Prakash Raj & R. Rathnavelu Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Prakash Raj and R. Rathnavelu appeared together in 4 Tamil films between 1997 and 2020. Their highest-rated collaboration was Jagadam (2007 — 7.3/10). Films span Aravindhan (1997) through Sarileru Neekevvaru (2020).
The Prakash Raj & R. Rathnavelu partnership
After 13 years apart, they came back together for Sarileru Neekevvaru (2020). They didn't share a set between 2007 and 2020. Their work runs across 3 decades of Tamil cinema.
From Aravindhan (1997) to Sarileru Neekevvaru (2020). Jagadam is the one most viewers reach for.
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Aravindhan; the 2020s to Sarileru Neekevvaru. Prakash Raj acted in every film; R. Rathnavelu shot all of them. Mostly Tamil, with 2 films in Telugu.
4 films across 3 decades
The 1990s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.1/10.
The 2000s brought 1 film together, anchored by Jagadam (7.3/10).
The 2020s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.0/10.
- Aravindhan
- Sandhippoma
- Jagadam
- Sarileru Neekevvaru
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 23 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
80% of R. Rathnavelu's screen credits are with Prakash Raj. After Sarileru Neekevvaru, Prakash Raj kept going for 38 more films; R. Rathnavelu stepped back.
Before Aravindhan, Prakash Raj had starred in 8 films, including Nila (1994) and Poomani (1996).
After Sarileru Neekevvaru, Prakash Raj went on to appear in 38 more films, including Sita Ramam (2022) and Jai Bhim (2021).
Aravindhan was R. Rathnavelu's acting debut.
After Sarileru Neekevvaru, R. Rathnavelu went on to appear in 1 more film, including Etharkkum Thunindhavan (2022).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Prakash Raj & R. Rathnavelu's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Anandaraj is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 4 films.
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