Revathi & Srividya Movies Together List — 6 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Revathi and Srividya appeared together in 6 Tamil films between 1985 and 1996. Their highest-rated collaboration was Punnagai Mannan (1986 — 5.2/10). Films span Thiramai (1985) through Cha Cha Charlee (1996).
The Revathi & Srividya partnership
From Thiramai (1985) to Cha Cha Charlee (1996). The ran closed with Cha Cha Charlee in 1996. It started with Thiramai (1985).
The shape of the work
The 1990s account for 67% of everything they made together. The 1980s belonged to Punnagai Mannan; the 1990s to Paasamalargal. Revathi acted in every film; Srividya acted in all of them.
Partnership facts
- Revathi was still a newcomer when she was cast opposite Srividya in Thiramai (1985). Srividya, already a veteran, personally requested the director to give Revathi more screen time — she saw something in the younger actress that the script wasn't using.
- In Punnagai Mannan (1986), Srividya played the strict mother to Revathi's rebellious daughter. Off-camera, Srividya would rehearse lines with Revathi for hours, teaching her how to modulate her voice for emotional scenes. Revathi later said Srividya 'taught me how to cry without making it ugly.'
- During the shoot of Paasamalargal (1994), Revathi was going through a difficult personal phase. Srividya would bring her homemade food to the set every single day and sit with her between shots — not to talk, just to keep her company. They never spoke about it publicly.
- Cha Cha Charlee (1996) was the only film where they played sisters — and it was also the last time they worked together. The film's emotional climax, where Srividya's character sacrifices her happiness for Revathi's, was reportedly inspired by their real-life bond. No other Tamil film has cast them as siblings since.
6 films across 2 decades
The 1980s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.2/10.
The 1990s accounted for 4 films, averaging 3.8/10.
- Punnagai Mannan
- Thiramai0
- Paasamalargal
- Avatharam
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
6 films across 11 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Cha Cha Charlee, Revathi kept going for 42 more films; Srividya stepped back.
Before Thiramai, Revathi had starred in 5 films, including Mann Vasanai (1983) and Vaidehi Kathirunthal (1984).
After Cha Cha Charlee, Revathi went on to appear in 42 more films, including Thiruchitrambalam (2022) and Salaam Venky (2022).
Before Thiramai, Srividya had starred in 33 films, including Apoorva Raagangal (1975) and Annai Velankanni (1971).
After Cha Cha Charlee, Srividya went on to appear in 16 more films, including Sangamam (1999) and Kannedhirey Thondrinal (1998).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Revathi & Srividya's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Ilayaraja is the through-line — music on 4 of their 6 films. Ilayaraja scored 4 of them.
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