Sathyaraj & Deva Movies Together List — 29 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Sathyaraj and Deva appeared together in 29 Tamil films between 1991 and 2009. Their highest-rated collaboration was Thai Maaman (1994 — 7.5/10). Films span Pudhu Manithan (1991) through Pollachi Maapillai (2009).
The Sathyaraj & Deva partnership
2004 was their peak — 4 films in twelve months. For 18 years, a Sathyaraj–Deva film arrived almost every year. The work is uneven: Thai Maaman (7.5) at one end, Sivasakthi (1.0) at the other.
From Pudhu Manithan (1991) to Pollachi Maapillai (2009). Thai Maaman is the one most viewers reach for.
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Thai Maaman; the 2000s to Unnai Kann Theduthey. Sathyaraj acted in every film; Deva scored all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
29 films across 2 decades
The 1990s brought 12 films together, anchored by Thai Maaman (7.5/10).
The 2000s accounted for 17 films, averaging 5.3/10.
- Thai Maaman
- Pudhu Manithan
- Unnai Kann Theduthey
- Jore
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
29 films across 18 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
97% of Deva's screen credits are with Sathyaraj. When they first worked together, Sathyaraj had 74 films behind them; Deva had 0. After Pollachi Maapillai, Sathyaraj kept going for 85 more films; Deva stepped back.
Before Pudhu Manithan, Sathyaraj had starred in 74 films, including Enakkul Oruvan (1984) and Nadigan (1990).
After Pollachi Maapillai, Sathyaraj went on to appear in 85 more films, including Baahubali (2015) and Baahubali 2 (2017).
Pudhu Manithan was Deva's acting debut.
After Pollachi Maapillai, Deva went on to appear in 1 more film, including Kutti Pisasu (2010).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Sathyaraj & Deva's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
They worked with the same 15 people again and again — a small repertory company. Senthil appears alongside them in 11 films — practically a third lead.
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