Rahman & Deva Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-14 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Rahman and Deva appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1993 and 2001. Their highest-rated collaboration was Kalki (1996 — 4.4/10). Films span Karuppu Vellai (1993) through Ninaikkatha Naalillai (2001).
The Rahman & Deva partnership
From Karuppu Vellai (1993) to Ninaikkatha Naalillai (2001). The played out closed with Ninaikkatha Naalillai in 2001. It started with Karuppu Vellai (1993).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Kalki; the 2000s to Ninaikkatha Naalillai. Rahman acted in every film; Deva scored all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 2 films, averaging 4.4/10.
The 2000s accounted for 1 film.
- Kalki
- Karuppu Vellai0
- Ninaikkatha Naalillai0
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
After Ninaikkatha Naalillai, Deva kept going for 50 more films; Rahman stepped back. By the time of Karuppu Vellai, both already had careers — Rahman with 18 films, Deva with 31.
Before Karuppu Vellai, Rahman had starred in 18 films, including Nee Pathi Naan Pathi (1991) and Puriyaadha Pudhir (1990).
After Ninaikkatha Naalillai, Rahman went on to appear in 24 more films, including Dhuruvangal Pathinaaru (2016) and Seven (2019).
Before Karuppu Vellai, Deva had starred in 31 films, including Pudhu Manithan (1991) and Annamalai (1992).
After Ninaikkatha Naalillai, Deva went on to appear in 50 more films, including Virumbugiren (2002) and Engal Anna (2004).
Collaboration Journey
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