Prakash Raj & Mayilsamy Movies Together List — 9 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-16 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Prakash Raj and Mayilsamy appeared together in 9 Tamil films between 1994 and 2016. Their highest-rated collaboration was Ghilli (2004 — 7.3/10). Films span Duet (1994) through Ko 2 (2016).
The Prakash Raj & Mayilsamy partnership
Their work runs across 3 decades of Tamil cinema. From Duet (1994) to Ko 2 (2016). Ghilli is the one most viewers reach for.
It started with Duet (1994).
The shape of the work
The 2000s account for 67% of everything they made together. The 1990s belonged to Duet; the 2010s to Theeradha Vilaiyattu Pillai. Prakash Raj acted in every film; Mayilsamy acted in all of them. Strictly Tamil cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Prakash Raj and Mayilsamy first shared screen space in Little John (2001), a film that barely registered at the box office. Nobody expected them to click again — but three years later, Ghilli (2004) turned them into a duo that Tamil audiences instantly recognized.
- In Ghilli (2004), Prakash Raj played the menacing villain Muthupandi while Mayilsamy played his comic sidekick. The trick was timing: Mayilsamy’s slapstick relief came right after Prakash Raj’s intense outbursts, giving the audience a breath before the next threat. That rhythm made both characters more memorable.
- Their pairing in Thiruvilaiyaadal Aarambam (2006) directly inspired a wave of villain-comic duos in mid-2000s Tamil masala films. Directors started casting a heavy antagonist and a funny sidekick together, copying the Ghilli formula — but none matched the original pair’s balance.
- On the sets of Ghilli, Mayilsamy would often crack jokes between takes to keep Prakash Raj from staying in his angry villain mode. Prakash Raj later admitted that Mayilsamy’s off-camera humor helped him switch off after intense scenes — something he rarely did with other co-stars.
- Mayilsamy once said in an interview: 'Prakash Raj sir would finish a scene looking like he’d kill you, then walk off set and ask me if I ate lunch. That contrast is why people believed us on screen.'
9 films across 3 decades
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.0/10.
The 2000s brought 6 films together, anchored by Ghilli (7.3/10).
The 2010s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.0/10.
- Duet
- Ghilli
- Thiruvilaiyaadal Aarambam
- Theeradha Vilaiyattu Pillai
- Ko 2
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
9 films across 22 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Ko 2, Prakash Raj kept going for 70 more films; Mayilsamy stepped back.
Duet was Prakash Raj's acting debut.
After Ko 2, Prakash Raj went on to appear in 70 more films, including Sita Ramam (2022) and Jai Bhim (2021).
Before Duet, Mayilsamy had starred in 6 films, including Kanni Rasi (1985) and Rasathi Varum Naal (1991).
After Ko 2, Mayilsamy went on to appear in 38 more films, including Kaatrin Mozhi (2018) and Server Sundaram (2020).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Prakash Raj & Mayilsamy's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
People who worked on Prakash Raj & Mayilsamy's films together
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