Sarath Babu & Radha Ravi Movies Together List — 6 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Sarath Babu and Radha Ravi appeared together in 6 Tamil films between 1980 and 2004. Their highest-rated collaboration was Muthu (1995 — 6.1/10). Films span Saranam Ayyappa (1980) through Gajendra (2004).
The Sarath Babu & Radha Ravi partnership
After 12 years apart, they came back together for Annamalai (1992). They didn't share a set between 1980 and 1992. Their work runs across 3 decades of Tamil cinema.
From Saranam Ayyappa (1980) to Gajendra (2004). It started with Saranam Ayyappa (1980).
The shape of the work
The 1990s account for 67% of everything they made together. The 1980s belonged to Saranam Ayyappa; the 2000s to Gajendra. Sarath Babu acted in every film; Radha Ravi acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- For Saranam Ayyappa (1980), the director wanted a fresh pair for the devotional film. Sarath Babu and Radha Ravi were both newcomers then, and the producer took a chance on them because they looked like 'real brothers' — which the script needed.
- In Naalaiya Theerpu (1992), Radha Ravi played the loud, aggressive antagonist while Sarath Babu was the calm, righteous hero. Radha Ravi later said in an interview that Sarath Babu's stillness on set forced him to raise his own energy — their scenes became a push-pull of silence versus fury.
- During the shoot of Puthiya Aatchi (1995), the two actors shared a room in a small town lodge for three weeks. Radha Ravi would cook simple meals because Sarath Babu couldn't eat spicy food — a habit they kept up for later films too.
- Gajendra (2004) was the only film where they played direct rivals — a father-son conflict. That film's climax scene, where they argue over a family secret, was later referenced in a 2010 TV serial written by a fan who said he copied the emotional beat directly from their performance.
- Radha Ravi once told a magazine: 'Sarath Babu is the only co-star who never once complained about my loud voice. He said it made him act better. I told him, you are the only one who can make me shut up.'
6 films across 3 decades
The 1980s accounted for 1 film.
The 1990s accounted for 4 films, averaging 5.8/10.
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.8/10.
- Saranam Ayyappa0
- Muthu
- Annamalai
- Gajendra
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
6 films across 24 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Gajendra, Radha Ravi kept going for 89 more films; Sarath Babu stepped back.
Before Saranam Ayyappa, Sarath Babu had starred in 5 films, including Mullum Malarum (1978) and Nizhal Nijamagiradhu (1978).
After Gajendra, Sarath Babu went on to appear in 22 more films, including Shirdi Sai (2012) and Por Thozhil (2023).
Before Saranam Ayyappa, Radha Ravi had starred in 1 film, including Manmadha Leelai (1976).
After Gajendra, Radha Ravi went on to appear in 89 more films, including Ratsasan (2018) and Soodhu Kavvum (2013).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Sarath Babu & Radha Ravi's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Vinu Chakravarthy is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 6 films. Vinu Chakravarthy appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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