Sathyaraj & R. Parthiban Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Sathyaraj and R. Parthiban appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1999 and 2025. Their highest-rated collaboration was Idli Kadai (2025 — 6.8/10). Films span Suyamvaram (1999) through Idli Kadai (2025).
The Sathyaraj & R. Parthiban partnership
After 22 years apart, they came back together for Tughlaq Durbar (2021). They didn't share a set between 1999 and 2021. From Suyamvaram (1999) to Idli Kadai (2025).
Their most recent film, Idli Kadai, came out in 2025 — the partnership is still active. It started with Suyamvaram (1999).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Suyamvaram; the 2020s to Idli Kadai. Sathyaraj acted in every film; R. Parthiban acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.0/10.
The 2020s accounted for 2 films, averaging 6.3/10.
- Suyamvaram
- Idli Kadai
- Tughlaq Durbar
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 26 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 101 films behind them; R. Parthiban had 26.
Before Suyamvaram, Sathyaraj had starred in 101 films, including Enakkul Oruvan (1984) and Nadigan (1990).
After Idli Kadai, Sathyaraj went on to appear in 4 more films, including Vaa Vaathiyaar (2026) and Seetha Payanam (2026).
Before Suyamvaram, R. Parthiban had starred in 26 films, including Anbulla Rajinikanth (1984) and Thalattu Padava (1990).
After Idli Kadai, R. Parthiban went on to appear in 2 more films, including Ustaad Bhagat Singh (2026) and Dhruva Natchathiram: Chapter One – Yuddha Kaandam (2026).
Collaboration Journey
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