Ajith Kumar & Yuvan Shankar Raja Movies Together List — 9 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Ajith Kumar and Yuvan Shankar Raja appeared together in 9 Tamil films between 2001 and 2023. Their highest-rated collaboration was Nerkonda Paarvai (2019 — 7.6/10). Films span Dheena (2001) through Valimai (2023).
The Ajith Kumar & Yuvan Shankar Raja partnership
They saved their best for last — Nerkonda Paarvai (7.6/10) came 18 years in. Their work runs across 3 decades of Tamil cinema. From Dheena (2001) to Valimai (2023).
Their most recent film, Valimai, came out in 2023 — the partnership is still active. Nerkonda Paarvai is the one most viewers reach for.
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to Billa; the 2020s to Valimai. Ajith Kumar acted in every film; Yuvan Shankar Raja scored all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
9 films across 3 decades
The 2000s accounted for 3 films, averaging 5.8/10.
The 2010s brought 5 films together, anchored by Nerkonda Paarvai (7.6/10).
The 2020s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.0/10.
- Billa
- Dheena
- Nerkonda Paarvai
- Mankatha
- Valimai
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
9 films across 22 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
36% of Yuvan Shankar Raja's screen credits are with Ajith Kumar.
Before Dheena, Ajith Kumar had starred in 29 films, including Thodarum (1999) and Unnaithedi (1999).
After Valimai, Ajith Kumar went on to appear in 3 more films, including Vidaamuyarchi (2025) and Good Bad Ugly (2025).
Before Dheena, Yuvan Shankar Raja had starred in 5 films, including Poovellam Kettuppar (1999) and Aravindhan (1997).
After Valimai, Yuvan Shankar Raja went on to appear in 11 more films, including Star (2024) and Garudan (2024).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Ajith Kumar & Yuvan Shankar Raja's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Nayantara is the through-line — cast on 5 of their 9 films. Nayantara appears alongside them in 5 films — practically a third lead.
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