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7 Films Together
7 films·2005–2015·Top Music Composer: M. M. Keeravani (1 films)·Top co-star: Anushka Shetty (2 films)

Prakash Raj & Nirav Shah Movies Together List — 7 Films

Complete Movies List & Collaboration History

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

Prakash Raj and Nirav Shah appeared together in 7 Tamil films between 2005 and 2015. Their highest-rated collaboration was Gabbar is Back (2015 — 8.2/10). Films span Arinthum Ariyamalum (2005) through Inji Iduppazhagi (2015).

7
Films Together
6.5
Average Rating
2005 - 2015
Career Span
Tamil
Primary Language
Credibility
Career Phase
Active×Active

The Prakash Raj & Nirav Shah partnership

They saved their best for last — Gabbar is Back (8.2/10) came 10 years in. From Arinthum Ariyamalum (2005) to Inji Iduppazhagi (2015). Gabbar is Back is the one most viewers reach for.

It started with Arinthum Ariyamalum (2005).

The shape of the work

The 2000s belonged to Arinthum Ariyamalum; the 2010s to Gabbar is Back. Prakash Raj acted in every film; Nirav Shah shot all of them.

7 films across 2 decades

The 2000s brought 3 films together, anchored by Arinthum Ariyamalum (7.1/10).

The 2010s brought 4 films together, anchored by Gabbar is Back (8.2/10).

2000s
Films3
Avg Rating6.6/10
Notable:
  • Arinthum Ariyamalum(7.1)
  • Pokkiri(6.9)
Era:
Prakash: ActiveNirav: Active
2010s
Films4
Avg Rating6.4/10
Notable:
  • Gabbar is Back(8.2)
  • Vaanam(6.6)
Era:
Prakash: ActiveNirav: Active

The partnership in numbers

Partnership Pattern

Duration20052015
Span10 years
Avg Interval~2 years

7 films across 10 years represents consistent collaboration.

Language Distribution

Tamil
5 films (71%)
Hindi
1 film (14%)
Hindi
1 film (14%)

Linguistic diversity: 3 languages, with Tamil being their primary medium.

Where each was in their career

37% of Nirav Shah's screen credits are with Prakash Raj. When they first worked together, Prakash Raj had 90 films behind them; Nirav Shah had 2. After Inji Iduppazhagi, Prakash Raj kept going for 81 more films; Nirav Shah stepped back.

Prakash Raj

Before Arinthum Ariyamalum, Prakash Raj had starred in 90 films, including Tagore (2003) and Samba (2004).

After Inji Iduppazhagi, Prakash Raj went on to appear in 81 more films, including Sita Ramam (2022) and Jai Bhim (2021).

Nirav Shah

Before Arinthum Ariyamalum, Nirav Shah had starred in 2 films, including Dhoom (2004) and Paisa Vasool (2004).

After Inji Iduppazhagi, Nirav Shah went on to appear in 10 more films, including Super Deluxe (2019) and Nerkonda Paarvai (2019).

Language
Decade

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