a senior actress by then. Ravichandran personally insisted, saying her gravitas would ground the film's emotional core.
- On the sets of Kannedhirey Thondrinal (1998), Ravichandran would deliberately flub his lines in the first take to make Srividya laugh — she had a reputation for being too serious. That looseness ended up in the final cut of their confrontation scene.
- Srividya and Ravichandran shared a running joke: every time they wrapped a film together, he would gift her a silk saree. She returned the favour for Dharmangal Sirikkinrana (1995) with a vintage vinyl record of M.S. Subbulakshmi — his favourite.
- Their pairing in Amman Kovil Kizhakale (1986) directly inspired director K. Balachander to cast them again in a cameo for his 1992 TV series — that episode became the template for how older romantic pairs were written in Tamil soap operas for the next decade.
- Srividya once told a magazine: 'Ravichandran made me feel like a heroine again. With him, I didn't have to act like a mother — I could just be a woman in love.'
4 films across 3 decades
The 1960s accounted for 1 film.
The 1980s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.5/10.
The 1990s accounted for 2 films, averaging 6.5/10.
- Moondrezhuthu0
- Amman Kovil Kizhakale
- Kannedhirey Thondrinal
- Dharmangal Sirikkinrana0
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
Before Moondrezhuthu, Ravichandran had starred in 18 films, including Kaadhalikka Neramillai (1964) and Adhey Kangal (1967).
After Kannedhirey Thondrinal, Ravichandran went on to appear in 11 more films, including Thendral (2004) and Thennavan (2003).
Before Moondrezhuthu, Srividya had starred in 1 film, including Sri Guruvayurappan (1967).
After Kannedhirey Thondrinal, Srividya went on to appear in 9 more films, including Sangamam (1999) and Kandukondain Kandukondain (2000).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Ravichandran & Srividya's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
People who worked on Ravichandran & Srividya's films together
