Sathyaraj & Revathi Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Sathyaraj and Revathi appeared together in 4 Tamil films between 1985 and 2016. Their highest-rated collaboration was Brahmotsavam (2016 — 4.6/10). Films span Agaya Thamaraigal (1985) through Brahmotsavam (2016).
The Sathyaraj & Revathi partnership
After 31 years apart, they came back together for Brahmotsavam (2016). They didn't share a set between 1985 and 2016. 1985 was their peak — 3 films in twelve months.
They saved their best for last — Brahmotsavam (4.6/10) came 31 years in. From Agaya Thamaraigal (1985) to Brahmotsavam (2016).
The shape of the work
The 1980s account for 75% of everything they made together. The 1980s belonged to Pagal Nilavu; the 2010s to Brahmotsavam. Sathyaraj acted in every film; Revathi acted in all of them. Mostly Tamil, with 1 film in Telugu.
Partnership facts
- They first met on the sets of Agaya Thamaraigal (1985). Sathyaraj was already a rising star, but Revathi was a newcomer. He reportedly helped her with her Tamil diction on set, since she was more comfortable with Malayalam at the time.
- In Pagal Nilavu (1985), Sathyaraj played a violent, brooding character while Revathi played his gentle love interest. Their scenes worked because she softened his intensity without trying to match it — she let him dominate the frame, then pulled the emotion back with just a look.
- After Thiramai (1985), they didn't work together for 31 years. When they finally reunited for Brahmotsavam (2016), both admitted in interviews that they were nervous — it felt like meeting an old friend after decades, but also like starting from scratch.
- Revathi said about Sathyaraj in a 2016 interview: 'He was the same man I met in 1985 — still cracking the same jokes between takes, still making sure the junior artists were fed before himself.'
- Their 1985 film Agaya Thamaraigal was one of the early Tamil films to pair a mainstream male star with a female lead who had a strong, non-glamorous role — Revathi's character had real agency, and that casting choice influenced how directors later wrote for her in films like Thevar Magan.
4 films across 2 decades
The 1980s accounted for 3 films, averaging 3.8/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.6/10.
- Pagal Nilavu
- Agaya Thamaraigal0
- Brahmotsavam
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 31 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Brahmotsavam, Sathyaraj kept going for 56 more films; Revathi stepped back.
Before Agaya Thamaraigal, Sathyaraj had starred in 19 films, including Enakkul Oruvan (1984) and Nooravathu Naal (1984).
After Brahmotsavam, Sathyaraj went on to appear in 56 more films, including Baahubali 2 (2017) and Jersey (2019).
Before Agaya Thamaraigal, Revathi had starred in 5 films, including Mann Vasanai (1983) and Vaidehi Kathirunthal (1984).
After Brahmotsavam, Revathi went on to appear in 16 more films, including Thiruchitrambalam (2022) and Salaam Venky (2022).
Collaboration Journey
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Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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