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3 films·2012–2017·Top Music Composer: A. R. Rahman (1 films)·Top co-star: Manobala (2 films)

Sathyaraj & Atlee Kumar Movies Together List — 3 Films

Complete Movies List & Collaboration History

Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB

Sathyaraj and Atlee Kumar appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 2012 and 2017. Their highest-rated collaboration was Mersal (2017 — 7.7/10). Films span Nanban (2012) through Mersal (2017).

3
Films Together
7.5
Average Rating
2012 - 2017
Career Span
Tamil
Primary Language
Credibility
Career Phase
Active×Active

The Sathyaraj & Atlee Kumar partnership

From Nanban (2012) to Mersal (2017). Mersal is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Nanban (2012).

The shape of the work

Sathyaraj acted in every film; Atlee Kumar directed all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.

3 films across 1 decade

2010s
Films3
Avg Rating7.5/10
Notable:
  • Mersal(7.7)
  • Nanban(7.4)
Era:
Sathyaraj: ActiveAtlee: Active

The partnership in numbers

Partnership Pattern

Duration20122017
Span5 years
Avg Interval~3 years

3 films across 5 years represents consistent collaboration.

Language Distribution

Tamil
3 films (100%)

Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.

Where each was in their career

60% of Atlee Kumar's screen credits are with Sathyaraj. When they first worked together, Sathyaraj had 149 films behind them; Atlee Kumar had 0. After Mersal, Sathyaraj kept going for 48 more films; Atlee Kumar stepped back.

Sathyaraj

Before Nanban, Sathyaraj had starred in 149 films, including Enakkul Oruvan (1984) and Nadigan (1990).

After Mersal, Sathyaraj went on to appear in 48 more films, including Jersey (2019) and Veetla Vishesham (2022).

Atlee Kumar

Nanban was Atlee Kumar's directorial debut.

After Mersal, Atlee Kumar went on to direct 2 more films, including Jawan (2023) and Bigil (2019).

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