Sathyaraj & Prabhu Deva Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Sathyaraj and Prabhu Deva appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1993 and 2017. Their highest-rated collaboration was Kalavaadiya Pozhuthugal (2017 — 7.3/10). Films span Walter Vetrivel (1993) through Kalavaadiya Pozhuthugal (2017).
The Sathyaraj & Prabhu Deva partnership
After 18 years apart, they came back together for Kalavaadiya Pozhuthugal (2017). They didn't share a set between 1999 and 2017. From Walter Vetrivel (1993) to Kalavaadiya Pozhuthugal (2017).
Kalavaadiya Pozhuthugal is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Walter Vetrivel (1993).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Suyamvaram; the 2010s to Kalavaadiya Pozhuthugal. Sathyaraj acted in every film; Prabhu Deva acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Walter Vetrivel (1993) was supposed to star someone else as the villain. Prabhu Deva personally asked Sathyaraj to take the role, and Sathyaraj agreed only because Prabhu Deva was a dancer he admired.
- In Suyamvaram (1999), Sathyaraj deliberately slowed down his dialogue delivery to match Prabhu Deva's rhythm. He later said he learned to time comedy beats from watching Prabhu Deva's footwork.
- After Suyamvaram flopped, Sathyaraj called Prabhu Deva and told him not to worry. They didn't work together again for 18 years — but stayed in touch through phone calls every few months.
- Sathyaraj said in a 2017 interview: 'Prabhu Deva doesn't act with you — he dances with you even in a dialogue scene. I had to unlearn my own style to keep up.'
- Kalavaadiya Pozhuthugal (2017) was the first Tamil film where Prabhu Deva played a father to a grown-up son. Sathyaraj pushed him to take the role, saying it would change how audiences saw him. It did.
3 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 2 films, averaging 3.8/10.
The 2010s brought 1 film together, anchored by Kalavaadiya Pozhuthugal (7.3/10).
- Suyamvaram
- Walter Vetrivel
- Kalavaadiya Pozhuthugal
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 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
When they first worked together, Sathyaraj had 81 films behind them; Prabhu Deva had 1. After Kalavaadiya Pozhuthugal, Sathyaraj kept going for 48 more films; Prabhu Deva stepped back.
Before Walter Vetrivel, Sathyaraj had starred in 81 films, including Enakkul Oruvan (1984) and Nadigan (1990).
After Kalavaadiya Pozhuthugal, Sathyaraj went on to appear in 48 more films, including Jersey (2019) and Veetla Vishesham (2022).
Before Walter Vetrivel, Prabhu Deva had starred in 1 film, including Idhayam (1991).
After Kalavaadiya Pozhuthugal, Prabhu Deva went on to appear in 25 more films, including Poikkal Kudhirai (2022) and Pon Manickavel (2020).
Collaboration Journey
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