Sathyaraj & R. Sundarrajan Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Sathyaraj and R. Sundarrajan appeared together in 3 Tamil films between 1992 and 2015. Their highest-rated collaboration was Oru Naal Iravil (2015 — 6.5/10). Films span Thirumathi Palanisamy (1992) through Oru Naal Iravil (2015).
The Sathyaraj & R. Sundarrajan partnership
After 21 years apart, they came back together for Oru Naal Iravil (2015). They didn't share a set between 1994 and 2015. From Thirumathi Palanisamy (1992) to Oru Naal Iravil (2015).
It started with Thirumathi Palanisamy (1992).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Thirumathi Palanisamy; the 2010s to Oru Naal Iravil. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- In Thirumathi Palanisamy (1992), Sathyaraj and R. Sundarrajan played brothers-in-law who constantly prank each other. The scene where Sundarrajan's character gets his head stuck in a clay pot is still shared on Tamil WhatsApp groups as a meme.
- Thirumathi Palanisamy (1992) ran for over 100 days in Chennai's Albert Theatre, making it one of the biggest comedy hits that year — and it was the first time Sathyaraj and Sundarrajan shared screen space as leads.
- After Thirumathi Palanisamy's success, Sathyaraj and Sundarrajan immediately teamed up again for Veera Padhakkam (1994). That film flopped hard, and they didn't work together for 21 years — until Oru Naal Iravil (2015).
- R. Sundarrajan once said in an interview: 'Sathyaraj and I didn't need a script for our comedy scenes in Thirumathi Palanisamy. We just looked at each other and started improvising.'
- In Oru Naal Iravil (2015), Sathyaraj and Sundarrajan played aging friends reuniting after decades. Their emotional confrontation scene at a bus stop was widely discussed on Tamil TV shows for its raw, unscripted feel.
- Oru Naal Iravil (2015) was the only film where Sathyaraj and Sundarrajan shared a scene without any comedy — a deliberate choice by both actors to prove they could do serious drama together.
3 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 2 films, averaging 2.5/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.5/10.
- Thirumathi Palanisamy
- Veera Padhakkam0
- Oru Naal Iravil
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 23 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 76 films behind them; R. Sundarrajan had 20. After Oru Naal Iravil, Sathyaraj kept going for 62 more films; R. Sundarrajan stepped back.
Before Thirumathi Palanisamy, Sathyaraj had starred in 76 films, including Enakkul Oruvan (1984) and Nadigan (1990).
After Oru Naal Iravil, Sathyaraj went on to appear in 62 more films, including Baahubali 2 (2017) and Jersey (2019).
Before Thirumathi Palanisamy, R. Sundarrajan had starred in 20 films, including Sami Potta Mudichu (1991) and En Kitta Mothathey (1990).
After Oru Naal Iravil, R. Sundarrajan went on to appear in 5 more films, including Pettikadai (2019) and Paruva Kadhal (2022).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Sathyaraj & R. Sundarrajan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
People who worked on Sathyaraj & R. Sundarrajan's films together
